Iowa GOPers Give Romney New Look
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 1st, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Iowa GOPers Give Romney New Look
Jennifer Jacobs, Des Moines Register
Some Republicans in Iowa say they have new eyes for Mitt Romney.The presidential campaigns of Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann have tarnished, and Chris Christie and Sarah Palin remain camped on the sidelines. The result: Romney has fresh appeal.
Tina Brown & Co. Are Ditching Obama
Jonah Goldberg, National Review
President Obama's failure to fully achieve the liberal agenda and remain popular in the process is fueling dangerous radicalization in the oddest of places: the media establishment, which considers itself the guardian of the political center.I should say "the so-called center," because one of those most tedious "” yet meticulously maintained "” fictions is the claim that the establishment is, in fact, "centrist."Â If you've ever met these people and talked to them about how they see the world, heard them…
Regulations Aren’t to Blame for “Uncovery”
Ezra Klein, Washington Post
The Republican narrative on the economic recovery — or, as some are calling it, the “uncovery — is simple: It’s not Europe, or deleveraging, or lack of consumer demand. It’s government. Businesses, Speaker John Boehner has said, have been “slammed by uncertainty from the constant threat of new taxes, out-of-control spending and unnecessary regulation.” It is, for conservatives, a convenient narrative, as it argues for deregulation, tax cuts and spending cuts — policies that they have supported all along. But is it…
Is Obama Paving the Way for GOP Tax Reform?
Stephen Moore, WSJ
'Suddenly, liberal Democrats are making the same argument about the tax code that I've been making for 20 years,” laughs former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey. “Welcome to the party.” Mr. Armey, who along with Steve Forbes has been the torch bearer for the flat tax since the early 1990s, believes that the latest applause line from President Obama that “billionaires should pay the same tax rate as janitors” may be the political gateway to sweeping tax reform.Mr. Forbes sees an opening here too and says: “The flat tax is the perfect issue for…
Experts See Little Hope for Quick Fix in Europe
Bowley & Alderman, NYT
It has happened time and again in recent months as Europe’s debt crisis has played out. Stocks stage a strong comeback on expectations that a solution has been found. Then they quickly resume their decline as hopes dissipate, leaving investors puzzled and frazzled.What is going on?
