Well, the good news is that the debt deal isn’t as bad as it could have been. The bad news is, it’s still terrible. The White House, which misplayed the whole thing from the start (Note to Obama:  the party that sets the agenda wins; when will you learn that?), caved in order to prevent [...]

Anyone other than us pundits watch the debate among the presidential wannabees on the Republican side the other day? Of course, they all ganged up on Obama, who, if the folks on stage are to be believed, is single-handedly responsible for all bad things that ever happened, are happening, or will happen in the United [...]

After more than sixty years of failed attempts, President Obama tomorrow will sign into law a sweeping reform of America’s health care system. It’s certainly not a perfect bill. I’d have preferred Medicare for all, with substantive changes in how reimbursements are made, but given the toxic political climate, that was not possible. I watched [...]