November 7th, 2010
BANGOR, Maine — Guess who’s coming to dinner? (more)
November 2nd, 2010
The Democrats are in trouble in the United States Senate come November. (more)
April 19th, 2010
Ever since Spirit Airlines Inc. announced this month that it would add a fee of up to $45 per carry-on bag, the airline’s chief executive, Ben Baldanza, has been trying to quell the resulting outrage. (more)
April 2nd, 2010
Four congressmen have now moved a bill to repeal the North American Free Trade Act. Superficially, this means little, as passage of this bill is unlikely in the near future. But more fundamentally, it means a lot, because, unbeknownst to most Americans inside and outside the Washington Beltway, free trade is inexorably losing its base of support on Capitol Hill. (more)
February 12th, 2010
Two Senate Democrats on Thursday formally launched their quixotic effort to kill the filibuster. (more)
January 21st, 2010
The nation’s politicians and political operatives are noodling what Sen.-elect Scott Brown’s victory on Tuesday means for the political climate in their states. My guess is that the reality is there are too many variables for most states to draw a clean comparison analogy. But the Bay State’s neighbor to the north, New Hampshire, may present the most compelling analogy. And that’s bad news for the Democrats. (more)
