The Stump
Mitt’s Keynesian Slip: Not The First Time
Sharp readers like Jonathan Chait have seized on a telling exchange in Mark Halperin’s recent interview with Mitt Romney, in which Romney blatantly undercuts the anti-Keynesian line that he and other Republicans have been pushing for the past couple years. READ MORE >>
Should Romney Go Left on Wall Street?
When JP Morgan announced its $2 billion trading loss a few weeks back, a handful of smart conservatives saw an opportunity for Romney to get to Obama’s left: Call for an end to too-big-to-fail. As AEI’s James Pethokoukis put it: READ MORE >>
Obama’s Bid To Cast Mitt In Hoover Mold
So Which Is It, Politico?
How Ohio Democrats View Rob Portman
Why Neither Side is Bringing the Nasty
I’m on record claiming that Team Obama is playing a tougher form of bean bag this time around than in 2008. But, even so, I agree with Jon Chait that this election won’t really be that nasty. I just think so for different reasons. READ MORE >>
Yet Another Problem With JP Morgan
A Gift For Snickering Pundits: A Map
In what has become a regular ritual this spring, the punditocracy is cracking itself up tonight over Barack Obama's embarrassingly poor performance in Democratic primaries in Appalachia and the Upland South. READ MORE >>