“Sit and watch us for seven days,” one senator says of the deadlocked chamber. “You know what you’ll see happening? Nothing.” – George Packer, New Yorker If you want to know why one reason why the Senate is like it is George Packer’s article in the New Yorker on the filibuster lays it out. Tom [...]
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Ed Schultz as Rodney Dangerfield
Poor Ed, he just can’t get no respect. This is a constant cry for Mr. Schultz. It began when he targeted Hillary Clinton in 2007 for not going on his radio show, long before his TV spot on MSNBC. That Obama did provide access to Ed is likely why the guy endorsed him, then spent [...]
Of Teachable Moments
There wasn’t a doubt in my mind the race-baiting that occurred in the 2008 primaries wouldn’t stick to former Pres. Bill Clinton. It was utter bullshit. I also have no doubt that Barack Obama never believed it of either Clinton. You don’t tap a racist to be your secretary of state, including if you think [...]
Obama Loyalists Circle the Wagons & Run Into Each Other
“When you look at how, not only Fox, but other media outlets — but we focus naturally, because we know how this has evolved with Fox — how many including, sometimes, our government is held hostage, mind you, by the fact that Fox and other media may run wild with snippets and misinformation and create [...]
Democrats Jump 6 Points on Generic Ballot But…
How’s that stonewalling on unemployment benefits working out for you now, conservatives? On the heels of financial reform, even though it’s more talk than actual reform, Democratic approval jumps according to a new Gallup poll, even among independents (Republicans down 4 points, Democrats up 10). As for the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party, [...]
The Hillary Effect: Sarah Cashes In
Longer version cross-posted at Huffington Post. The first to benefit from the Hillary effect, Sarah Palin is asserting her prowess in 2010 like no other female has done in political history. Her politics are not mine, but credit is due. The void created by Hillary’s historic presidential run, at a time when Sarah made her [...]
Obama Slides to New Low with Independents
Thirty-eight percent of independents approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, the first time independent approval of Obama has dropped below 40% in a Gallup Daily tracking weekly aggregate. [...] Over the past year, Obama has lost support among all party groups, though the decline has been steeper among independents than among [...]
Crist Vetoes Ultrasound Abortion Bill
This is what I’ve been waiting to see from Charlie Crist. News out of Florida today: As he positions himself to the center in the U.S. Senate race, Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday vetoed a measure requiring most women to pay for an ultrasound and hear a description of the fetus before they can have [...]
Politics is an Emotional Sport
What I want from politicians is competency. It doesn’t matter if a politician feels my pain if he or she doesn’t know what he’s doing or if what he’s doing makes matters worse. See George W. Bush. But to prove the point, Pres. Obama is reportedly going down to the Gulf next week to spend [...]
Blanche Stuns, as Women on the Right Rise
edited version cross-posted at Huffington Post Nothing represents change in an anti-incumbent year like a woman. Since Hillary Clinton’s historic presidential run for office, the 18 million cracks have created a political opening. Sarah Palin was the first through and she’s used her clout to make room for others. It’s just too bad the Republican [...]
Election Night Countdown
UPDATE (10:56 pm): Politico, then AP, call it for Blanche Lincoln with 51%, Halter 49%. Also Orly Taitz wins nomination for CA Sect. of State. Yes, indeed, William Jefferson Clinton is still relevant. UPDATE (10:04 pm): Big Dawg still relevant? Don’t look now, but Blanche Lincoln may pull this out. See Nate Silver. UPDATE (9:52 [...]
Is Obama & Dem Majority Making Case for Big Government or Small Government?
We’re into dueling competitive narrative territory now. However, there is a much bigger story, which goes beyond what’s being talked about now and it’s not a good one for the Democratic Party currently in power. Democrats control the Executive and Legislative branches of government. The BP blowout makes a good case for government and the [...]
Is BP’s Blowout Hitting Obama and Democrats?
Did Pres. Obama’s slow uptake on the political side of BP’s blowout cost Democrats? Well, I’d say that the catastrophe confirms what people are feeling, which is that the federal government is incompetent and so is everyone in Washington who runs it. Gallup has new numbers that aren’t good for Democrats. The interviews were conducted [...]
Making More Independents Every Day
via CBS It hit on “Morning Joe” this a.m. that on day 36 of the BP blowout, Obama’s EPA chief Lisa Jackson decided it might not be a good idea to go to a New York fundraiser while the Gulf Coast is being coated in oil. It hadn’t occurred to her or the Administration before [...]
Desperation
via Hot Air Is there any political position John McCain wouldn’t change to further his own survival? When you think of the anti-incumbent mood this year, especially after long time Sen. Bob Bennett’s demise, it’s clear that John McCain feels he has to do whatever it takes to hold his seat in the Senate, regardless [...]
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