Monthly Archives: August 2010
Mission Accomplished? Live Blogging Obama’s PrimeTime Address
President Obama is scheduled to give his second Oval Office address in a bit less than an hour. Ostensibly, the purpose of the speech is to mark the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq. But make no mistake: this … Continue reading
Predictions, Predictions: Congress and the Courts
How reliable is the generic ballot survey question in helping forecast the size of the Democratic losses that will occur in November? As we move closer to November 2, a growing proportion of my blog posts will undoubtedly focus on … Continue reading
Tuesday’s Results: Good News for Obama and Democrats?
I’ve been on deadline with a conference paper, so am commenting somewhat belatedly on last Tuesday’s election results, focusing on the highly publicized Senate primary races in Colorado and Connecticut. As you know, in Colorado, incumbent Democrat Michael (“One T”) … Continue reading
Why Agencies Fail: Revisiting the Oil Spill and the MMS
This past Saturday the New York Times printed a fascinating interview with Chris Oynes, the former director of the gulf office of the Mineral Management Service (MMS), the agency responsible for issuing permits for off-shore drilling, including the BP/Deep Horizon … Continue reading
Petey, We Hardly Knew Ye! Putting Orszag’s Tenure in Historical Context
And now, some fun with numbers! In response to my last post regarding Peter Orszag’s resignation as Obama’s OMB director – a resignation I speculated was driven by policy differences with other members of Obama’s administration – both Bob and … Continue reading
