WASHINGTON — There is a great divide in American politics. It’s not between Democrats and Republicans. It’s between the president and Congress in Washington, on one side, and governors and legislators around the country on the other.The record of the Washington politicians is summarized in the report that came out of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) last week. That nonpartisan scorekeeper announced that it projects the cumulative national debt to increase in the next decade by $9.8 trillion.That unimaginable (and indigestible) sum is more than a trillion dollars higher than…
from: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/03/11/real_world_vs_fantasyland_104731.html
It took me five months to get my first interview with former eBay CEO and California GOP gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman, and when I did, it was after a press event where the news reporters were not allowed to ask questions. Swell.Her supersize campaign has been rolling her out like an Easter egg. She has been in a shell — for which she has paid handsomely. She has contributed nearly $40 million to her campaign, yet she told me she and her husband, Griff Harsh IV, fly coach, “because it’s cheaper.”The big question is: Can she govern? She has a background that might help….
from: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/03/11/meg_whitman_can_run_a_company_but_can_she_govern_104724.html
There’s a lively debate going on in the blogosphere and the press about whether Democrats would be better off passing or not passing a health care bill.Some liberals claim that Democrats would be better off passing a bill, any bill, even if it’s unpopular with the general electorate. The idea is to energize the Democratic base, currently demoralized by the prospects of failure. Current polls show Democrats far less enthusiastic and far less likely to vote — passing a law might change that.Others, mostly conservatives but also some liberals speaking privately, figure that…
from: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/03/11/dems_are_stuck_with_a_mess_of_their_own_making_104725.html
