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| URL : | http://www.slate.com/id/2192801/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Politics / US Politics | |
| Posts on Regator: | 80 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0.3 | |
| Archived Since: | June 9, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Will Krugman Thank the Centrists?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Special Fratricidal Edition
I apologize for the dropped posts (now back ). Slate 's new blogging system is cr... undergoing continuous improvement! Lucky I'm not the type to let that sort of thing drive me crazy... If anyone notices any other missing posts, please let me know.... Show More Summary
Turning Over the Rock
Robert Rector and Katherine Bradley note that the anti-welfare-reform provisions in the stimulus bill aren't as bad as I'd feared. They're worse. They attempt replicate the fiscal mechanics of the old welfare (AFDC) "entitlement," but with a bigger incentive to welfare expansion:
The Money Liberal Conspiracy At Work
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
It's OK to have opinions!
Marc Ambinder tells us what he really thinks about TARP II:
Boehner Squawks
Monday, February 9, 2009
kf Goes In the Tank
I saw my friend and Slate contributor Tom Geoghegan speak in L.A. at a fundraiser for his Congressional run. He wasn't as good as I expected. He was much better. The joy of Geoghegan is that he usually has a big interesting new theory, often a (dare I say it) contrarian one. Show More Summary
Versa Mystery Solved
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Hello? GOPs? Your favorite wedge issue is coming back.
Shouldn't Republicans be making more of a fuss about the provision in the stimulus bill-- both House and Senate versions, apparently --that spends $2-3 billion to the states for "temporary welfare payments"? I initially thought Charles Hurt of the N.Y. Show More Summary
Tomorrow's CW Today
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Unions Are Crippling Obama--Exhibit A
Unions vs. stimulation: The home "weatherization" jobs in the stimulus bill were subjected to Davis-Bacon wage regulations --a favorite of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department--under which federal Labor Department officials establish "prevailing wage" rates that must be paid. Show More Summary
Are Tea-Partiers a "Special Interest"?
"Saved by the Swiss in the Uighur Case:" What do you want to bet this has something to do with the Swiss protecting UBS, the ACORN of the banking world?... P.S.: Maybe it was a stretch to theorize that offering up Polanski for extradition to Los Angeles was also an attempt at pro-UBS bargaining. Show More Summary
Are We "Cool" Yet?
Don't tell Glenn Beck: Obama favors nuclear power. Now he's taking his orders from the Port Huron Statement.... 8:53 P.M. ___________________________ Mark Krikorian and Polipundit note that the immigration module in the SOTU was encouragingly weak. Show More Summary
Why I Like the Senate Health Compromise
Is the proposed Medicare buy-in a stalking horse for...: I've always liked the idea of a Medicare buy-in for those 55-65, now part of the proposed Senate health deal. Why? Because Medicare is an accepted and successful program. AlsoShow More Summary
Get Mad
Bob Wright seems to feel he got too mad in our latest bloggingheads discussion. Some would say he got just mad enough !... It's alarming, though, that his Afghan anti-terror strategy eventually boils down to, in effect, 'Hey, we'll catch Al Qaeda's nukes when they arrive here in shipping containers.'... Show More Summary
The Real Reason Cynical Dem Pols Should Vote for the Health Care Bill
Megan McArdle notes that Progressives have been making the almost-plausible argument that the public is going to treat a vote for the House or Senate bill as a vote for final passage, so Democrats might as well go ahead and pass theShow More Summary
Did Fox Win the War?
Obama aide Anita Dunn, who started the White House war against Fox, is leaving her post.... Meanwhile, Obama will give an interview to Fox's Major Garrett.... Did Fox win?... Or was it an October fundraising ploy all along?... If Obama...Show More Summary
Help! I Don't Like Obama!
I realized the other day that I don't really like President Obama. I try to explain here. Maybe it will pass.... Lack of 'likeability' isn't necessarily a big problem in a President. But if a President thinks he's more or less beloved, it could be. ... Show More Summary
Night of the Goolsbee!
Good News for Hyundai: It looks as if UAW workers are rejecting the proposed contract that would not-quite give Ford the same concessions the union gave GM and Chrysler. After all, Ford is still losing fewer billions than the other two...Show More Summary