In a historic upset, Brown defeats Coakley to fill the late Kennedy’s seat
Wed, 01/20/10 – 0:50 | 8 Comments

With 52 percent of the vote, tonight former Republican State Senator Scott Brown upset Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley to fill the Senate seat of the late Edward Kennedy. Despite the President’s efforts on Sunday …

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Conservative Democrats may hold balance of power
Sun, 01/18/09 – 1:18 | 6 Comments Print
Conservative Democrats may hold balance of power

In “The Blue Dogs Have Their Day,” Collin Levy of the Wall Street Journal writes that conservative Democrats (”Blue Dogs”) are concerned about President-elect Obama’s stimulus package. Contrary to popular thinking, Levy insinuates that a …

Will a massive US stimulus package single-handedly overturn the current global recession?
Sat, 01/17/09 – 2:51 | 8 Comments Print
Will a massive US stimulus package single-handedly overturn the current global recession?

The Obama administration will likely spend over a trillion dollars on a struggling economy. Some economists estimate that even a trillion dollar stimulus package would not be enough to jolt the economy out of the …