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Will History Repeat Itself? (Nov 24 2008 16:32 GMT)
Here's the front page headline in the New York Times from March 5, 1933: Roosevelt Inaugurated, Acts to End the National Banking Crisis Quickly; Will Ask War-Time Powers If Needed
Coleman Lead Grows Slightly in Minnesota Recount (Nov 24 2008 16:26 GMT)
The Minnesota recount continued over the weekend, with Coleman's lead increasing to 180 votes, according to the Star-Tribune tally. His lead had shrunk to about 120 votes a few days ago. However, this is not a good indication of where the recount stands right now though it is obviously better to have a bigger lead rather than a smaller one. There are 1982 challenged ballots, and no one has a good idea of how those votes might split, and there is no reason to assume that they will split more or less evenly between the candidates. In many if not most cases, these 1982 votes were counted one way or another by local officials.
Monday's Daily News (Nov 24 2008 16:05 GMT)
THE DAILY NEWS Appoint Jeff Flake and Jim DeMint - Pat Toomey, National Review Geithner: Secretary of Bailouts - Wall Street Journal Editorial Building a Better Bailout - Lawrence Lindsey, Weekly Standard Bring Back the Dollar/Gold Link - Richard Duncan, FT.com Obama Introduces Plan To Create 2.5 Million Jobs - M. Gilbert, NJ Detroit's Brand Killer - Rich Karlgaard, Forbes.
McClintock Surges in CA-4 Count (Nov 24 2008 16:01 GMT)
California's glacial count of ballots picked up a bit on Friday, causing a surge in Club for Growth PAC-endorsed candidate Tom McClintock's lead to nearly 1,800 votes, "perhaps sealing victory," reported the Sacramento Bee newspaper Saturday. McClintock's campaign blog posted this on Saturday: More than 4/5 of the uncounted ballots in this race were announced today, boosting our lead to 1,793 votes, or 0.49 percent. There are less than 4,100 ballots yet to be counted ?
It's Time to Appoint Jeff Flake and Jim DeMint (Nov 24 2008 15:43 GMT)
Club President Pat Toomey has an op-ed in National Review arguing that GOP leaders in Congress need to appoint Rep. Jeff Flake to the Appropriations Committee and Sen. Jim DeMint to the Finance Committee. Uncle Ben had it right when he said, ?With great power comes great responsibility.?
More on Geithner (Nov 22 2008 18:41 GMT)
It looks like Geithner's background, education, and previous experience suggests that he'll take a positive trade position with China. That's very good to hear.
Quote of the Day (Nov 22 2008 18:28 GMT)
Yesterday from Tyler Cowen: The Dow is up 6.5 percent. And Tim Geithner will be Treasury Secretary. That's the two pieces of good news.
New Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (Nov 22 2008 18:16 GMT)
Larry Kudlow provides his initial thoughts on New York Fed president and Treasury nominee, Tim Geithner. UPDATE: Mark Perry has other useful links about Geithner.
CAGW's Porker of the Month is... (Nov 21 2008 22:27 GMT)
...my congressman, Jim Moran. Lucky me.
CBS Refuses to Air Anti-Card Check Ad (Nov 21 2008 21:35 GMT)
Watch it here.
Bloomberg's Ratings Going DOWN (Nov 21 2008 19:23 GMT)
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's approval ratings have dropped 9 points since he hornswaggled the city council to extend term limits, allowing him to run for a 3rd term.
Friday's Daily News (Nov 21 2008 15:30 GMT)
THE DAILY NEWS The Waxman Democrats - Wall Street Journal Editorial The Waxman Wane - IBD Editorial The Other Auto Industry, the Successful One - C. Blomquist, Beyond Bailouts Don't Bail Out the Big Three - Daniel Ikenson, American.com Dems to Detroit: Try Again - David Rogers, The Politico The New House GOP Leadership - David Freddoso, National Review Obama's Senate Play - Kimberley Strassel, WSJ 'Card Check' Red Herring - Washington Times Editorial What's Happening to Berkshire Hathaway? - Felix Salmon, Portfolio.
You Can SWIM in This Ocean of Hypocrisy (Nov 21 2008 14:47 GMT)
Cartoon of the Day (Nov 21 2008 14:15 GMT)
From Mark Perry:
McCain and the Bailout (Nov 21 2008 14:07 GMT)
McCain adviser Doug Holtz-Eakin said McCain's support for the $700 billion bailout was the "key strategic policy error of the entire campaign."
How to Steal the Election in a Few Simple Steps (Oct 29 2008 22:48 GMT)
Interesting article by Ken Hassett of AEI on voter fraud that is waiting to happen. Here's one way: Whether ACORN plans to try to turn false registrations into votes is hard to know, of course. But sadly, there are a number of pretty simple steps one could take to steal an election, given current law. The most dangerous scams would begin with actions similar to ACORN's.
The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Stock Market (Oct 29 2008 20:06 GMT)
It was 46 years ago yesterday when the Cuban Missile Crisis ended. At the time, nuclear brinkmanship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was so high that everyone thought we were going to bomb each other into oblivion (Remember Kevin Costner's line in Thirteen Days? "If the sun comes up tomorrow, it is only because of men of good will").
What is with the FEC anyway? (Oct 29 2008 19:04 GMT)
The FEC requires groups like the Club to report electioneering communications reports within 24 hours. In the weird parlance of election regulations, that means if you start an ad today, you have until 11:59 PM ET tomorrow to report it. Similar regulations apply to independent expenditures. But when the FEC gets the electioneering communications reports, they don't post them within 24 hours.
DCCC Shock and Awe (Oct 29 2008 17:25 GMT)
Campaign Finance Institute just started publishing a handy tracker to party independent expenditure spending and Swing State updates these numbers with spending identified by day. I added up the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) spending for Monday. They spent $14.9 million. $14,498,252.
Chris Matthews and His Flat Tax (Oct 29 2008 16:15 GMT)
During yesterday's Hardball, Chris Matthews turned the discussion to the flat tax for a bit, and essentially called it a radical idea. Huh? He should know better. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and even ran for Congress there. (He lost.
Presidential Race Tightens? (Oct 29 2008 15:42 GMT)
A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows a tighter presidential race, but it's not clear if this is statistical noise or a trend. Excerpts: The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows Barack Obama attracting 50% of the vote nationwide while John McCain earns 47%. This is the first time McCain has been within three points of Obama in more than a month. Among those who ?
Mark Sanford (Oct 29 2008 15:36 GMT)
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee right now. He is speaking out against the bailout. You can watch here. UPDATE:
Wednesday's Daily News (Oct 29 2008 15:24 GMT)
THE DAILY NEWS The Election Choice: Trade - Mary O'Grady, Wall Street Journal McCain Economic Plan a Winner, Even If He Loses - Amity Shlaes, Bloomberg Poster Boy For GOP Arrogance and Error - Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial Republican Conviction - National Review Editorial Twitter Goes Mainstream - Jessica Vascellaro, Wall Street Journal Tough Times: Congress Grew 13% Richer in 2007 - R. Hotakainen, McClatchy Sen. Harry Reid?
Pat on Hardball (Oct 29 2008 14:35 GMT)
Here's the Hardball segment from yesterday that Pat was a part of. See below for a couple of emails we received through our website from people who watched it. To Club for Growth: Pat Toomey was on Hardball today, and I was extremely impressed. If Chris Matthews wasn't such a blowhard, he might have noticed that Mr.
The Behavioral Revolution (Oct 28 2008 23:03 GMT)
David Brooks had an interesting column in yesterday's NY Times that is worth a read. Some excerpts: So perhaps this will be the moment when we alter our view of decision-making. Perhaps this will be the moment when we shift our focus from step three, rational calculation, to step one, perception. Perceiving a situation seems, at first glimpse, like a remarkably simple operation.
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