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May 20, 2011
Fantasy Island
At a press conference last week, someone asked Chris Christie for his views on evolution vs. creationism. "That's none of your business," the New Jersey governor barked in response.
This minor incident, which barely rated as news for a few political blogs, offers a glimpse of Christie's personality, which seems increasingly grumpy and snappish. But it says even more about the current state of the national Republican Party, where magical thinking trumps rationality, and even to acknowledge b...
April 20, 2011
The Ryan Reaction
In the past two weeks, American political debate has improved considerably. Thanks to Paul Ryan's flawed budget plan, a real discussion about long-term entitlement spending has begun. That, in turn, has opened up a deeper conversation about the size and role of the federal government. Where once there was a shared denial of impending fiscal doom, there is now a growing consensus that, one way or the other, the federal government is going to have to bring revenues and expenditures into...
April 5, 2011
Good Plan!
For the past 30 years, Republicans have been hypocrites about spending. They've raged against big government without ever proposing the kinds of cuts necessary to bring federal expenditures in line with tax revenues. Democrats have been more fiscally responsible, producing an actual budget surplus during Bill Clinton's second term. But they've been little better than Republicans when it comes to confronting the nation's long-term fiscal imbalance, which is driven by the projected growth in...
August 25, 2010
jacobwe: I'm hanging with these guys http://bit.ly/99mnLJ
jacobwe: Heroic. And shame -- as usuall - on Shelly Silver RT @Slate: Bloomberg's Ramadan dinner speech http://slate.me/bXwczr
jacobwe: RT @fmanjoo: Reposting: Why Google Wave failed. My tech autopsy. http://bit.ly/bxpovb
August 24, 2010
jacobwe: On the rumor that Glenn Beck is an atheist: I know a lot of people think that. But I take him at his word that he's a believer.
jacobwe: Shame on the GOP for not fighting this lie. http://bit.ly/91sCRI
jacobwe: Great guy, smart hire RT @mattizcoop: Thanks for kind words about my going to be a managing editor at @NationalJournal. http://is.gd/eBkDo
jacobwe: RT @chriswilsondc: Brutal, brilliant, true: "TIME Announces New Version Of Magazine Aimed At Adults" http://onion.com/aB4cpn
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