Author Archives: Merrick "Mac" Carey
Rising Approval Rating Bodes Well For Obama Agenda Anyone worried about more defense program cancellations or expanded bureaucratic control of the U.S. economy should note the improvement in President Obama’s job approval rating. After falling to the low 50s in late August, and stabilizing right around his 2008 [Read More...]
Iraq: Stable Relations Require Cooperation On Transport, Arms Sales There have not been a lot of good news stories this decade, but one you cannot discount is the courage and fortitude of our democratic allies in Iraq. They have held up under a terrible, violent onslaught against their people, [Read More...]
Strategic Surprise and Tactical Warning: A Personal View Presentation to the Gyro Club
Denver Athletic Club
Thank you for inviting me here today and making such good arrangements for my visit. I am always happy to be in Denver, where I have lots of family and friends and [Read More...]
F-22 Insourcing Isn’t Good Government The Obama defense department has been fortunate to inherit several civil servants who are best of breed in the logistics sector, including Gary Motsek, Randy Fowler, and Alan Estevez. President Obama has also put a highly regarded political appointee, Dr. [Read More...]
Economic Security: Watch The Fed The two most important operational appointments President Barack Obama will make are the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. These powerful agencies are just across the Potomac River from each other, and to say the [Read More...]
Predicting Future Threats: Poor Track Record Casts Doubt On Current Plans One thing I’ve noticed after working in the policy trenches for 31 years is few things move in a straight line for long. Whether it is political polls, economic developments or social trends, our big, unruly nation seems to change [Read More...]
Obama Popularity Stabilizes, Brightening Dem Outlook After a steep fall from Inauguration Day through late August, President Obama’s job approval rating has stabilized for three weeks right around his 2008 vote, which was 52.9%. We actually saw a similar pattern last summer, when Senator McCain closed [Read More...]
The Political Setting For Defense Insourcing While President Obama is having trouble with his largest government insourcing initiative, the national health care “public option,” he and his allies are rolling along nicely with their anti-outsourcing initiatives at the defense department. Here are the reasons:
1. Ideological: [Read More...]
AF Insourcing Could Cost A Bundle, Reduce Readiness An interesting split is emerging in the Air Force sustainment and logistics sector, and it could have big implications for the Obama government insourcing agenda. The Air Force has been running a successful logistics partnership for its premier air superiority [Read More...]
Obama Job Approval Continues To Slide Today President Obama is below his 2008 vote for the first time. His vote was 52.9% and his job approval today is 52.0% in the RCP average (www.realclearpolitics.com) [Read More...]