tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-7413 2012-01-27T10:00:02-05:00 Following The Arc From "Yes We Can" To "You Sit Thinking, 'You Know, Maybe. I Don't Know.' " TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201630038d144970d 2012-01-27T10:00:02-05:00 2012-01-27T10:00:02-05:00 Tom Maguire The WSJ publishes an open letter from sixteen scientists urging politicians and others to cool it on global warming: ...Speaking for many scientists and engineers who have looked carefully and independently at the science of climate, we have a message... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20163002e18d2970d 2012-01-26T19:45:00-05:00 2012-01-26T19:45:00-05:00 Tom Maguire Yet another Debate Night open thread. 8 PM Eastern on CNN. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201676120b4f9970b 2012-01-26T14:33:46-05:00 2012-01-26T14:45:52-05:00 Tom Maguire With Matt Drudge at quarterback conservatives rise up to derail Newton's Force: Newt Gingrich better hope voters who lapped up his delicious hits on the “elite media” and liberals don’t read the Drudge Report this morning. Or the National Review.... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20167611e6ac5970b 2012-01-26T11:24:09-05:00 2012-01-26T14:10:46-05:00 Tom Maguire We have been struggling with Warren Buffet's secretary, the self-described "average citizen" whose tax rate is so famously higher than her boss's. Per ABC News, Ms. Bosanek pays a tax rate of 35.8% of her income; it is clear from... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20168e6172668970c 2012-01-25T20:09:53-05:00 2012-01-26T11:52:03-05:00 Tom Maguire First, I applaud the notion that Warren Buffet's secretary ought to reveal her tax return - if Joe the Plumber can be put under the microscope for asking Obama a question about taxes, a woman who volunteers to serve as... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201676114f14d970b 2012-01-25T19:03:25-05:00 2012-01-25T19:06:53-05:00 Tom Maguire By way of Ezra Klein we glean this Twitter insight from Norh O'Donnell about Obama's proposed "Buffet Rule" creating a 30% tax rate on incomes over $1 million: @NorahODonnell: Obama Buffett rule would essentially double Mitt Romney's taxes Do tell.... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20168e6106a5a970c 2012-01-25T11:22:04-05:00 2012-01-25T12:05:26-05:00 Tom Maguire The AP flop-checks Obama's speech. And some of us didn't quite feel the rhythm when Obama threatened us with the news that "we've come too far to turn back now"; in fact, I believe I believe I believe he's falling... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20163001740f3970d 2012-01-25T06:35:34-05:00 2012-01-25T06:47:32-05:00 Tom Maguire Wow - a Democratic President of the United States opens his State of the Union address by offering well-deserved praise to US troops and then urging the rest of our citizens to embrace their values: THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr.... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201676106d918970b 2012-01-24T20:51:39-05:00 2012-01-25T06:03:19-05:00 Tom Maguire The NY Times has excerpts from the Mitch Daniels response. The Cato Institute has a cool live blog here. YOU'RE IN THE ARMY NOW! (AND IT'S NO LONGER THE ARMY OF GHENGIS KHAN): Did a Democratic President really open (and... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20163000bb62d970d 2012-01-24T12:05:51-05:00 2012-01-24T12:05:51-05:00 Tom Maguire Following last night's debate, Bret Stephens of the WSJ throws in the towel on the current Republican offerings: The GOP Deserves to Lose That's what happens when you run with losers. ...Above all, it doesn't matter that Americans are generally... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20168e5fb88c4970c 2012-01-23T20:52:24-05:00 2012-01-23T20:52:24-05:00 Tom Maguire Yet another Republican debate,this time on NBC at 9PM. Will Brian Williams ask Newt to elaborate on some of his big ideas? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e201630000c109970d 2012-01-23T13:32:53-05:00 2012-01-23T13:40:00-05:00 Tom Maguire Right on schedule Paul Krugman commences to cheerlead for the Obama recovery. I happen to agree with the mainstream view that a US recovery seems to be underway. But this from the Persecuted Prognosticator drew my eye: On housing: as... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20162ffffbe3c970d 2012-01-23T12:05:04-05:00 2012-01-23T12:16:46-05:00 Tom Maguire Per the Daily Beast, TeamObama is about to launch a defense of their national security credentials. As part of this effort, Eric Holder will take poit in rationalizing the al-Awlaki drone strike: Now the administration is poised to take its... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20162ffff9a6a970d 2012-01-23T11:37:13-05:00 2012-01-23T11:37:13-05:00 Tom Maguire Let's have a traditional "How Bout Them Giants? How 'Bout Them Patriots?" pre-Super Bowl open thread.