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Chrysler, And The Obama Administration’s Penchant For Scapegoating

Those who believe that this Administration is an enemy of business cannot be blamed:

Flashback Time With Barack Obama And Supreme Court Nominations

As the fallout over Justice Souter’s retirement continues and speculation increases over President Obama’s pick to replace the Justice, let’s get ready for the upcoming wave of hypocrisy.

The Souter Retirement And The Supreme Court Confirmation Wars

My latest piece for the New Ledger is up and discusses the jurisprudence of Justice David Souter, what can be expected from the White House in the upcoming Supreme Court fight, and the options available to Senate Republicans in that fight.

The President’s Press Conference

I am late to this because I didn’t have the chance to watch the actual press conference–real life, alas, has a tendency to intrude.

Just The Facts, Mr. President.

Despite Barack Obama’s claims that he has had absolutely nothing to do with the increase in the federal budget deficit, a simple factcheck reveals that the President is neck-deep in the increase in red ink:

The Illustrative Power Of Pennies

Behold the Obama Administration’s thoroughly unimpressive approach to balancing the budget:

Robert Gibbs: Watch Your Back

Andrew Sullivan is vying to replace you as the official spokesman for the Obama Administration.

Trouble In Paradise (Part Deux)

Look what happened when it came time to vote on the Administration’s budget plan in the Senate:

Utterly Tone Deaf

I don’t know how it is possible for those who ordered the low-level flyover of the Presidential plane to have been so out of touch:

Grading President Obama

With the 100 day mark reached, we at the New Ledger got together to render our judgment on President Obama’s time–brief as it has been, thus far–in office

Of Presidential Airplanes And PR Disasters

Eric Zimmermann’s got questions.

The Orszag Chronicles

No, it’s not a new science fiction novel. Rather, this post is dedicated to the profile of Peter Orszag that appears in the most recent edition of the New Yorker. It portrays a hyper-smart, hyper-political Budget Director, but at the same time, raises a whole host of questions.

- March 22, 2010 -

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