The Obama Administration's Next Target: Bacon

May 18, 2010

[tweetmeme] Sara Burrows, a bright young writer at the Carolina Journal, reports on the unexpected ramifications of the Obama administration’s war on salt. Potential casualties? Ham and bacon. Cansler said the salt content of the average country ham is between 5 percent and 8 percent. She said setting a maximum of 6 percent or 7 […]

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Bombshell in Connecticut: Senate Candidate Didn't Actually Serve in Vietnam

May 17, 2010

The offending party: “Richard Blumenthal, current attorney general of Connecticut, whom Chris Dodd made way for by retiring earlier this year. He’s been leading all Republican challengers by upwards of 20 points in the polls and was considered a mortal lock to win the seat in November. Until now.”

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You Don't Need to Read Laws Before Criticizing Them

May 17, 2010

[tweetmeme] Meet Adam Serwer, blogger for the Center for American Progress, who’s awfully fun. And just like Eric Holder and Janet Napolitano, he thinks it’s fine to criticize that infamous Arizona law without taking twenty minutes to, you know, read it. Neat! Yes, apparently instead of the AZ law. RT @AdamSerwer: Takeaway is that Eric […]

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The Elephant and the Dragon: Of Republicans and Tea Parties

May 17, 2010

Tea Partiers are normal people, pragmatic voters polarized by Obama’s domestic policies, and fed up with what’s happening in Washington. They’ve stayed out of politics for the most part. But now they’re engaged to an unprecedented degree. And there will be consequences.

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A Tough Year for the Overdog

May 15, 2010

Barone: “How many overdogs are in trouble? Probably more than those who currently think so. Democratic Sens. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas are facing serious opposition from incumbents in their primaries next Tuesday. So is John McCain, who has until August 24 to sway Arizona Republicans.”

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Abortion Views in America

May 14, 2010

[tweetmeme] While it’s hardly surprising to learn Elena Kagan donated to a group which supports unrestricted abortion, it is noteworthy that her opinion is no longer one held by the majority of Americans. Gallup reports on the trend: While the two-percentage-point gap in current abortion views is not significant, it represents the third consecutive time […]

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Chris Christie Stars in This Episode of "Smackdown"

May 14, 2010

Gov Christie calls S-L columnist thin-skinned for inquiring about his ‘confrontational tone’ [tweetmeme] “Confrontational tone.” Needless to say, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey will be an addition to the Online Influencer Poll next month. Via Ace.

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Online Influencer Poll: GOP 2012

May 13, 2010

This month, The New Ledger ran the first edition of what we anticipate will be a monthly feature: a simple poll of 100 online influencers on the right on who they prefer for 2012.

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Laura Bush: I'm Pro Choice

May 12, 2010

[tweetmeme] Laura Bush tells Larry King she’s pro-choice. Oh, and she’s good with same sex marriage, too (though that’s less of a break — the Cheneys, of course, support it too), but it’s noteworthy because it places her to the left of both Barack Obama (“I believe that marriage is between a man and a […]

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Curbing Risk on Wall Street

May 12, 2010

“At the heart of the meltdown were the financial industry’s distorted incentives — created in large part by decades of misguided government policy — which caused bankers and investors to take enormous risks without due regard for their consequences.” Solving them begins with changing directions.

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