Are we not even pretending there’s a wall between the two now? What is the White spokesman doing answering campaign questions?
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Bowles on Ryan
Erskine Bowles was President Clinton’s Chief of Staff and co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
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Does anyone know what an ashram is? I don’t. Not really anyway. But that’s where I’m going on my next vacation. I’m told an ashram is a spiritual hermitage, which is all very interesting. But all I need to know is that they don’t allow cellphones or laptops. If no electronics is the firm rule, […]
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How sharp is Paul Ryan? Take a look.
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Anyone who’s watched the game “Texas Hold ‘Em” knows the term “all in.” When you’re “all in,” you’re betting everything you’ve got on the hand you’re holding. Mitt Romney just went “all in” on economic conservatism with Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential pick. He placed a bet that the American people want bold action on […]
Read the rest of this entry »Quote of the Day, Vincent Grandil
“French people have an uncomfortable relationship with money. Here, someone who is a self-made man, creating jobs and ending up as a millionaire, is viewed with suspicion. This is big cultural difference between France and the United States.” — French attorney Vincent Grandil on news that France’s new Socialist government plans to tax income over […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bring Castration to NY
Two 5-year-olds, an August afternoon and a lemonade stand. It’s the stuff of Norman Rockwell — marred by that fear every parent knows. Whose car is that slowing? They know not to get in — right? Could I sprint the 40 yards from here to there before . . . ? “Hey, girls. Time to close the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Nikki Haley, the Right Pick for VP
It’s getting toward betting time on who Mitt Romney will choose to be his presidential running mate. The clear favorites for veep: Ohio Sen. Rob Portman; Florida Sen. Marco Rubio;Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal; formerMinnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan. Any one of them would make perfect sense — so I’m going to call it for South CarolinaGov. Nikki Haley. My reasoning may be obscured by […]
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Good stuff from George Washington University.
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