General Politics, Politics
2 March 2009 | 0 Comments
A mild struggle for the leadership of the GOP emerged at CPAC, the participants of which were Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh. Or, as I like to call it, “heads we win, tails we win”.
In the first corner, wearing the dark blue shorts, is a politician who resigned from his position as Speaker of the House to avoid being tossed out by his own party, who had decided he had become a liability. Oh, what a difference a decade (and lack of better alternatives) makes. Gingrich told the CPAC audience “It’s not our job to be the opposition party. It’s our job to be the ‘better solutions’ party.” Included in those “better solutions” is a 12 point plan that is half tax cuts with a dash of things even they know they won’t do.
Tagged in CPAC, Michael Steele, Newt Gingrich, Rahm Emanuel, Rush Limbaugh
Link Roundup, Society & World
25 February 2009 | 0 Comments
Light Reading: Were you just sitting there thinking to yourself “Self, I really want to know more about the Gaussian copula function?” Well, you are in luck, my friend, because Wired magazine has an article detailing that very formula. The article’s title- Recipe for Disaster: The Formula that Killed Wall Street- hints at what the formula is and why it is important.
Tagged in Final Cut, Gausian copula function, Rahm Emanuel, risk management, Staci Ponder
Obama Admin, Politics
20 November 2008 | 1 Comment
Word is out that former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will be serving as Secretary of Health and Human Services and “health czar” with the Obama Administration. This is very big news not because of Daschle’s own proposed policies on health-care reform but because he is essentially being brought in as an enforcer. In order [...]
Tagged in Health and Human Services, health care, health care reform, health czar, Max Baucus, Rahm Emanuel, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Ted Kennedy, Tom Daschle
Politics
10 November 2008 | 0 Comments
Howard Dean will be leaving his position as Democratic National Committee chairman when his term is up in January. Dean had said previously that he only intended to serve one term but many thought Obama’s success-due largely to Dean’s 50 state strategy- would inspire him to serve another term. Dean’s legacy is expected to live [...]
Tagged in 50 state strategy, Barack Obama, Democratic National Committee, dnc, Howard Dean, Rahm Emanuel
Obama Admin, Politics
5 November 2008 | 5 Comments
ABC is reporting that President-Elect Obama has offered the Chief of Staff position to Rep. Rahm Emanuel. Emanuel hasn’t accepted or declined at this time. The Obama campaign isn’t known for its accidental leaks so an official announcement will probably follow shortly.
No politician is perfect, but I like Emanuel. He’s smart and tough, able to [...]
Tagged in Obama Admin, President Obama, President-Elect Obama, Rahm Emanuel
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