Pre-Debate Post-Debate Analysis
To: Editor From: TN Re: Republican debate I've got a social engagement tonight and I know the copy desk doesn't like to work late. So here's my post-debate analysis. The debate will air on Fox News from 9 to 11 p.m., so please do not post before 11 p.m. Repeat: do not post before 11 p.m. We don't want to give readers the idea that the press knows what to say even before the candidates take the stage. God knows the public is cynical enough about politics and the media as it is. Cheers, Tim READ MORE >>
Are You Middle Class?
Sarah Boxer has a good blog post up on CBS News's Political Hotsheet making fun of Mitt Romney for identifying himself as a member of the middle class even though his net worth puts him somewhere between $190 million and $250 million. But what's most striking to me isn't Romney's poor-mouthing. It's his defining "the great middle class" as comprising "80 to 90 percent" of the population. READ MORE >>
Noah-Lowry Smackdown!
Rick Perry, Subliminal Birther?
There's so much to work with in what Texas Gov. Rick Perry states explicitly that I hesitate to delve into any possible below-the-radar messages in his new TV spot. But take a look and ask yourself whether the Republican front-runner is flirting with birtherism: READ MORE >>
What Class Warfare Looks Like
This is class warfare: Also this: READ MORE >>
David Brooks Is Unwell
David Brooks has indigestion because President Barack Obama, whom Brooks rather likes, wants to raise taxes on the rich. "He repeated the old half-truth about millionaires not paying as much in taxes as their secretaries." Why is that a half-truth? Because "the top 10 percent of earners pay nearly 70 percent of all income taxes, according to the I.R.S." READ MORE >>
Are Corporations People Or Aren't They?
Obama wants to lower corporate tax rates in exchange for eliminating various loopholes. "Because our corporate tax system is so riddled with special interest loopholes," a White House budget office document states, "our system has one of the highest statutory tax rates among developed countries to generate about the same amount of corporate tax revenue as our developed country partners as a share of our economy; this, in turn, hurts our competitiveness in the world economy." Rep. READ MORE >>
When Did Trickle-Down Get Respectable?
Sometime while I wasn't paying attention trickle-down economics got respectable. READ MORE >>
