Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings I know Steve posted on the minimum wage issue yesterday (see here), but my anger is such that I thought I’d weigh in, too, albeit from the rather detached perspective of a Canadian observing the unfortunate goings-on south of the border. Our minimum wage varies by province and territory, […]
Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings (It’s great to be back here guest blogging at The Carpetbagger Report, and I’d like to thank Steve for giving me the opportunity once again. I look forward to posting here over the next several days. And now, on with the show…) ********** At AMERICAblog, John Aravosis asks if […]
I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is I’m going to be away from my desk today and tomorrow, and probably won’t be able to post anything. (It’s possible I’ll pop in now and then, but don’t hold me to it.) The good news is I’ve recruited a couple of […]
I’ve received some terrific feedback thus far on my Washington Monthly article — thanks to everyone for all the support — and there’s one point in the piece that I wanted to flesh out in more detail. The article talks a bit about how the [tag]adultery[/tag] issue isn’t on the political world’s radar right now, […]
I knew it was coming, but it’s disappointing anyway. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday defeated a proposal pushed by Democrats to [tag]raise[/tag] the federal [tag]minimum wage[/tag] in increments from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour by January 1, 2009. Sen. Edward [tag]Kennedy[/tag], a Massachusetts Democrat, unsuccessfully tried to attach the proposal raising the wage for the […]
I’m tempted to think, hard as it may be to believe, that the White House wants to undermine the integrity of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Yesterday, President Bush announced his intent to nominate television producer and National Review Online (NRO) contributor [tag]Warren Bell[/tag] to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public […]
At a [tag]press conference[/tag] in [tag]Vienna[/tag], [tag]Austria[/tag], this morning, a [tag]reporter[/tag], speaking to the [tag]president[/tag], noted that only 14% of Austrians believe the United States is good for peace and more British citizens see Bush’s policies as a destabilizing force in the world than Iran’s. The reporter asked Bush to explain why, from his perspective, […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * In Pennsylvania, Sen. [tag]Rick Santorum[/tag] (R) isn’t closing the gap with [tag]Bob Casey[/tag]; he’s falling further behind. According to a new Quinnipiac poll, Casey now leads Santorum 52% to 34%. The 18-point […]
It’s been about a week since [tag]DSCC[/tag] Chairman [tag]Chuck Schumer[/tag] hinted that he’s likely support Sen. [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag] in Connecticut, even if Lieberman loses a Democratic primary. The sort-of announcement prompted widespread criticism from Dem activists and the netroots, though Schumer didn’t back off (indeed, he didn’t follow up on the comments at all). So, […]
[tag]Republicans[/tag] on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue went to great lengths to put [tag]immigration[/tag] on top of the domestic policy agenda this year — and now they’re cutting and running. President Bush’s push for a sweeping overhaul of immigration laws was dealt a major blow Tuesday when [tag]House[/tag] Republican leaders announced they would hold public […]