The size and power of the state is growing, and discontent is on the rise
Jan 21st 2010
From The Economist print edition
IN THE aftermath of the Senate election in Massachusetts, the focus of attention is inevitably on what it means for Barack Obama. The impact on the Democratic president of the loss of the late Ted [...]
by Peter Beinart
Things look bad now, and your party will lose seats this fall. But the economy will bounce back, the Democrats will be united—and the public’s faith in government can be restored.
Democrats win elections by convincing Americans that government can work. Republicans win elections by convincing them that it can’t. Right now, the GOP [...]
By Jonah Goldberg
Denial, arrogance, and self-pity are ingredients for a pretty toxic cocktail. And yet it seems that the occupants of the White House bunker, shell-shocked by Scott Brown, are coping by mixing all three with a little Kool-Aid.
In an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, the president offered his nuanced analysis of the Bay State [...]
Among the first words out of new head Coach Derek Dooley’s mouth were sentences recognizing and honoring Tennessee’s traditions.
“I’m humbled, I’m honored to stand before you as the next head football coach at the University of Tennessee,” Dooley started.
Dooley said he grew up in the SEC, and it didn’t take him long to see that [...]
PRESIDENT OBAMA, flanked by an array of top administration officials, struck the right chords of empathy and urgency Thursday in announcing the first thrust of a major U.S. effort to address the unspeakable devastation in Haiti. But the president’s moves to mobilize American civilian and military resources contained some notable and inexplicable omissions. Fortunately, he [...]
John Kass
Most Americans are not in the smiting business. No matter what our line of work, we’re basically in the live-and-let-live business.
But here on Earth, the smiting business is reserved for that TV evangelist and Haitian earthquake expert, the Rev. Pat Robertson.
The rest of us might get angry at someone or something. But few of [...]
By Charles Krauthammer
WASHINGTON — What went wrong? A year ago, he was king of the world. Now President Obama’s approval rating, according to CBS, has dropped to 46 percent — and his disapproval rating is the highest ever recorded by Gallup at the beginning of an (elected) president’s second year.
A year ago, he was leader [...]
By Michael Scherer / Washington
So how is the White House hoping to avert an electoral catastrophe in November? One clue can be found coded in the attack ads now chewing up the airwaves in New England. “Who is Scott Brown really?” an ominous voiceover asks about the Republican candidate vying [...]
In the next few days, doctors will have to deal with an influx of patients—and a lack of supplies—to keep casualties to a minimum.
Haiti is in agony; the earthquake has destroyed its buildings, homes, lives. But with regard to health care, there wasn’t much to destroy in the first place. Even before the quake hit [...]
ObamaCare is still no sure thing.
Republican Scott Brown is running strong in Massachusetts on a promise to be the 41st vote against health care in the Senate. Democrats’ bigger worry right now is whether Mr. Brown might prove the 218th vote against health care in the House.
The drama of a Christmas Eve health vote left [...]
