K Street’s Super Committee Splurge
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 12th, 2011 5:31 am by HL
K Street’s Super Committee Splurge
Michelle Malkin, New York Post
The bipartisan debt panel to nowhere is exactly where K Street lobbyists want it to be: hopelessly deadlocked. A November 23 deadline for agreement on $1.2 trillion in budget savings is looming, but no real reductions in the size, scope or spending of government are on the table. Instead, we are witnessing another obscene special-interest splurge to preserve the status quo. All in the name of “reform,” of course.The only thing “super” about the so-called budget control super committee is the size of lobbying muscle exerted on its members. Almost 100 registered lobbyists…
The Fuzzy Math, & Logic, of Election Prediction Models
Sean Trende, RCP
By Sean Trende – November 11, 2011This week, the Center for Politics' “Crystal Ball” released the latest iteration of Professor Alan Abramowitz's “Time for Change” model, based on the past 16 presidential elections (dating to 1948). According to Abramowitz, presidential elections can be reduced to a simple equation: The incumbent party's share of the two-party vote equals 51.7 percent, plus .11 multiplied by the incumbent president’s net approval rating in June of the election year, plus .54 multiplied by GDP growth in the second quarter of the…
Gingrich Mixes Populism & Policy Wonk
Rich Lowry, National Review
A successful presidential candidate taps into the public mood. Newt Gingrich must be hoping the public is bristling with irritation and high dudgeon.The old saw is that the most dangerous place to be is between Chuck Schumer and a camera. The second most dangerous place to be is sitting across from Newt Gingrich on a stage asking him a question during a Republican debate. There is no surer way to get shot down as superficial, ill-informed, and divisive than to pose a query to the former speaker of the House.At the CNBC debate on the economy, Gingrich eyed Maria Bartiromo the way Franklin…
The End of Paterno
Joe Posnanski, Sports Illustrated
Last 24 HoursAt Penn State, They All Had to GoJeff Neuman, RealClearSportsPenn State Living by Mafia RulesBuzz Bissinger, Daily BeastThe Slow Death of AccountabilityJohn McQuaid, ForbesJail Time for JoePa? Why Not?Randy Galloway, Fort Worth Star-TelegramLast 7 DaysAt Penn State, They All Had to GoJeff Neuman, RealClearSportsPaterno Must Go, Right NowAndy Staples, Sports IllustratedPaterno Must Not Survive Penn St. ScandalBob Ford, Philadelphia InquirerTarnished Legendary Coach Deserves to Be Judged By the TruthJoe Posnanski, Sports Illustrated | CommentsBill Phillips, Men's Health |…
