A house of czars?

Over the weekend, President Obama’s “green jobs” czar Van Jones resigned his position from the White House. Jones, a self-avowed communist, was heavily criticized for being a radical who was arrested multiple times, pushed for the release of convicted Philadelphia cop-killer Mumia Abu Jamal and even signed a petition in support of the 9/11 “truther” movement.

The White House, already reeling from the health care debate, is hoping that Jones’ resignation will end the public…

September 8, 2009 at 8:20 pm | Comments (0)

Toomey praises Obama’s speech

After much of the conservative-right assailed President Obama’s plan to address schoolchildren, their standard-bearer in Pennsylvania on Tuesday lauded his speech as “inspiring and moving.”

Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey lauded the address in a statement, continuing what some might see as a deliberate

September 8, 2009 at 12:49 pm | Comments (12)

Sestak: Obama ‘has to provide an exit strategy’ for Afghanistan

Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) said Monday that Afghanistan isn’t a quagmire of the Vietnam War sort, but called on President Obama to set clear benchmarks for an eventual exit from the country eight years after the American invasion. Without being specific about such benchmarks, Sestak avoided full-throated support of Obama’s

August 17, 2009 at 6:54 pm | Comments (11)

Obama to headline fundraiser for Specter next month

Fulfilling his promise to battle for Senator Arlen Specter’s reelection, President Obama will reportedly attend a fundraiser for the Republican-turned-Democrat next month.

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August 17, 2009 at 8:04 am | Comments (15)

Sestak’s 6 keys to victory

It’s now official. Joe Sestak is going to

August 4, 2009 at 12:28 pm | Comments (6)

The vacation that isn’t

I’m back from vacation, but the members of Congress are leaving for theirs. “Vacation” is of course an odd term for Congress. One could argue that this is when the real work begins—this year especially.

What the members hear in August will most likely determine the fate of health care reform, and with it (perhaps) the position of the two parties for the 2010 elections. Expect an

August 3, 2009 at 9:54 am | Comments (0)

Too early, too late, too in-between…

Well things have certainly changed, in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, in the last couple of months. Suddenly Pat Toomey pContrary to most Republicans, I don’t think the problem is that Obama and Co.…

July 24, 2009 at 9:35 am | Comments (5)

More on Fumo and the state of our politics

The

July 17, 2009 at 10:52 am | Comments (0)

More on the real story and the make-believe story…

I’ve been fascinated by the comments on p1.  The Denial Approach—This basically discredits the source or plays with the numbers. Thus, if a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.rasmussenreports.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rasmussenreports.com%2F','Rasmussen+Reports')" target="_blank"Rasmussen Reports/a shows Obama’s approval rating down, or Republicans ahead on the…

July 10, 2009 at 12:34 pm | Comments (1)

Bad news for Specter: Only 28 percent want him re-elected

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June 25, 2009 at 9:46 am | Comments (3)