When Big Deficits Became Good
“The problem now is that there are not enough millionaires and billionaires to make up for the shortfall. And if interest rates rise just a bit, the debt will bury…
There Is No Santa Claus and Bill Clinton Was Not an Economic Savior
“In Washington it is common to tout the budget surpluses of the Clinton years as some momentous achievement, as though the point of economic policy is to run budget surpluses.…
Thomas Sowell: Fiscal Cliff Notes (Part I)
“All the political angst and moral melodrama about getting ‘the rich’ to pay ‘their fair share’ is part of a big charade. This is not about economics, it is about…
Fiscal Crisis: Failing the Details, Math and Leadership Tests
by George Landrith President Barack Obama repeatedly chided Mitt Romney’s budget plan during the presidential campaign on at least two grounds: (1) it lacked detail, and (2) the math didn’t…
The Media’s Benghazi Scandal
by Peter Wehner Over my career, I’ve tended to resist press bashing. Part of the reason for that may be that there are plenty of journalists whose work I respect…
More misdirection on Benghazi
by Jennifer Rubin Each new revelation about the Benghazi debacle reinforces the idea we are either not hearing the truth or everyone in the administration was behaving irrationally. If you…
Benghazi: more information only leads to more questions
by Peter Brookes We don’t have all the details of former CIA Director David Petraeus’ testimony to congressional Intelligence Committees on Friday, but it looks like the American people were…
Post-Mortem Analysis: Why Romney Lost, Why Obama Won
It turns out that Obama’s ground game, was in fact, as good as they said it was. Supported by as negative and polemic a campaign as an incumbent ever ran.…
The Polls That Ate the Presidential Contest
Polls famously cannot measure the intangible called intensity. by Mona Charen November 06, 2012 “I don’t know,” a very wise and skeptical Washington political analyst confided to me on Sunday…
The Democrats Bet on Obama: Losing It All?
The Democrats have already lost much in their bet on Barack Obama, and will be paying for it for several years. by Noemie Emery November 6, 2012 We don’t know…
Romney’s Optimism Will Win
President Obama, what exactly is this revenge? Revenge against whom? Against what? by Larry Kudlow November 6, 2012 Putting aside all the voter models, there’s one overlooked point worth making…
Monday Morning
“Obama’s campaign doesn’t seem president-sized. It is small and sad and lost, driven by formidable will and zero joy.” by Peggy Noonan November 5, 2012 We begin with the three…
Why Romney Will Win
Enthusiasm, Ground game, Undecideds, Indicators, Issues by Fred Barnes November 5, 2012 Mitt Romney will win. The tie in the polls goes to the challenger. Here’s why: Enthusiasm. It matters…
Why Romney Can Win This Time: Turnaround Artist turned around his first campaign’s problems
Rather than wallow in the sadness of a failed campaign, the turnaround artist pulled together an even better team — one which learned its lessons. by Scott L . Vanatter…
President Barack Obama: whatever happened to hope?
For many American voters Barack Obama has lost his air of can-do heroism “He is an extremely solitary man. He is the most introverted president we have seen in the…