Economic Stimulus
The Major Obama Success Story No One Seems to Remember
During his Reddit AMA on Friday, the incoming host of NBC's Meet the Press, Chuck Todd, was asked about President Obama's legacy. Todd's answer wasn't terrible: He broke an important ceiling — he’ll always be America’s first black president. That is not an insignificant legacy. ...read more
Obama Vs. The GOP: Stimulus Edition
All this handwringing reminds me so much of the campaign, when in some quarters people were comparing Obama to Michael Dukakis when at that very same point in the race we now know he had it in the bag. Look, while President Obama is the top Democrat in the nation now, he is ...read more
Elections Have Consequences
If true, this story illustrates what I've been saying to folks on the left who don't like President Obama talking to the right. At the end of the day he won an election with a significant margin and has close to 3/4 of the country in his corner. He isn't an unpopular lame duck ...read more