Primary day
Here’s a thread to discuss today’s primaries in multiple states.
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Bragging on HCR
It’s not really surprising that Blue Dog Democrats who voted against HCR in the House are bragging on that fact in their 2010 campaign ads. They’re from relatively conservative districts, and it makes sense that they would point up their … Continue reading →
Paul Krugman…
…appears to finally have gone stark raving mad. He thinks Obama has erred in following: …a strategy of playing it safe: never put forward proposals that might fail to pass, avoid highlighting the philosophical differences between the parties. Has Krugman … Continue reading →
Democrats or Republicans: does the difference make a difference?
In the comments section of yesterday’s post, “ghost707” writes The reasons the Republicans rolled over is that they found out that they could fleece the public and get away with it. Democrats controlled most of the institutions in this country, … Continue reading →
HCR, the turning point
This Jay Cost article indicates what we already sensed: that the passage of health care reform turned out to have been a sort of Rubicon on the part of the Democrats in Congress. When they decided to cross it, the … Continue reading →
November 2010 prognostications
All signs are that the majority in the House will change hands in November, although it’s best to advise against premature chicken-counting; Republicans are known for their ability to disappoint. And then, of course, there’s always the question of what … Continue reading →
The Alaska Republican Senate primary results
Uncertain. But it is clear that Miller might just be the winner, although the final results won’t be known for about a week.. And another thing that’s clear is that Sarah Palin can really pick em. At least so far. … Continue reading →
Boehner calls for firing of Obama’s economic team
Boehner is grandstanding here, IMHO. Not gonna happen—although if they had any integrity, they would have voluntarily resigned long ago. And even if it did happen—who would replace them? I can’t imagine it would be an improvement. No, the fish … Continue reading →
The Decline and Fall of California
Joel Kotkin details the rise, and then the perplexing decline and fall, of the great state of California. It turns out that Californians were the barbarians at their own gates; it was an act of self-destruction, fueled by the unforeseen … Continue reading →
Great idea, Nancy
Nancy Pelosi says it’s time to investigate—those who object to the 9/11 mosque, and how they might be funded and organized: Pelosi told San Francisco’s KCBS radio that “there is no question there is a concerted effort to make this … Continue reading →
DeLay: after 6 years, no charges in Abramoff case
It took six years, but Tom DeLay has been cleared in the investigation of his ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. One is tempted to make puns on “DeLay” and “delay”—six years is an awfully long time—but at least the process … Continue reading →
When will politicians learn…
…that Facebook and Twitter and all that internet stuff constitutes a public record? Tim Horrigan, the second New Hampshire state public figure in the Democratic Party to publicly joke about Sarah Palin dying in a plane crash, has tendered his … Continue reading →