https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/11/07/obamas-presser-i-was-wrong-again/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 08:52:14 -0400<![CDATA[So what else is new?  I voted on the wrong side of the presidential election and on Prop 8 and now I made the wrong prediction about capital gains.  So it goes.  Of course, the almost comically complaisant media didn&#8217;t ask the President-elect a single interesting question, let alone probing him about whether he intended to honor his pledge about raising capital gains taxes, even though we are in an economic meltdown.  I obviously had no idea what his advisers said to him, but it&#8217;s hard to imagine Warren Buffet or Robert Rubin recommending an increase in capital gains in the current environment.]]>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:58:43 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/11/07/obamas-presser-i-was-wrong-again-n216451