May
20
Among those who are properly horrified by the serial abuses of power now revealed to the American people through the “trifecta” of scandals that have descended upon the Obama administration, there is a silver lining. It is possible that when the full extent of the collective wrongdoing is finally exposed, that it will have been …
May
14
A bit of crisis management advice for the White House. If you are trying to make a story go away, it is best to ensure that the President doesn’t continue to make fresh news on the issue. Whatever the intention – or the hubris – that governed President Obama’s response to a question yesterday on …
Apr
28
After 51 months of quiet retirement, former President George W. Bush stepped back into the public square this past Thursday to formally open his presidential library. Despite the comity of the event and the passage of time, many of the fault lines of the Bush presidency remain firmly entrenched. With the library open, the time …
Apr
26
For one brief, shining moment, there was comity in the public square. Politics was left at the door. No red and no blue. Indeed, it was all red, white and blue. On this day, the main attraction were not men who led political parties, but men who were leaders of our country: spanning 36 years and two centuries. …
Apr
21
Before the Boston bombings, minds’ eye terrorism was defined by previous experience. Hijacked planes flying into buildings. Foreign terrorist networks hatching plots in distant lands. Ruthless operatives slipping past security. Countless innocents dead or injured. But while memories are fixed, the circumstances of tomorrow are fluid. Boston represents something new. We know that because there is no glaring or …
Apr
17
As of this writing, it has been 42 hours since the terrorist attack in Boston. And we still don’t know. We don’t know who did it. We don’t know why they did it. We don’t know if it was a citizen with a beef, acting alone. We don’t know if it was an international terrorist …
Apr
14
65 days past its required submission date, the Obama administration finally sent its 2014 budget up to Capitol Hill this past week. For those who worry about the debt we are leaving to our children, POTUS’ budget offered cold comfort. The Administration’s narrative on the budget speaks in the language of compromise, but it is hard …
Apr
14
In an April 7th post regarding the causes of March unemployment, I said the following: First let’s dispose of the most egregious canard – that the low job creation number for March was caused by the sequester. In fact, it had nothing to do with the sequester. One of the key drivers in BLS’s low …
Apr
07
Narratives drive new cycles, especially when it comes to the monthly unemployment statistics. So what is our March narrative? Well, first the good news. Unemployment is down. That’s right. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), unemployment ticked down 1/10th of a point to 7.6 percent – the lowest monthly rate since the psychologically …
Apr
06
Long-time readers are familiar with my rolling, four-year critique of Obamacare and my unstinting ardor for its repeal, either at the hands of the Supreme Court or the American people. But alas, John Roberts vacated the courage of his convictions in 2011 and voters saw fit to give President Obama a second term in 2012, likely making …