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Law of intended consequences
Professor Bainbridge is fabulous and this is an excellent discussion of business failure, as Obamacare.
But when the professor writes this, he demonstrates a fatal blind spot: “It’s clear that Obamacare was seriously botched. We need to repeal the damned thing and start over with a more modest, incremental, and carefully vetted alternative.”
As they joke in… »
Vivian’s out
Don’t worry about Vivian Schiller. Losing her job as head of National Public Radio and its $500,000 or so total salary is no problem.
Just post your resume on Monster.com, Vivian. All kinds of people are willing to pay a sharp girl like you what you’re worth, at least a 10 percent or 20 percent jump… »
Rubio steps to the plate
Marco Rubio pulls out an old standard, calling for a balanced budget amendment.
Fine. Such an amendment could probably be adopted this year. The senate might well pass it because Dems who value their seats won’t oppose it. The house might pass it, because Boehner might show some spine. A sufficient number of states might pass… »
A day late
The governor’s office moved at the speed of light and put up yesterday noon’s 10,000 word, noon speech sometime this morning.
Parsing it does not improve it. The governor showed that he learned something from his years in television: it doesn’t matter what you say, the point is just to fill time. If he did anything… »
Just sayin’
Okay, enough of Kasich, but here it is, nearly 5:30, and no text of the Kasich speech? Some news organizations are reporting that he did not deliver a prepared text. Okay. Is that supposed to be impressive? You know the joke, “How long will it take you to prepare a speech?”. “It depends. If you… »
Salt in the wound
The day John Kasich gives what should be his defining vision, the most important opportunity to say something of import, not only does he punt, but Bowles and Simpspon announce, “Fiscal Crisis Could Come Within 2 Years.”
Now THERE’S a kick in the pants. Outdone in leadership by Alan… »
The John Kasich we have
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Ethanol? Are you kidding me? Ethanol? Talking about Libyan oil and Ohio agriculture and ethanol?
Has anyone told the governor why food prices are high, contributing to riots in Egypt and doubtless everywhere soon enough?
Well, I heard the last 15 minutes, and that’s a decision I regret making.
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The governor’s first state of the state address… »
The John Kasich we have and the John Kasich we need
The year has started off with an apparent bang at the Statehouse, but really it’s a lot of noise and no discernible direction. The mission is unclear, there are a few bright spots, but there are many warning signs, too. Today we will find out with certainty whether Kasich has a vision. Odds are high… »
Big D does some work today
Kudos to the Big D for doing some work. It isn’t every day, Lord knows, but today’s Dispatch put in the work that it’s capable of and did a nice job of it.
Pay raises, much more to change if bill passes
SENATE BILL 5:Taxpayer benefit? If bill had been in effect in 2010, central Ohio’s biggest… »
Old reliable Joe
Joe’s trigger finger is itchin’, just waitin’ to call for that tax hike. He doesn’t quite do it today. Doubtless it’ll be a “temporary” one when he does. Meanwhile, he’s just a big tease. Anyone with a lick of sense knows that the HUGE tax cut Husted and the traditional Ohio Republicans have bragged about… »