Month / November 10, 2010
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And the Tea Party Defers to…
And the Tea Party defers… to the establishment—or so optimistic conservatives have been given reason to believe. Michele Bachmann—the House’s Tea Party Caucus founder—has pulled her name from the race for Republican Conference Chairperson, and, thereby cleared the path for establishment favorite Jeb Hensarling (TX). The implications, or so it would seem, are at once…
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14 Injured in Assault on Tory headquarters
Peaceful demonstrations against British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party turned ugly today as protesting students overran a police blockade guarding the party headquarters. Up to 50,000 people, mostly students, marched through Westminister, angry at the British government’s plans to significantly increase university tuition fees while simultaneously cutting funding to high education. This is a reversal of a…
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G20 Talks Fiscal Imbalance
The two-day G20 conference is set to start today in Seoul, South Korea. President Obama arrived in the city a day ahead and addressed a press conference about the possible talking points. China’s trade surplus, one of the more controversial developments of the last few years is bound to be a hotly debated topic. Critics…
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Presidential Politics in Palin’s Alaska
Whether or not the former-Governor aims to land in the White House is, as of yet, unclear. Her place in living rooms across the country, however, is definite and quickly approaching. Set to air later this week, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” is being billed as a mix between travelogue and documentary. Needless to say, the show…