Politics Feb 11 As Obama requests military force, a brief history of war power Today in the Morning Line: Details emerge of Obama’s request to Congress for military authorization to fight the Islamic State group A brief history of war power tension The U.S. hasn’t declared war since WWII, plus all 11 times…
Politics Feb 09 Decision time for President Obama on arming Ukraine President Obama’s meeting today with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington is fraught with all kinds of geopolitical consequences.
Politics Feb 05 With an eye on the primary, Jeb Bush signals a campaign against liberalism One of the potential criticisms of Jeb Bush as a presidential candidate is that he doesn’t have the “fire in the belly,” that he’s been out of the game. Well, he was no Fred Thompson at his speech and following…
Politics Feb 04 Why shutting down Homeland Security won’t affect Obama’s immigration executive action Today in the Morning Line: If DHS shut down, 85 percent of the agency’s workers would still work That includes the agency tasked with carrying out the president’s immigration executive action Some things would stop, including FEMA disaster planning,…
Politics Feb 03 Vaccines, measles and science cause issues in 2016 Republican presidential primary Today in the Morning Line: Christie, Paul waffle on vaccines Christie walks it back; Paul goes further Ben Carson goes the other way, saying vaccines are necessary and “safe” House Republicans vote for the 56th time on whether to…
Politics Feb 02 Here’s a breakdown of what’s in President Obama’s new budget Budgets are not much more than political documents, and this one is no different. It's going nowhere in the Republican-led House and Senate, but it will add numbers to those priorities.
Politics Feb 02 Why Romney’s third quest for the presidency went up in smoke so quickly, and who gains Today in the Morning Line: The air comes out of the Romney balloon Bush, Christie, Rubio likely benefit Walker, though, is the one with the momentum Budget day! What’s in Obama’s budget? Well, that ended quickly: We apparently are…
Politics Jan 29 Democrats begin to do some soul searching House Democrats begin their annual issues retreat Thursday in Philadelphia. With all the focus on Republicans, their newfound governing majorities in Congress, and the divisions within their ranks between establishment and tea party members, it’s worth pointing out that Democrats…
Politics Jan 28 Republicans to vote on repealing Obamacare … again Today in the Morning Line: House’s first month has focused on base issues without much chance of getting to the president Why another Obamacare vote? Freshmen want to say they voted against it Law remains unpopular, but people like…
Politics Jan 27 Budget outlook shows deficits, health costs down, but debt continues to rise Budget cuts and increased revenue have again cut the federal deficit. But the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that under current policy (including the sequester/budget cuts) the deficit will start to rise again in 2018.