tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-7413 2013-05-21T13:16:50-04:00 Following The Arc From "Yes We Can" To "You Sit Thinking, 'You Know, Maybe. I Don't Know.' " TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20192aa2a2603970d 2013-05-21T13:16:50-04:00 2013-05-21T13:16:50-04:00 Tom Maguire Democrats are going to demonize Apple as a non-taxpayer when there are so many US corporations from which to choose? What, did Obama's last fundraising swing through Silicon Valley disappoint? The Times had an amusing and comprehensible example of a... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20192aa2a12b9970d 2013-05-21T13:05:35-04:00 2013-05-21T13:05:35-04:00 Tom Maguire A new ABC News/WaPo poll is out with some reaction to the various scandals. A majority think the Administration is trying to cover up the facts on Benghazi. A majority think the IRS deliberately targeted conservative groups; a [plurality think... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201910260aef1970c 2013-05-21T10:40:09-04:00 2013-05-21T10:40:09-04:00 Tom Maguire The latest revelation in the IRS debacle is stunning. From Politico: The White House on Monday once again added to the list of people who knew about the IRS investigation into its targeting of conservative groups — saying White House... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20192aa28f0a8970d 2013-05-21T10:18:43-04:00 2013-05-21T10:18:43-04:00 Tom Maguire CNN has ongoing coverage of the disaster there. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20192aa228ec5970d 2013-05-20T17:20:43-04:00 2013-05-20T17:32:53-04:00 Tom Maguire The Times updates us on the fourth scandal of Hell Week: Potential Donors to Enroll America Grow Skittish By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s efforts to raise private money to carry out the president’s health care law have... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201901c64210e970b 2013-05-20T17:01:35-04:00 2013-05-20T17:01:35-04:00 Tom Maguire Bill Keller of the Times on how to legalize pot. he includes an interesting aspiration for the market structure by way of drug policy sage Mark Kleiman: One practical challenge facing the legalization pioneers is how to keep the marijuana... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20192aa183d62970d 2013-05-19T12:55:44-04:00 2013-05-19T12:55:44-04:00 Tom Maguire Rain again? When does the global warming Al Gore promised us kick in? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e2017eeb4de6f9970d 2013-05-18T11:02:45-04:00 2013-05-18T11:02:45-04:00 Tom Maguire The White House Press Office delivers some light Saturday morning comedy: President Seeks Path Forward Beyond Troubles Their gist - the White House won't be distracted by these distractions and neither will the Times. Instead they will focus on the... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201901c424b92970b 2013-05-16T17:36:27-04:00 2013-05-16T17:57:08-04:00 Tom Maguire It's all about Obama in ObamaWorld. Here is the First Fixer explaining why he is outraged by the IRS debacle (my emphasis): And that, ultimately, is the main priority that I have, but also I think the American people have.... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201901c40a019970b 2013-05-16T13:22:12-04:00 2013-05-16T13:22:12-04:00 Tom Maguire I wonder what else Obama is angry about. I guess we'll find out... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e2017eeb3403a8970d 2013-05-15T15:38:22-04:00 2013-05-15T15:44:00-04:00 Tom Maguire CBO revises downward its deficit estimate: CBO Slashes 2013 Deficit Projection to $642 Billion The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago, according to a government... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201901c368ede970b 2013-05-15T15:26:49-04:00 2013-05-15T15:32:32-04:00 Tom Maguire Audio forensics reports are available for the upcoming Zimmerman trial. Whether the two reports (FCA, Reich)are actually admissible as evidence is yet to be determined, but the Reich report really needs to be turned into a comedy sketch. A highlight:... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e2017eeb2b5e69970d 2013-05-14T19:06:33-04:00 2013-05-14T19:19:15-04:00 Tom Maguire Jake Tapper, now of CNN but a bulldog for truth while at ABC News, is getting lots of love from the left for debunking a bit of the Benghazi talking points story. His gist - the summaries of the emails... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201901c2ae8e7970b 2013-05-14T11:48:35-04:00 2013-05-14T13:08:06-04:00 Tom Maguire Let me be the first to misrepresent this new panel finding: Panel Finds No Benefit in Sharply Restricting Sodium They are not saying "Salt It Up"; they are saying that there are reasons to doubt that lower levels of sodium...