Monthly Archives: February 2009
False Choices
“There are two models that Republicans are looking at. One is 1990, [President George H.W.] Bush gets together with the Democrats at Andrews Air Force Base, raises taxes and loses the next election. The other is 1993, Democrats have a series of proposals to spend and tax. Republicans vote no… >> More Updates
Small Business Survey Results Are In
The 5th annual Small Business California survey has been completed. You can find the complete results at www.smallbusinesscalifornia.org
A few points that should be of interest:
When asked, “What steps are you taking to control or reduce costs for your business?”
78% of small business owners responding said… >> More Updates
Kellogg’s Mistake Confirmed
I thought Kellogg’s was making a mistake in its handling of the Michael Phelps pot smoking issue and now my instinct is confirmed. According to the Business Insider:
“When Kellogg announced it would not renew its endorsement contract with Olympic medalist Michael Phelps after a photo of the… >> More Updates
Job approval numbers
Some blogs and reporters have been commenting on the “decline” of President Obama’s job approval numbers. Nate Silver has a nice post about these numbers and why they declined. But here is the thing. They don’t really matter.
The job approval poll numbers are opinions, they aren’t votes… >> More Updates
Kellogg’s mistake…
This is a little off topic from the rest of this blog. But I think Kellogg may be making an ill-advised decision in dropping Phelps in such a public manner. Athletes like Michael Phelps are rare and can usually pick and choose their endorsers, advertising experts called it a
Why is Gregg doing this?
Mat Miller over at the Atlantic wonders why Senator Judd Gregg would take the Commerce Secretary cabinet post. I think Sen. Gregg’s political analysis is something like this: I am going to have a very difficult reelection fight, I get to demonstrate my post partisan credentials and I join a… >> More Updates