Election 2012

OBAMA’S PERPLEXING POPULISM – STAGFLATION ON THE HORIZON?

NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Inflation hits lower-income people especially hard. So why is the president ignoring rising food prices? By GEORGE MELLOAN Barack Obama spends much of his time these days running for re-election, campaigning as a populist, bashing millionaires and extolling the Occupy Wall Street movement. Although “populist” means different things to different people, the […]

OBAMA’S PERPLEXING POPULISM – STAGFLATION ON THE HORIZON? Read More »

THE CHURCHES OF CAIN AND OBAMA

NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Theological differences between the two yield different understandings of the path to economic advancement. By HARRY JACKSON When Herman Cain began singing “Amazing Grace” at the National Press Club on Monday, some believed he was trying to distract attention from the sexual harassment charges that had surfaced against him. But, as he

THE CHURCHES OF CAIN AND OBAMA Read More »

THE DEMOCRATS’ BLUE-COLLAR BLUES – THE TREE HUGGERS VERSUS THE UNIONS

NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Why is the president considering tanking thousands of union jobs in a 9% unemployment economy? By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL ‘Blue and green should never be seen without a color in between,” runs the old design line. An imperiled President Obama is learning the political pain of mixing colors. His greens are certainly

THE DEMOCRATS’ BLUE-COLLAR BLUES – THE TREE HUGGERS VERSUS THE UNIONS Read More »

ROMNEY: HOW I’LL TACKLE SPENDING AND DEBT

USA TODAY By Mitt Romney November 4, 2011 I spent much of my 25-year career in the private sector turning around failing enterprises. With a great team behind me, I helped to turn around the Salt Lake City Olympic Games, and fix a badly broken state budget in Massachusetts. But I have never seen an

ROMNEY: HOW I’LL TACKLE SPENDING AND DEBT Read More »

ISRAEL SHOULD BE A U.S. CAMPAIGN ISSUE

NOVEMBER 2, 2011 Major Jewish groups are trying to shield Obama from legitimate criticism. By DOUGLAS J. FEITH Pro-Israel organizations have long been active in American politics, promoting friendly relations between the U.S. and Israel. Jewish groups, in particular, have helped ensure that candidates’ attitudes toward Israel would be an important element in congressional and

ISRAEL SHOULD BE A U.S. CAMPAIGN ISSUE Read More »

THE GIFT OF GAB: HOW OUR FORMER AND POSSIBLE FUTURE PRESIDENTS STACK UP

Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The Gift of Gab With Mitt Romney as its candidate, could the GOP find that its long national nightmare of verbal inadequacy is over? James W. Ceaser October 31, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 07 If, as most pundits now believe, Mitt Romney has the inside track for the Republican

THE GIFT OF GAB: HOW OUR FORMER AND POSSIBLE FUTURE PRESIDENTS STACK UP Read More »

Scroll to Top