Will Daniels Seek Presidency? Sounds Like It
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 14th, 2011 4:29 am by HL
Will Daniels Seek Presidency? Sounds Like It
Matthew Tully, Indy Star
Wearing a green jacket that made him look like he'd just won the Masters, Gov. Mitch Daniels on Tuesday talked about the “savage process” politicians go through when running for president, and about the “certainty of hurtful things” occurring to the families of those seeking the job.But it's clear he is deeply interested in launching a campaign.Daniels eagerly fielded questions about the idea of running for president during a meeting with The Indianapolis Star's Editorial Board on Tuesday afternoon.
Speech Has Partisan Tone
Perry Bacon, Washington Post
It was billed as President Obama’s big speech on reducing the federal budget deficit. But the Wednesday afternoon address sounded at times like the speech he did not give when he launched his reelection campaign last week.After months of carefully negotiating with congressional Republicans, often annoying his liberal base along the way, Obama repeatedly attacked the budget released by the House GOP last week in a sharp, partisan tone he has largely avoided since November’s elections.
Free Money, Big Banks Are a Threat to Capitalism
George Will, NY Post
Last Updated: 10:39 PM, April 13, 2011 Posted: 10:39 PM, April 13, 2011KANSAS CITY, MO. THE lobby of the Federal Re serve Bank building here contains a money museum where a sign offers visitors “Free Money.” It is an amusing anomaly, considering the views of the man in charge of the building. The free money in the lobby consists of shredded currency in small plastic bags. The free money that distresses Tom Hoenig, in his 20th and final year as president of one of the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks, is being pumped into the economy by two…