Latest (Un)Conventional Wisdom from Robert D. Sullivan

Voter disgust with Congress may be at an all time high, but (Un)Conventional Wisdom blogger Robert D. Sullivan isn't expecting a throw-out-the-bums election.

It rsquo s usually simplistic to think of an American political party as having a clear agenda for congressional elections Typically both parties are fine with candidates doing whatever works to win the handful of competitive districts The announcement of the Republican Party rsquo s ldquo Cont

State governments shrunk a bit in 2012 according to data released last week by the Census Bureau see press release or PDF report with total revenue dropping by 1 8 percent and expenditures falling by 0 5 percent But there were big differences among states in terms of how much they spent and how

The reviews for President Obama rsquo s State of the Union address are as expected mdash the adjectives ldquo small-bore rdquo and ldquo small-ball rdquo need to be retired for the rest of the century mdash and one New York congressman has learned how dangerous it is to make news right after

A round up of live tweets from (Un)Conventional Wisdom blogger Robert D. Sullivan during last night's State of the Union Address