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Lloyd Green is a former Department of Justice appointee who served in the campaigns and administration of George H. W. Bush. Lloyd lives in a Blue suburb north of New York City.

Kagan is No Rehnquist

Lloyd Green wrote on November 15th, 2011 at 9:28 am

Elena Kagan meet Bill Rehnquist. That Bill Rehnquist.
Like Kagan, Rehnquist was once young, smart, and ambitious. Like Kagan, Rehnquist served as a political appointee at the Department of Justice. And like Kagan, Rehnquist was once an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
But Kagan and Rehnquist have one more thing in common. And it   more

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The Budget’s Real Winners: Obama’s Base

Lloyd Green wrote on February 15th, 2011 at 2:55 pm

The Obama budget is just one piece in the president’s reelection effort, designed to reward those voters who backed him in 2008.  more

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Elites Score Big in Lame Duck Congress

Lloyd Green wrote on December 23rd, 2010 at 12:44 pm

This lame duck session, Congress and the President adopted a legislative package tailor-made to earn the approval of elites from both parties.  more

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Will Voters Punish Frank for Mortgage Meltdown?

Lloyd Green wrote on November 1st, 2010 at 5:53 am

Barney Frank, who usually coasts to victory, is in one of the toughest reelection fights of his career. Can he survive voter anger over his role in the mortgage mess?  more

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Drifting Away From Israel

Lloyd Green wrote on March 16th, 2010 at 12:54 pm

As President Obama uses the current rift over settlements to apply more pressure to the Israeli government, Prime Minister Netanyahu may find less support in the U.S. than expected. Today, American Jews appear to have less in common with Israel than in the past.  more

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Not Your Daddy’s Protest Movement

Lloyd Green wrote on March 2nd, 2010 at 11:25 am

Conservatives should be careful drawing parallels between the Tea Partiers and the reform-minded voters behind the 1994 Republican takeover of the House. Unlike the broad base behind 1994’s GOP win, today’s Tea Party is a much more limited affair appealing exclusively to middle America’s working class.  more

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GOP Needs to Win Back the Elite

Lloyd Green wrote on February 8th, 2010 at 11:08 am

The deep recession, Obama’s mien, Pelosi’s arrogance and Reid’s cluelessness are keeping the GOP competitive. But Republicans still have a big problem with college graduates and the 200k+ crowd.  more

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Obama Faces His Limits

Lloyd Green wrote on January 20th, 2010 at 3:20 pm

On a personal level, the country finds Obama likeable enough. But his policies are meeting growing skepticism and resistance. Oddly, in the face of all this, Obama is preliminarily vowing to fight on. For what? To what end?  more

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Stop Understating the Threat

Lloyd Green wrote on December 29th, 2009 at 3:50 pm

Yesterday, the President tried to reassure the nation. Obama promised he would not rest until he found those who were accountable. But a tone of commitment and intent were lacking, as was his tie.  more

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Universal Coverage: A Recipe for Deficits Over the Horizon

Lloyd Green wrote on August 23rd, 2009 at 9:17 pm

Once enacted government entitlement programs grow and expand. Medicare covers more people and services than when it was first enacted. SCHIP has been expanded to cover children in households above the poverty level. The Senate Finance Committee is considering a similar expansion of Medicaid.  more

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Obamacare: A Giant Wealth Transfer to the President’s Supporters

Lloyd Green wrote on August 17th, 2009 at 11:23 am

Obamacare is an attempt at an inter-generational and inter-demographic wealth transfer. It is an effort to redistribute income and benefits to the core of Obama’s support and the urban precincts of Blue America away from older and suburban Americans.   more

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Obamacare’s Victims and Targets Speak Out

Lloyd Green wrote on August 8th, 2009 at 10:17 am

The healthcare debate is arousing passions unseen since the 1960s. Many Americans rightly fear that their medical care and the medical care of their elderly parents is about to be diminished.  more

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