by Bill Scher | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
[fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODbmKWOyAZI[/fve] Many people are having a good laugh watching Sarah Palin's unintentionally hilarious speech to a conservative gathering in Iowa over the weekend. But Palin is never going to get anywhere near the White House....
by Bill Scher | Jan 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Huge Triumph Over Austerity In Greece "Syriza’s victory is a milestone for Europe," reports NYT: "Continuing economic weakness has stirred a populist backlash from France to Spain to Italy, with more voters growing fed up with policies that require sacrifice to meet...
by Bill Scher | Jan 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Can Dems Stop Fast-Track? The Atlantic's Russell Berman asks if Dems can stop fast-track: "They couldn't in 2011, when the Republican-led House and a Democratic Senate approved long-stalled deals with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. This time around, the...
by Bill Scher | Jan 22, 2015 | Blog, Climate
Over the course of President Obama's State of the Union addresses, he has become rhetorically bolder and more expansive on the subject of climate. In his first couple of speeches, climate was mentioned as part of the laundry list of bills he was trying to get through...
by Bill Scher | Jan 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dems In Trade Fight Dems divide over fast-track. The Hill: "Reps. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.) and Louise Slaughter (N.Y.) have been two of the loudest voices in the Democratic chorus against trade promotion authority (TPA) and say they are optimistic they can block the trade...
