The Democrats Did Good By Froma Harrop
The Democrats did good. Not in the election -- they did pretty miserably there. But they did good for the country. They led America back from the brink of economic disaster.
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November 6, 2010
November 5, 2010
The Tea Party and the Midterms by Joe Conason
The urge to punish politicians is understandable no matter who is in power, because they inevitably disappoint the fond hopes of their admirers and raise the hackles of their detractors -- and yet that same urge is almost never satisfied for long.
November 5, 2010
The Good News for Democrats Is That They Saw It Coming by Scott Rasmussen
Back in December 2009, a full 11 months before Election Day, a Democratic strategist concluded that if the Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot data was accurate, Republicans would gain 62 seats in the House during the 2010 elections.
November 5, 2010
The Public Is Watching by Tony Blankley
Removing the snake from the garden with a stick was a rejection of the snake, but should not be seen as particularly an endorsement of the stick -- except as the closest available tool with which to eject the snake.
November 5, 2010
Brown Won -- and Whitman Lost Big By Debra J. Saunders
At his post-victory news conference Wednesday morning, Governor elect Jerry Brown showed why he won the election with a million votes to spare. He's steeped in the issues, he listens to what is happening on the ground, and he's not afraid to mix it up.
November 4, 2010
Voters Reject Obama's Big-Government Ambitions by Michael Barone
Uncharted territory.
November 4, 2010
Stopping the Bad Stuff Is a Plus by Lawrence Kudlow
Momentous events this week -- the Republican House sweep and the Fed's QE2 -- moved the stock market needle only a little over Tuesday and Wednesday, although the net impact was a gain of about 90 points.
November 4, 2010
The Day After By Susan Estrich
1994 was much worse. Much. So was 1980, but of course, that was also a presidential election. Within days, there were makeshift unemployment offices in all the congressional office buildings.
November 2, 2010
Sanity and/or Fear Meet Comedy -- or Not by Debra J. Saunders
If you are a big fan of Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, you probably got a big kick out of the title of Saturday's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" on the National Mall in Washington.
November 2, 2010
From Geek to Geezer by Froma Harrop
It's a fair generality that the young are more technologically up-to-date than the old.
November 1, 2010
Obama's Economists Missed What Voters Plainly Saw by Michael Barone
Heading into what appears to be a disastrous midterm election, the Obama Democrats profess to be puzzled.
October 31, 2010
Loose Change and Propositions By Debra J. Saunders
Former Gov. Pete Wilson is the only politician to have beat Jerry Brown in an election. In 1982, Wilson, then-San Diego mayor, trounced Brown, then California's big-foot governor, in the race for U.S. Senate 51 to 45 percent. Now Wilson serves as Meg Whitman's campaign chairman. On Thursday, he told me not to believe polls that show Whitman losing by as much as double digits. Whitman, he says, has a real shot at beating Brown.
October 30, 2010
The Final Nail in the Democrats' Coffin By Lawrence Kudlow
On the eve of the midterm elections, a third-quarter gross domestic product report showing a meager 2 percent growth rate is the final nail in the Obama Democrats' political coffin.
October 30, 2010
The Final Days By Susan Estrich
For half of the candidates on Tuesday's ballot, these are the days you remember.
October 29, 2010
Proposition 23: Jobs or Wishful Thinking? by Debra J. Saunders
I love this quote from clean-tech exec Eric Dresselhuys to the San Francisco Chronicle's David R. Baker: "If California isn't leading the charge on implementing these technologies, why be here?
October 29, 2010
The Rise of Sewer Money by Joe Conason
In New York, there is a traditional name for the kind of anonymous cash now cascading into the American electoral process.
October 29, 2010
A Clear and Present Threat By Howard Rich
A new Gallup poll shows that forty-six percent of Americans believe the federal government “poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens.”
October 28, 2010
Hail the American Work Ethic by Froma Harrop
Whenever I visit Italy, France or elsewhere in dolce vita Europe, I go: "Oooh! Aren't these cheeses wonderful? Ahh! Look how fit and well dressed everyone is.
October 28, 2010
Public Employee Unions Funnel Public Money to Dems by Michael Barone
Who is the largest single political contributor in the 2010 campaign cycle?
October 28, 2010
The Crystal Ball's Final Calls By Larry J. Sabato
The time has finally come in this two-year election cycle to make the final calls. Thanks to everyone who has helped us by providing background info, tips, private polls, observations, and constructive criticism. We operate on the proverbial shoestring and we’re outside the Beltway (a plus and a minus), so we can always use the assistance.
