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Benghazi, IRS, AP scandals — will buck ever stop with Obama?
The first question for White House spokesman Jay Carney at Tuesday’s press briefing went right to the heart of the growing crisis facing President Obama:
In the matters of the Benghazi terror attack, the IRS targeting conservative groups, the Justice… Continue reading
Sticking with what works when it comes to Medicare — lessons for Republicans and Democrats
The Democratic and Republican Congressional budget plans proffered by House and Senate budget committee chairs must be viewed more as acts of political theater than serious fiscal roadmaps. ;
Even though symbolic votes have taken place, neither plan has a… Continue reading
The Public Has Got It Wrong
Tomorrow is a big day. The sequester will automatically come into effect and we will see across the board spending cuts.
What the actual impact of the sequester on the average American has been hotly debated. The President has been… Continue reading
When It Comes To Obama And The Sequester, The Public Has Got It Wrong
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The Age of Disruption
Doug Schoen
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Looking for a Way to Reduce Medicare Spending? Look No Further than Part D
Doug Schoen
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Tomorrow is a big day. The sequester will automatically come into… Continue reading
Obama’s State of the Union speech a well-crafted, hollow recitation of nothing more than words
The president did what he had to do. He delivered a well-written, well-crafted speech that hit all the right notes and drew the appropriate applause lines.
Obama advanced the agenda his has honed over the last four years in office,… Continue reading
S&P Lawsuit Benefits Obama
Somebody needs to be held accountable.
That’s the logic behind the DOJ’s nearly $1 billion lawsuit against S&P. Put simply, it has been over four years since the fiscal crisis and no major entity, much less any individual – and… Continue reading
President Obama Strikes The Right Tone On Gun Control
The President did what he needed to do yesterday. He set the right tone for the seriousness of the gun control debate, from having students who had written to him about gun control as a backdrop to neatly bifurcating legislative… Continue reading
Division In Washington Strikes Again
All of this was predictable. In a speech to a trade association six weeks ago, I discussed the partisanship and imbalance that would eventually destroy our political system. I said that I thought it was perfectly reasonable to assume that… Continue reading
The Bipartisan Way Forward
It has been just over a week since the election and it has never been more apparent that neither party, nor the President himself, emerged from this election with a clear mandate to govern. President Obama promised the American people… Continue reading
In Election Results, Rays Of Hope For Bipartisanship And Moderation
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg had an extremely successful election day, with a majority of the candidates and causes he supported emerging victorious. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
The result from last night’s election is more divided government and no indication… Continue reading
