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Thinking Positively Can Make You Feel Worse

In America, we tend to laud the optimist and shun the pessimist. Not surprisingly, we are inundated with bromides about positive thinking and self-affirmation. But, turns out, all that stuff might not work. A new study published in Psychological ...

From ALAN STEWART CARL, DonklePhant,  8 Jul 2009

Palin Has No One But Herself to Blame for Criticisms

Palin is still being coy about whether she is planning a 2012 run at the presidency. To me, this reservation is ridiculous. There are only two passable reasons for her not to finish her term as governor. 1) She is 100% done with politics. 2) She wants ...

From ALAN STEWART CARL, DonklePhant,  7 Jul 2009

Could Health Care Reform Lead to Budget Crisis?

Kevin Hassett (whose American Enterprise Institute affiliation probably tells you all you need to know about his economic opinions) has written a skewering critique of Obamanomics. But what’s interesting is not that he calls the Obama administration ...

From ALAN STEWART CARL, DonklePhant,  6 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  American Enterprise Institute,  Mary Landrieu,  Evan Bayh

Washington Post Apologizes for Salon Idea

Apparently, The Washington Post is completely abandoning the idea of hosting exclusive salons with power brokers – an idea which erupted into scandal last week when a marketing flyer indicated lobbyists could pay for access to Post reporters. Now, the ...

From ALAN STEWART CARL, DonklePhant,  5 Jul 2009

Palin Stepping Down as Alaska’s Governor

Odd excuse. Either some scandal is about to break or Palin has decided that stepping down over a year before her term is over will help her prepare for a 2012 run at the presidency. Or, you know, she’s sick of the publicity. It’ll be interesting to see ...

From ALAN STEWART CARL, DonklePhant,  3 Jul 2009

The Washington Post’s Questionable Moneymaking Scheme

Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive “salon” at her home where for as much as $250,000, the Post offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record access to “those powerful few” — ...

From ALAN STEWART CARL, DonklePhant,  3 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress

More Jobs Lost in June than Expected

If we’re headed towards economic recovery, the path is unlikely to be a smooth one. At least that’s what June’s unemployment numbers indicate as the nation lost 467,000 jobs, more than 100,000 above estimates. With unemployment now at 9.5%, a 26 year ...

From ALAN STEWART CARL, DonklePhant,  2 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Circuit City

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of White Firefighters

Previously, the appellate court including Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, ruled that the city of New Haven did nothing wrong by throwing out the results of a promotion exam because no African Americans and too few Hispanic firefighters passed ...

From ALAN STEWART CARL, DonklePhant,  29 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Anthony Kennedy,  Ruth Bader Ginsburg,  Sonia Sotomayor,  John Roberts,  Samuel Alito

Tensions With North Korea Increase

Government officials say they will act within the bounds of a recent UN Security Council resolution which permits international navies to request the inspection of North Korean cargo vessels but does not give them the right to board. If the North ...

From ALAN STEWART CARL, DonklePhant,  18 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Robert Gates

Dole and Daschle Release Health Care Plan

Does anyone care about the opinions of former Senate majority leaders? What if one was once his party’s presidential nominee and another one nearly became President Obama’s Secretary of Health and Human Services? The plan seeks to reconfigure health ...

From ALAN STEWART CARL, DonklePhant,  17 Jun 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party

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