Michael Barone - High-speed rail is a fast way to waste taxpayer money
Where can the new Congress start cutting spending? Here's one obvious answer: high-speed rail. The Obama administration is sending billions of stimulus dollars around the country for rail projects that make no sense and that, if they are ever built, will be a drag on taxpayers indefinitely.
Timothy P. Carney - Obama's SEC hires Goldman Sachs asset manager to regulate asset managers
If I wrote this in a movie script, the producers would reject it as over the top. The President who said he would stop the revolving door between Wall Street and the executive branch -- the President who poses as the scourge of the big bankers -- hires Goldman Sachs' top asset manager to run the agency regulating asset managers: Read More
Julie Mason - Obama's pledge to review federal regs miffs liberals
The move dovetails with Obama's larger shift toward the political center -- a transformation that began with a major tax deal he brokered with Republicans last month. It is part of a strategy to reposition him for the 2012 presidential campaign.
Susan Ferrechio - Parties debate health care, albeit more civilly
Republicans, meanwhile, lined up on the House floor to denounce the bill as far more costly than the Democrats and the CBO have estimated. They said it would lead to employers dropping their insurance coverage and hiring fewer workers thanks to the law's many tax increases. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said the bill would result in $2.6 trillion in spending over 10 years.
Michael Barone - Looking ahead to Iowa: A 2012 traffic jam
. The Republican caucuses in Iowa are typically dominated by religious conservatives; the 2008 exit poll showed that 60% of caucus attenders classified themselves as “Christian conservatives.” This is a much higher percentage than in most non-Southern Republican primaries. Read More
J.P. Freire - Starbucks new "Trenta" size is no ally in Obama's war on obesity
When it comes to coffee, Starbucks and the Washington Examiner agree: Forget the War on Obesity. Read More
Timothy P. Carney - Bill Frist, invested in Obamacare, tells Republicans to let it be
If you're a Republican, and you don't want the media to pry into your financial conflicts of interest, there used to be a simple method: support Democratic big-government policies. The latest Republican to try this rule is Bill Frist. Sam Stein at the Huffington Post reports: Read More
David Freddoso - Rahm on the Stupak amendment
You'll recall that part of the deal that pushed Obamacare through Congress involved whether the law would contain a prohibition on abortion funding. Ultimately, it did not, but the White House drew up a meaningless executive order on the subject to give political cover for a few pro-life Democrats, most notably Bart Stupak of Michigan. Read More
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