In a clear sign of how Republicans are losing the messaging battle on taxes, 61% of registered voters favor raising taxes on those making $250,000 a year, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted Nov. 20-25. More surprisingly, 44% of voters
One of the major reasons Obama earned the Washington Post‘s 2012 endorsement was his “balanced approach” to deficit reduction. Now that he’s won, the Post is alarmed to discover he is pushing for tax increases while offering no cuts to
The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin rounds up some media criticism Obama’s facing over the politics he’s so obviously playing in the face of the oncoming fiscal cliff. Rubin’s correct about this: Obama’s conduct so far bespeaks of a man still determined to
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, former Chief of Staff in President Barack Obama’s White House, has written an op-ed in the Washington Post advising America, and Democrats in particular, to follow Chicago’s example in designing their policies, arguing that doing so will
As the Mexican drug cartels obtain more control in Mexico, they are able to seep across the border and grab hold of the drug market in the United States. Cartels are able to easily transport their product across America, and
The original “Red Dawn” hardly won over film critics, and understandably so. It’s considered a cult classic today, but “Red Dawn” served up plenty of cheese along with its stirring story of young Americans battling against a Communist invasion. The
From the editors who brought you Mitt Romney snipping a gay kid’s hair, we now get the newest Obama-led anti-conservative meme: Republicans are racist for attacking UN Ambassador Susan Rice over her Libya lies. Today, the editorial board of the
When I first saw the headline, “The GOP’s bizarre attack on Susan Rice,” I assumed the link would take me to one of the many left-wing columnists employed by the Post. Nope. This is a full-blown Washington Post editorial (and
“Red Dawn,” the remake of the 1984 cult hit, had plenty working against its box office hopes. Movie critics rejected its pro-America themes, with The Washington Post’s reviewer dismissing it as Tea Party fare. MGM’s bankruptcy woes kept the film on
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt’s Morsi ‘appoints himself Pharaoh’ usurping all state powers Full text of Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement For Gaza, ‘Opening the crossings’ remains a problem As Greece’s economy unravels, suicides and attacks on immigrants soar Pakistan
Amid turmoil within its own ranks over its new CEO, The New York Times found itself looking without and scolding the leadership of another major newspaper, characterizing that paper’s chief as incompetent and claiming that she had “faltered anew.” On
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Farcical MF Global decision excuses Jon Corzine and employees from guilt The Metastasis of Corruption Israel fires artillery into Syria for the third time Israeli delegation goes to Cairo for peace talks Farcical MF
In its November 15 print version, The Washington Post published a story about the criminal financial malfeasance of former Democrat Governor and MF Global Chief John Corzine. The Post seemed reluctant to identify Corzine as a Democrat, and buried the
Earlier this week, the National Catholic Register reported that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, headed up by New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, intends to lobby Congress for “conscience exemptions” to abortion mandates implemented by the Department of Health and Human
Did General Petraeus have to resign? He opened himself as head of the CIA to blackmail, which is a major security breach. So the argument goes. But surely once he admitted the affair, he presumably couldn’t be blackmailed any more.
Scott Horsley of National Public Radio is a big fan of President Barack Obama–and is cheerleading for Obama’s attempt to get Republicans to agree to new tax hikes on the rich. His latest effort involves misusing exit poll data to
GOP strategist Karl Rove, often referred to as “The Architect” of the George W. Bush election campaigns, is vowing to advance his super PAC, American Crossroads, despite the defeat of Mitt Romney and some GOP Senate candidates. Though Rove predicted
On Thursday, outgoing Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) told MSNBC that the Republican Party suffered at the polls because of its “abysmal stupidity” on climate change. Climate change — it brought on the endorsement of Mike Bloomberg,because one of the things
Washington Post: DES MOINES, Iowa — President Obama bid an emotional farewell to the campaign trail here Monday night, returning on the eve of the 2012 election to the Midwest town that launched his first run to the White House.
President Obama may be president still, but he’s sure not acting like it – as the election happens tomorrow, President Obama won’t be doing his duty as commander-in-chief. Unless he’s playing point guard. The Washington Post reports today that Obama
Touting his ideas of “civility” in politics, Texas Democrat Nick Lampson instead physically pushed at a blogger and tried to grab his video camera away from him. In the beginning of the encounter, Democrat Lampson is seen calmly discussing with
Just before Election Day, the Washington Post is super excited about Friday’s unemployment numbers showing “job growth” for October, despite unemployment increasing from 7.8% in September to 7.9%. The paper describes this change as the unemployment rate staying “flat.” The Post
In a report leaked to the Washington Post‘s David Ignatius, a liberal reporter at the Obama administration’s favorite newspaper, a “senior intelligence official” laid out the supposed timeline of events during the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi. The
According to the latest Washington Post/ABC News tracking poll, it is highly unlikely that Obama’s behavior during the reaction to Hurricane Sandy will have any impact on the presidential race: Likely voters’ also remain evenly divided in their assessments of
The Washington Post Fact Checker has declared that Mitt Romney’s television ad about Jeep production being moved overseas, which has “hurt” the “feelings” of the Obama campaign and the left, is “factually defensible” and “technically correct.” Actually, the Fact Checker’s Glenn
