by Bill Scher | Jan 16, 2008 | Blog
National Review editor Rich Lowry, while trying to dismiss the potency of economic populism among middle-class Republican voters, offered this analysis of Mitt Romney's victory in Michigan and the limited appeal of Mike Huckabee: It turns out that anxious middle class...
by Bill Scher | Jan 16, 2008 | Blog
Conservatives appear confused what argument to make about the struggling economy: pander with newfound populism, make excuses for tax handouts to CEOs, and/or insist everything is going fine. Mitt Romney outpandered John McCain and Mike Huckabee in Michigan, finally...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 16, 2008 | Blog
Remember the Enron employees who watched their retirement savings evaporate as the Enron ponzi scheme, chaired by George Bush’s best buddy, “Kenny Boy” Lay, went up in smoke? The conservative majority on the Supreme Court just told them all: “Drop Dead.” Forced to...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 15, 2008 | Blog
It ain’t sexy, I know, but a word about the economy and the presidential debate. Wall Street banks are holding a fire sale; employment is down, holiday sales tanked. Burdened with record debt and stagnant incomes, homeowners are about to reckon with declining home...
by Bill Scher | Jan 15, 2008 | Blog
Last week, I wrote: "Bill Kristol's New York Times column debuted today. It included a factual error, attributing a Michael Medved quote to Michelle Malkin. That was an appropriate beginning, as Kristol will surely have the Times corrections desk working overtime....
by Bill Scher | Jan 15, 2008 | Blog
Everyone's favorite Bush 2000 Flashback. From the 6/28/00 New York Times: Gov. George W. Bush of Texas said today that if he was president, he would bring down gasoline prices through sheer force of personality, by creating enough political good will with...
