Digging into Boehner’s anti-tax philosophy
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 12th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Digging into Boehner’s anti-tax philosophy
“The truth is we will never balance the budget and rid our children of debt unless we cut spending and have real economic growth. And we will never have real economic growth if we raise taxes on those in America who create jobs.”
Battle over national debt ceiling has negotiation experts shaking their heads
Amateurs.
That’s the frustrated conclusion that America’s professional negotiators have reached, after watching Washington’s politicians begin their own negotiation over the national debt ceiling.
These professionals are ex-FBI agents, labor mediators, divorce counselors. They have learned the rules that help resolve unsolvable standoffs: Don’t lie to a man on a high ledge. Don’t box yourself in with sweeping threats. Don’t tell your adversary to “act like an adult.”
There is no subject on which I get more e-mails than Sarah Palin. Her devoted supporters are aghast that I could criticize her for lack of political gravitas. Her foes can’t understand how I could defend her from biased media attacks in 2008 and critique her pronouncements and communications strategy in 2011. (Really, fellas, can you not figure out the pattern here? Hint: defend her when criticism is unfair or inaccurate and criticize her when it’s deserving.) A new piece by Joshua Green in Atlantic (ironically the past home to the most deranged Palin conspiracy monger and misogynist) tells the tale of her descent from Olympian political heights, perfectly encapsulating the disappointment experienced by those who saw great promise and a unique political talent in 2008.
Donald Trump drops ‘birther’ talk, focuses on foreign policy in New Hampshire
NASHUA, N.H. — When Donald Trump helicoptered out of New Hampshire two weeks ago after claiming victory in the “birther” controversy, GOP leaders and activists wondered whether he would eventually dial back his showmanship and move to more serious topics.
The real estate mogul and reality television star still choppered in for an appearance Wednesday, but he shifted his focus mostly to foreign policy in an off-the-cuff speech that also touched on China, gas prices, Pakistan and Iraq.
The change came as Trump, introduced as “the man, the legend, the Donald,” delivered a 45-minute address to an audience of about 600 people at a luncheon sponsored by the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce.
