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HOLIDAY of the DAY (for those looking for a reason to stay home today) This is the 64th anniversary of the changing of William “Wild Bill” Donavan’s wartime Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

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DC Hold ‘Em

If our elected “leaders” insist on playing World Series of Poker with our economy, then the Republicans ought to go all-in and see if the President has the hole cards to get out of the corner he’s painted himself into. President Obama...

Published 07-14-2011 6:23 by Eagle Watch

Filed under: politics, Obama, economics, government, taxes, Senate, House of Representatives, axcess bloggers, conservatism, liberalism, Republicans, Democrats, 2012 Elections
Pound the Table and Scream

There’s an axiom for trial lawyers – if the facts are working against you, pound the table and scream the law; if the law’s working against you, pound the table and scream the facts; if both are working against you, just pound the table and scream. That...

Published 07-02-2011 8:15 by Eagle Watch

Filed under: politics, government, Supreme Court, Senate, Constitution, axcess bloggers, conservatism, liberalism, Libya, ObamaCare, Immigration, Anchor Babies
George W Tea Party

Liberals/Democrats/“Progressives” – whatever they want to be called these days – have found a new whipping boy to substitute for legislative initiative: that demon seed, the Tea Party. After a leaked conference call of Democratic...

Published 03-30-2011 7:45 by Eagle Watch

Filed under: politics, economics, government, the hysterical Left, Congress, Senate, axcess bloggers, Tea Parties, Democrats
a Busy Day

ObamaCare CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf told the House Budget Committee on Thursday that the healthcare law will reduce employment by 0.5% by 2021, because some people will no longer have to work just to afford health insurance. “That means that...

Published 02-11-2011 8:23 by Eagle Watch

Filed under: politics, economics, government, Congress, Supreme Court, Senate, axcess bloggers
Non-Technical New START

A short follow-up on New START , trying to stay out of the technical weeds. There are three basic (read: non-technical) reasons for passing New START on to the 112 th Senate: 1. it is not in the security interests of the US; 2. the treaty is complicated...

Published 11-23-2010 13:12 by Eagle Watch

Filed under: politics, Obama, geopolitics, international relations, Russia, Senate, axcess bloggers
a Confused Treaty

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee [1] has approved the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (popularly known as the New START Treaty...

Published 11-19-2010 10:14 by Eagle Watch

Filed under: geopolitics, international relations, Russia, military, Senate, axcess bloggers
Senate WrapUp

Sorry for the length of this, but with 36 races to cover, even a brief recap takes space. Most of these numbers come from Rasmussen, with Real Clear Politics filling in where current Rasmussen data is missing. In one of the most interesting races this...

Published 10-28-2010 6:08 by Eagle Watch

Filed under: politics, government, Congress, Senate, axcess bloggers
Cradle of a Nation

The state where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written still holds a strong voice every election day. Pennsylvanians are steadfastly independent – and yes, many cling to their guns, their God, and their heritage with pride...

Published 08-17-2010 7:56 by Eagle Watch

Filed under: politics, Obama, government, Congress, Senate, axcess bloggers, conservatism, liberalism, Pennsylvania
Anchor of the Rust Belt

If Missouri is a bellwether, Ohio is a swing state – close presidential elections have hinged on the outcome here. Here’s my Ohio disclaimer for Rasmussen. In 2004, Rasmussen polling showed Bush defeating Kerry in Ohio by a 50% to 46% margin, Bush won...

Published 08-14-2010 9:51 by Eagle Watch

Filed under: politics, government, Congress, Senate, axcess bloggers, conservatism, liberalism, Ohio
Is Show Me Showing Us?

The five states just discussed consist of what I consider test cases for the Tea Party movement. The first four – Colorado, Florida, Kentucky and Nevada – contain elements that make them susceptible to Tea Party influence, and the last one – West Virginia...

Published 08-11-2010 19:44 by Eagle Watch

Filed under: politics, government, Congress, Senate, axcess bloggers, conservatism, liberalism, Missouri

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