Barack Obama is busy with his campaign, and a good candidate knows when to delegate, so our Democratic nominee is handing off his principled indignation to a Democratic surrogate, fellow Senator Russell Feingold of Wisconsin.
It was almost a week ago that America learned that its Democratic House had rolled over to a Bush Administration that [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Wonkery’
June 25, 2008
Russ To Judgment
June 20, 2008
Tower of Cowards
I don’t remember a political moment that made me happier than in the wee hours of November 7, 2006, after Jon Tester went over the top against Conrad Burns and Jim Webb nudged George Allen, and Claire McCaskill came from behind to beat Jim Talent, and the implausible was suddenly a reality, and the Democrats [...]
June 19, 2008
Oil The Wrong Moves
Yes, the President made an appearance at the White House Wednesday morning to acknowledge that gas prices suck and we should probably do something. No, the President isn’t going to do anything meaningful and our gas prices will still suck.
First, let’s dispose of this canard: There is no ban on offshore oil drilling, at least [...]
June 12, 2008
It’s The Ecainomy: Stupid
Jesus, that’s going to hurt. I’m paying about $4,000 in federal taxes every year. According to the McCain campaign Senior Policy Advisor Doug Holtz-Eakin, “Barack Obama would raise taxes for families making under $250,000 per year about 10 million times over – according to the very same report he cited.”
Goddamn. That’s…okay, let’s see, $37.59 per [...]
