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RNC Chairman Michael Steele December, 2007 NY Times columnist David Brooks on candidate Obama “He pursues liberal ends in gradualist, temperamentally conservative ways” March 3, 2009 NY Times columnist David Brooks on President Obama “Barack Obama is not who we thought he was” October 2008 Christopher Buckley, Sorry Dad, I’m Voting For Obama “Let me […]
Warren Buffett is out with his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. The letter is eagerly anticipated every year. This year even more so as it comes following Berkshire’s worst year ever. Business Week has published some good excerpts. Buffett didn’t have a great year personally either. After finally authorizing a biography and selecting Alice […]
Tonight we welcomed back one of our favorites, James Pethokoukis, the Capital Commerce columnist for US News & World Report magazine. We discussed Obamanomics and the simple fact that America is getting what we they voted for. We discussed everything from the implications of Obama’s cap and trade scheme to the tax changes and the […]
UPDATE I: One of my favorite guests to have on Pundit Review Radio is James Pethokoukas of US News. According to James, I am underselling the impact of Obama’s cap and trade scheme, As I see it, the most important single item in President Obama’s budget is his commitment to a cap-and-trade plan (to limit […]
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Polio in the 1940-1950s and pensions in the new millenium. Devastating, crippling and unnecessary. Any talk of what ails us as a city, state and country is a diversion unless it squarely addresses the pension issue. Public employees should have a 401K plan like the rest of us, period. This situation has not been created […]
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The stimulus was at the top of everyone’s mind tonight. My position, as a taxpayer I’m feeling insulted. The stimulus bill cannot be both the only thing standing between America and a Great Depression AND a pork laden orgy of liberal interest group payback spending. I feel like the permanent political class has largely created […]
Any post relating to the health of Apple CEO Steve Jobs has to start with two obligatory statements, he is a business genius, and I wish him a speedy recovery. Now, with that out of the way, my focus will return to Apple’s long-standing, troubling and somewhat distant relationship with the truth. Last night’s disclosure […]
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