
Margaret Carlson , who was a columnist and deputy Washington bureau chief for Time magazine, is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.
Limbaugh’s Barbs Test Palin’s Honest Outrage: Margaret Carlson I never thought it would come to
this. Sarah Palin is going to have to unheart Rush Limbaugh.
Otherwise the only conclusion is that she fakes her emotions,
even those that seem most genuine.
Party of ‘No’ Waves Bromides, Calls It a Plan: Margaret Carlson If you repeat something often enough,
it becomes conventional wisdom. Republicans insist they are not
simply the Party of No. They are the Party of Plans, which they
press with gusto upon anyone who will pay attention.
Sullen Republicans Sit Through Obama Stand-Up: Margaret Carlson By the time President Barack Obama
delivered the State of the Union, much of the drama had been
leeched away. As with the Super Bowl, the pre-game run-up dwarfs
the event itself.
Tea Party Herds the Angry, Lands in Hot Water: Margaret Carlson The Tea Party activists claimed a
huge victory in Massachusetts when Scott Brown, a former
Cosmopolitan centerfold driving a pickup, captured the hallowed
seat of Ted Kennedy.
Six Messages for Democrats in Senate Shocker: Margaret Carlson It is hard to exaggerate the
profound historical defeat suffered by Democrats in
Massachusetts on Tuesday. A smooth guy in a GM pickup who posed
nude for Cosmopolitan magazine won a U.S. Senate seat in the
most highly educated, relatively prosperous, “don’t blame me, I
voted for McGovern” state in the union.
True-Blue Massachusetts Is Red Alert to Obama: Margaret Carlson If Massachusetts, that bluest of
blue states, goes Republican, say goodbye (or good riddance) to
health-care reform and any chance that the Democrats will be
able to pass much of anything in the Senate. Wisconsin Senator
Russ Feingold will struggle to overcome a filibuster just to get
National Cheese Week proclaimed.
Palin’s God Laughs at Critics, Watches Fox: Margaret Carlson It’s all now perfectly clear. Where
once it looked silly for a governor to quit in favor of writing
and friending a million followers on Facebook, it now makes
sense.
Fleeing Politicians Skirt Angry Body Scans: Margaret Carlson The unmitigated disaster of the
underwear bomber’s success -- slipping through security despite
waving every red flag imaginable -- was enough to make even our
preternaturally calm president angry. Not angry enough for his
aides, who rushed out to issue an anger supplement on
background, but still.
Woods Can’t Match Beltway Nihilists, Losers: Margaret Carlson Here is a holiday gift to those
responsible citizens who have been dutifully following the
health-care debate: You may now take a break until January when
the Senate and House get down to reconciling differences in
their two bills in conference.
Health Care Dies at Hands of One Angry Man: Margaret Carlson Health-care reform is dead.