tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-7413 2009-11-20T18:06:07-05:00 Not An Obama Approved Pundit. But The Day Is Young! TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e2012875bfa301970c 2009-11-20T18:06:07-05:00 2009-11-20T18:06:07-05:00 Tom Maguire They were the best defense terrorists could buy on a pro bono basis! And now they are all working at the Justice Department and need to recuse themselves from the upcoming terrorist trials (or at least, ought to.) Will there... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20120a6bda585970b 2009-11-20T17:18:03-05:00 2009-11-20T18:44:05-05:00 Tom Maguire Nate Silver goes out on a limb and opines that Presidential popularity is tied to perceptions about the economy. Yes, he knows as well as the rest of us that this is a chestnut, since his post it titled "It's... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e2012875bf3691970c 2009-11-20T16:56:33-05:00 2009-11-20T16:56:33-05:00 Tom Maguire Keith Hennesey details Obama's violations of his No new middle-class taxes" pledge, including the Reid hike of the Medicare payroll tax that I flagged Wednesday. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20120a6bb3a5b970b 2009-11-20T10:49:34-05:00 2009-11-20T11:51:49-05:00 Tom Maguire David Brooks comes out in defense of embattled Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner; former Enron advisor and current populist Paul Krugman argues that Geithner was a key player in the Wall Street bailouts that squandered the public trust. Krugman's focus is... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20120a6baefe8970b 2009-11-20T09:17:41-05:00 2009-11-20T09:17:41-05:00 Tom Maguire In "Popcorn's Dark Secret" we learn that movie theater popcorn is too greasy and too salty. Who knew? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20120a6bae815970b 2009-11-20T09:05:58-05:00 2009-11-20T09:05:58-05:00 Tom Maguire Speaking to US troops in Korea, Obama lauded their ability to deliver a photo op. And the front page of the Times delivers! Believe it or not, the Times does not mention Obama's photo-op prediction. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20120a6ba848b970b 2009-11-20T06:27:26-05:00 2009-11-20T06:27:26-05:00 Tom Maguire Lsst September LA Times columnist trusted an ACORN employee - what, was he nuts? Patterico is standing by with the crow. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e2012875b9af13970c 2009-11-19T16:29:39-05:00 2009-11-19T16:33:34-05:00 Tom Maguire Some enterprising network should give Obama a talk show. Or maybe we could all just all invite him for dinner: Three-quarters of American voters - 74 percent - like President Barack Obama as a person, but only 47 percent like... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20120a6b46412970b 2009-11-18T23:03:08-05:00 2009-11-18T23:14:06-05:00 Tom Maguire Attorney General Eric Holder defends the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed decision against Lindsay Graham, Andy McCarthy, and his own DoJ protocols. FAUX DEATH PENALTY HAWKS: Obama and Holder claim to want the death penalty for KSM but they sure picked an... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e2012875b643ca970c 2009-11-18T22:55:23-05:00 2009-11-18T22:55:23-05:00 Tom Maguire Folks surveying the wasteland of the current New York sports scene will get a grim smile from this: what New York team has more wins this November than the Giants, Jets, Knicks and Nets combined? The Yankees, natch. The Rangers,... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e20120a6b43c89970b 2009-11-18T22:31:39-05:00 2009-11-19T12:00:31-05:00 Tom Maguire Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has brought forth a health care bill which defies Obama's "no new taxes" except on the rich pledge. From the Times' description of the bill: The Medicare payroll tax would rise to 1.95 percent from... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e2012875b2b432970c 2009-11-18T12:52:47-05:00 2009-11-18T14:02:11-05:00 Tom Maguire Jodi Kantor of the NY Times is getting a hefty advance for a book about the Obamas. So what does the market want, and what is Ms. Kantor likely to produce - a big wet smooch for the Obama or... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e2012875b25c9a970c 2009-11-18T11:51:37-05:00 2009-11-18T11:51:37-05:00 Tom Maguire The current legislative package advertised as "health care reform" flunks out of Harvard Medical school: As the dean of Harvard Medical School I am frequently asked to comment on the health-reform debate. I'd give it a failing grade. Instead of... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2aa69e2012875b23fd3970c 2009-11-18T11:30:36-05:00 2009-11-18T11:30:36-05:00 Tom Maguire Evidence that I picked a bad day to give up chrystal meth: THIS IS NOT WHAT SOROS PAYS THEM FOR: The reliably progressive Media Matters is criticizing Newsweek's depiction of Sarah Palin instead of bashing someone from Fox News? NOBEL...