Month: October 2007
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More supply-side nonsense from Giuliani
Continuing his recent descent into supply-side boosterism, Rudy Giuliani told supporters listening to a National House Party Night webcast on Friday that tax cuts increase revenue (23:55 in the clip): Remember, you collect more money with lower taxes than you do with higher taxes. I reduced the income tax in New York by twenty-four percent,
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Is Barack Obama the next Bill Bradley?
TNR’s Michael Crowley has written an excellent piece on Barack Obama’s failure to draw sharp contrasts with Hillary Clinton. As Crowley points out, Obama seems to have a personal hangup about negative campaigning and it’s hurting his ability to close the gap with Hillary. The parallel Crowley draws to Bill Bradley is especially striking: There’s