Monthly Archives: November 2012

Looking Over the Fiscal Cliff: What Kind of Deal is a Real Deal? | HughHewitt.com | 11.26.12

By Clark S. Judge | Published: November 26, 2012
The day after the election I found myself in a waiting room for television guests with Howard Dean, the former Democrat presidential candidate.  Passing the time, Dean talked and I listened.  The topic was the fiscal cliff.  Dean was for going over it and forcing the big increases in marginal tax rates that will go […]
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What Really Happened on Election Day? The Big Clue. | HughHewitt.com | 11.16.12

By Clark S. Judge | Published: November 16, 2012
I know it’s painful, but let’s take a look – for me a last look – at what happened and didn’t happen in the election: Mandate? Who got a mandate?  The president?  His popular vote was nearly a 50-50 break with Governor Romney.  Congressional Democrats?  Yes, they won the Senate.  But the Republicans won the House, […]
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The Biggest Surprise of the ’12 Election | USNews.com | 11.12.12

By Clark S. Judge | Published: November 12, 2012
A day or two before the election, U.S. News opinion editor Robert Schlesinger and I exchanged predictions to the percentage point for both tickets. Robert is the son of former John F. Kennedy presidential speechwriter and historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., so you can imagine his preference, as you can mine. I’m a former Reagan presidential speechwriter. Our prognostications […]
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Confessions Of A ConfoBiOholic | Ricochet.com | 11.11.12

By Clark S. Judge | Published: November 12, 2012
My name is Clark and I am a ConfoBiOholic. As you know, ConfoBiOholism is a well documented addictive disorder.  As with most addictions, the first step to recovery is acknowledgment.  In ConfoBiOholism, acknowledgment is known to be especially challenging.  The condition is all but invisible to the addict himself, no matter how persistently friends and […]
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OK, Here’s My Election Prediction. What’s Yours? | Ricochet.com | 11.3.12

By Clark S. Judge | Published: November 5, 2012
The shouting has almost stopped. Weeks ago the voting began, but Tuesday the balloting storm reaches landfall. It is time for pontificators to prognosticate. So here you go.  My call: Romney 52%, 277 electoral votes; Obama 47%, 261 electoral votes. Romney wins Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, New Hampshire, Iowa, Colorado, and Wisconsin — and loses […]
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The Choice For Tomorrow | HughHewitt.com | 11.5.12

By Clark S. Judge | Published: November 5, 2012
Among the great failures of the mainstream media in this campaign has been to claim that neither candidate has laid out an agenda.  Both have been as clear as candidates can be about their plans for the nation in the next four years.  On this, the day before Election Day, let’s review the particulars: Energy: […]
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