Category: The Numbers Game
A JOBS Bill That Isn’t
The JOBS bill before the Senate doesn’t actually, you know, create any jobs. In fact, according to MIT economist Simon Johnson, it’s likely to destroy jobs. Professor John Coates hit the nail on the head: “While the various proposals being considered have been characterized as promoting jobs and economic growth…
The Invisible Housing Crisis
I have to thank / blame Ezra Klein for getting me back on the blogging horse. He posted a chart that really brought home the problems facing our state and our country. Most people who read this blog are, I expect, reasonably well ensconced in the American middle class. Most…
“Drill Baby Drill” is “Dumb Baby Dumb”
Well, it is a Republican idea so is anyone really surprised that “Drill Baby Drill” is “Dumb Baby Dumb?” I know I’m not. On the campaign trail, Newt Gingrich keeps insisting that if America drilled for more oil, we could return to the days of $2.50-per-gallon gasoline. Michael Conathan says this is dubious, noting that drilling…
Mitt Romney’s Momentum!
Sometime republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney swept both Arizona and Michigan primaries yesterday. The momentum and enthusiasm for the Mitt express is pandemonium! This big day basically cements Mitt’s rise to the nomination!!! For those of you whose memories might be failing. This is a comparable moment four years…
Verify the Recall – Even Scott Walker does not take them serious!
This story from WisPolitics: Gov. Scott Walker will not challenge any of the signatures filed against him because his campaign did not have enough time to review the more than 150,000 pages filed seeking his recall, a spokeswoman said. Walker faced a deadline today to file challenges after a Dane…
Red State Safety Net
The Red States rely heavily on the social safety net, too.
“A Preposterously Political Charade!”
Watch this video from July 2011 when the redistricting maps were being reviewed. This is important in light of the current lawsuit over the secret negotiations and the way the maps were drawn. And for the record, Mike McCabe is my hero.
Verify the “Verify the Recall”
There has been much written about the recall verification process, from me pointing out that the fraud people are complaining about is NOT fraud, then Phil points out that statistically there will be very little fraud, then Steve points out that maybe the Fraud they did find is not exactly…
Statistics and the Recall
Before he passed away in 1995, my dad was the Deputy Director of the US Census. So I spent a lot of time hearing about statistics growing up. I was pleased to see that someone, in this case the Journal-Sentinel, decided to test a statistically significant sample of the Recall…
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