Make no mistake: the 2012 election starts next Thursday. My point isn’t to be over-dramatic or say that any die will be irrevocably cast. But any possibility of a real jobs plan and — just as importantly — the outcome of the congressional debt committee are what the 2012 election will be about. Or to put it more clearly, President Obama needs to make that what the election is about. Read More

Wow, so cutting government spending and eliminating government jobs doesn’t help put people back to work?

Rick Perry is proving to be Michele Bachmann’s kryptonite. Check out these new poll numbers.