Independents Abandon Obama in Droves: Below 40% Approval

July 7, 2010

Gallup “finds that for the first time since Obama took the oath, his support among independents, a key voter segment in his decisive 2008 coalition election win, has fallen below 40%. The new tracking finds that Obama’s support among all voter segments has declined in the past year, but nowhere more than among independents.”

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George Lucas Kills Awesome Laser — "Too Much Like Lightsaber"

July 7, 2010

“Lucasfilm Ltd. has sent a C&D letter to Hong Kong-based Wicked Lasers, threatening legal action if it doesn’t change its Pro Arctic Laser series or stop selling it altogether. ‘It is apparent from the design of the Pro Arctic Laser that it was intended to resemble the hilts of our lightsaber swords, which are protected […]

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Donald Berwick: A Few More Thoughts

July 7, 2010

[tweetmeme] A few additional thoughts this morning on the late-night recess appointment of Donald Berwick — the video above is of Berwick’s remarks from this speech in the UK, where he said: Please don’t put your faith in market forces. It’s a popular idea: that Adam Smith’s invisible hand would do a better job of […]

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But How Will Flipping Burgers Affirm My Life Choices?

July 7, 2010

[tweetmeme] Yesterday I shared a graph illustrating the number of Americans unemployed for 27 weeks or more. This morning, I read in the New York Times about one of these Americans, Scott Nicholson — the difference with Mr. Nicholson being that he has never been employed, and in fact turned down a $40,000 a year […]

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On the Recess Appointment of Donald Berwick

July 6, 2010

As we saw in the process of Obamacare’s passage, there is nothing – not precedent, not tradition, not even the most basic expectations of fairness or responsible governance – that will stop President Obama and his allies in their quest to remake American social policy in their image.

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Collision Course: Obama and SCOTUS

July 6, 2010

SOTU moment crystallizes conflict: “Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is still angered by what he saw as a highly partisan insult to the independent judiciary. The incident put a public spotlight on the deep divide between the Obama White House and the Roberts court, one that could have a profound effect in the years […]

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States: The New Strategic Defaulters

July 6, 2010

“But many states, especially Illinois, have demonstrated that there is an ugly-but-available strategy for managing short-term cash crunches without banks’ help: delaying payments to vendors like Medicaid providers. A state that lost credit market access could use this strategy as a bridge to fiscal reforms,” usually tax increases.

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Question for the President: Did the Stimulus Work?

July 6, 2010

[tweetmeme] Consider this your chart for the day, via The Business Insider, tracking the number of civilians unemployed for more than 27 weeks. I must echo Dan McLaughlin’s request that some smart Washington reporter put the question to Robert Gibbs and President Obama once again: did the stimulus work? Because you might want to answer […]

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The False Rebound

July 2, 2010

Rough news: “The number of pending home sales plunged 30% in May from April, to the lowest level since at least 2001,” “a closely watched index of factory activity suggested that manufacturing, which has been leading the economic recovery, may be losing momentum,” “U.S. car sales dropped in June” and “first-time jobless claims increased.”

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Three Conferences of Note

July 1, 2010

[tweetmeme] For your consideration: three conferences of note. First, in Las Vegas on July 23-24, the Right Online conference. Second, in Austin, Texas in September, Redstaters from far and wide will be on hand for the now-annual meeting. And Peter Lawler is hosting a conference at Berry College in Georgia on November 4-5, heralded as […]

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