When I saw the title of this New Republic piece by Brian Beutler—“It Won’t Be Obama’s Fault When the Democrats Lose the Senate”—I practically snickered. More sycophantic Obama apologia, I thought. But when I actually read it I changed my … Continue reading →
This piece by Lanny Davis purports to give helpful advice to Republicans just in case they win the Senate (he doesn’t think they will, by the way—but you know, just in case). It’s manipulative and duplicitous, but unconsciously funny as … Continue reading →
Election Days make me nervous. Back in the twentieth century (doesn’t that sound archaic?), that wasn’t the case. I always voted, and I always preferred one candidate to another, but it didn’t affect me very deeply. It seemed that even … Continue reading →
Today we have the astounding news that the uber-liberal Boston Globe has endorsed Republican Charlie Baker over Democrat Martha Coakley for governor of Massachusetts. You may recall that Coakley is the person Scott Brown defeated for the Senate. She is … Continue reading →
Well, that didn’t last long: The New Jersey Department of Health issued a statement this morning that Hickox has been “symptom free for the last 24 hours,” and that it decided to discharge her after consulting with the Centers for … Continue reading →
There may be quite a few non-citizen voters, and they may even decide elections in close races. Why not? It may all be part of the plan. And it may be harder to control than you might think, even if … Continue reading →
Commenter “George Pal” started a discussion yesterday with this remark in the “voter fraud” thread: Reason #1016 NOT to vote: a corrupt government with gin trap election procedures. Participating in pretense legitimates the pretense. The system, the procedures, become more … Continue reading →
The answer to that age-old question?: Republicans. At least, that’s the answer at the moment, 44% to 42%. [NOTE: The title of this post is a riff on Freud’s Freud’s famous question to Marie Bonaparte: The great question that has … Continue reading →
…who needs an enemy? Ouch, this must hurt: President Obama delivered a blow to Democratic Senate candidates looking to distance themselves from his flagging approval ratings Monday… “The bottom line is though, these are all folks who vote with me; … Continue reading →
Ace has a post about people who’ve soured on Obama that contains some extraordinary quotes from the past. It’s easy to forget exactly how fulsome the praise was back then in its cultlike extremity. Here’s a passage Tina Brown wrote … Continue reading →
The Times reports he’s just “seething” with anger: Beneath the calming reassurance that President Obama has repeatedly offered during the Ebola crisis, there is a deepening frustration, even anger, with how the government has handled key elements of the response. … Continue reading →
Hey, that’ll work!: President Obama has asked Ron Klain, who served as chief of staff to both Vice President Biden and former vice president Al Gore, as his Ebola response coordinator, according to a White House official. “He will report … Continue reading →