An (admittedly small sample) Public Policy Polling survey finds that if Wisconsin voters could re-do their votes from last November, they’d vote against Scott Walker by seven points. The shift is mostly caused by independent and Republican members of unions turning against Walker. This is pretty much exactly what I thought would happen here. The …
Archives for February 2011
Grrrr . . . .
I was busy all weekend, so I just want to say that being an Arsenal fan is an exercise in disappointment. That is all.
A Modern Parable
This was sent to me: A unionized public employee, a teabagger, and a CEO are sitting at a table. In the middle of the table is a plate with a dozen cookies on it. The CEO reaches across and takes 11 cookies, then looks at the teabagger and says “Watch out for that union guy– …
Jailhouse Fox
Who knows what will happen but it sure would be interesting if the head of ABC’s sister network get indicted. I would like to hear the tape of Ailes telling Judith Regan to lie to federal investigators about Bernie Kerik.
Wall Street’s liberal bias
Now we know why Moody’s put out that bogus report (shameless nutpicking but I don’t have the heart to read what the wingnut blogs are saying): Convenient. Apparently Zandi wants to stay on the Obama Christmas card list. Zandi seems to play the role of Washington’s perennial arbiter of Economic Rightness.
My new education-policy blog
Shameless self-promotion alert: I have a new blog at Forbes on education policy and education reform. My long introduction post is up this morning. In it, I offer a critique of the top-down reforms of Michelle Rhee and others, as well as a more broad swipe at the choice and accountability movement. Lots more to …
Your booty makes me moody
Another day, another independent economic report saying that the Republican budget cuts will hurt the economy. Last week it was Goldman, today it’s Moody’s. A Republican plan to sharply cut federal spending this year would destroy 700,000 jobs through 2012, according to an independent economic analysis set for release Monday. The report, by Moody’s Analytics …