–correction below– It’s incredibly humorous to see people on all political sides finally waking up to what I’ve been writing for over a year. Well, almost everyone, as you’ll see in a minute. That the most powerful person in politics today is Sarah Palin. It’s a reality that started building this time last year when Obama [...] [...more]
(Update: A Democratic operative makes the case that the total could rise to roughly $300 million if it includes additional pledges for campaign spending from Americans for Prosperity, promising $45 million, the Club for Growth, $24 million, the National Rifle Association, $20 million, and the Susan B. Anthony List, $6 million) – Sam Stein, Huffington [...] [...more]
“If I sound angry it’s because I am.” United Steelworkers International President Leo Gerard unloaded on the Ed Schultz show today. He was lit up about the comments we’ve all been talking about, but also that anyone would challenge why labor went into Arkansas, which was to fight for the working families of the state, not [...] [...more]
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Twenty months later, if independents haven’t deserted the party altogether, then they certainly seem to be gathering their things and saying their goodbyes. … According to the latest polling from the Pew Research Center, Obama’s standing among independents has dropped from a high of [...] [...more]
“[...] Over the past few months, there has been increasing speculation regarding SEIU President Andy Stern’s intention to step down as president at the end of his term in 2012. President Stern will address these rumors at the close of the SEIU Executive Committee meeting this week.” – SEIU Reports are popping that SEIU president Andy [...] [...more]
Bad numbers for Obama today, via the latest CBS poll, which shows Pres. Obama at his lowest approval since taking office, with health care part of the picture. So there’s a reason Pres. Obama is making jokes about the polls, while simultaneously hitting the right, but inside the White House no one should be laughing. When [...] [...more]
Everyone is writing posts with blaring headlines about “breaking news,” new developments, sign on, get busy, the public option is back, seeing a “revival” or some other lingo that offers hope for health care legislation that means something. I’m not buying it. It’s all political kabuki. Yes, there has been “breaking news,” just nothing [...] [...more]
–bumped– With no clear path forward on major health care legislation, Democratic leaders in Congress effectively slammed the brakes on President Obama’s top domestic priority on Tuesday, saying that they no longer felt pressure to move quickly on a health bill after eight months of setting deadlines and missing them. – Democrats Slam Brakes on Health [...] [...more]
So long, Teddy. Thanks for the sounds of soul. Teddy Pendergrass was one of the best, until a car crash landed him in a wheelchair. It takes a whole body for a chirp to be able to make full sounds. Here’s to Teddy. Consider this a topic free for all. Of course, the big news is that [...] [...more]
“It could well be” a recipe for disaster in 2010, Trumka told a group of reporters. “I just came back from southern California. I was in five or six places out there… it is amazing the number of people that come up to you unsolicited and say, ‘I’m really worried about this health care bill.’” [...] [...more]
If you want to understand Obama’s problems, the latest polling is representative. So is this: “Labor is looking to make the bill better,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said after the meeting. … …Another labor official warned that while labor leaders will very likely grudgingly support the legislation, some may be bitter enough to [...] [...more]
In the preface of “The Shriver Report,” Maria Shriver’s report on women, John D. Podesta, President and CEO of Center for American Progress, makes important points, starting with basics: Women becoming primary breadwinners or co-breadwinners changed everything.But, even though we were all witness to this phenomenon’s slow emergence over many years, these changes seem somehow to [...] [...more]
Stocks are up. Ben Bernanke says that the recession is over. And I sense a growing willingness among movers and shakers to declare “Mission Accomplished” when it comes to fighting the slump. It’s time, I keep hearing, to shift our focus from economic stimulus to the budget deficit. No, it isn’t. And the complacency now [...] [...more]
compliments of WB … [...] So to all you liberal organizations in the “veal pen” — this is your moment of truth. I get all your emails. And the next Common Purpose meeting is probably on Tuesday. If you can’t get it together to at least put out a statement of support for [...] [...more]
On health care, Obama’s willingness to forgo the public option is sure to anger his party’s liberal base. But some administration officials welcome a showdown with liberal lawmakers if they argue they would rather have no health care law than an incremental one. The confrontation would allow Obama to show he is willing to stare [...] [...more]
