Posts Tagged ‘The Wall Street Journal’

Wholesale Change Coming?

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

The primary in four states earlier in the week signaled a big win for Washington outsiders.  A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll does not paint an optimistic picture of voter mood.  It leads one to believe the country is in for an unpredictable midterm election in November. 

West Virginians normally turn to the predictable when electing their representatives to Congress.  A sign state voters are turning unpredictable occurred in the May primary when incumbent Rep. Allan Mollohan was turned out. 

Wonder if the special primary August 28th will provide an insight that West Virginians are in a grim mood and turning grimmer as found in the new poll?

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Democrats View of Obama

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Regardless of where you turn someone is offering an opinion about President Obama, his policies and approach to government.  Two nationally known Democrat pollsters who have worked for President Jimmy Carter and President Bill Clinton penned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.  It is not what you would expect.

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Negative May Not Work This Time

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

(This post was delayed due to Internet difficulties)

Combine arrogance and negativity and it may spell defeat.  An opinion piece in WSJ is a must read.

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How Could He Promise Change

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

I have been reading “The Audacity to Win” a book by David Plouffe about the campaign of Barack Obama.  It is a firsthand account about the speeches, news conferences and messages he delivered. 

This brought back his passionate promise of “change you can believe in”. 

Before making the change promise candidate Obama should have recalled what former Secretary of State George P. Shultz said about Washington.  Shultz said, “Nothing ever gets settled in this town.  A seething debating society in which the debate never stops, in which people never give up, including me.  And so that’s the atmosphere in which you administer”.

How could he promise change when he had no way to know how the real Washington works?  Obama left Washington almost immediately after being sworn in as United States Senator to begin his campaign for President. 

A thoughtful explanation about “Why Obama Isn’t Changing Washington” was offered yesterday by Fred Barnes in The Wall Street Journal.

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