Tag: Commentary

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Onstage, Trump sheds ego, lays off media, hones new role

Byron York · August 21, 2016 5:12 am

President Obama's campaign pledge to close the prison was foolish. It is one of many promises made before he had to deal with the realities of governing. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama can’t Gitmo satisfaction

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2016 4:01 am

Hillary Clinton carries a 4-point lead over Donald Trump in the latest Fox News poll of likely voters nationwide. (AP Photo/John Locher)

In a Clinton vs. Trump race, foreign policy sanity is guaranteed to lose

Bonnie Kristian · August 20, 2016 4:03 am

For families in the 26th-50th percentile of the wealth distribution, the wealth decline caused by the recession offset any gains seen from 1989-2007. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

How the Great Recession increased inequality

Jason Russell · August 19, 2016 8:30 pm

One can imagine the outrage if Russ Feingold's opponent, incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson, caught an infiltrator by making assumptions about the way his supporters looked. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Feingold campaign outs an infiltrator by profiling her

Ashe Schow · August 19, 2016 7:09 pm

Randi Weingarten just doesn't make the connection that financial regulations from 2010 are causing the problem and that more financial regulations will only make it worse. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

This political move is why members want to leave their unions

Jason Russell · August 19, 2016 5:46 pm

Jennifer Pierotti Lim's husband is an alumnus of the Hillary Clinton campaign, and is a partner in a firm that has pocketed about $20 million from Clinton's campaign and the DNC. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Remember that ‘Republican Woman for Clinton’? She’s a healthcare lobbyist married to a Clinton operative

Timothy P. Carney · August 19, 2016 4:38 pm

A federal watchdog found nine out of 12 false Obamacare applications were approved this year during special enrollment periods. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Beltway Confidential

New Obama financial regs could drive industry consolidation

Timothy P. Carney · August 19, 2016 3:25 pm

Now we have flooding in Louisiana, and where is President Obama? On vacation and golfing. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Media predictably treats Bush, Obama differently on Louisiana disasters

Ashe Schow · August 19, 2016 3:11 pm

"Donald Trump brings the leadership and experience to get our country moving in the right direction and make America great again," Steve Scalise wrote. (AP Photo)

Donald Trump has the vision our country needs

Rep. Steve Scalise · August 19, 2016 2:06 pm

Ever since the failed launch of healthcare.gov in 2013, the annual ritual of signing up for Obamacare has been a nightmare. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Obamacare failures: Point by point

Senator John · August 19, 2016 6:01 am

Clinton lies through her big white smile

Washington Examiner · August 19, 2016 4:01 am