Former White House mouthpiece Dana Perino: and movie house embodiment-of-all-evil Voldemort? Sorry, just had to share. … [Read more...]
Archives for November 9, 2010
Wanker of the Day, Sean Bielat
Slate has a story on Sean Bielat, who has not yet conceded to Barney Frank because his feelings were hurt. Apparently, he didn't have a problem with the mailers he sent out during the campaign. Sean kept his Twitter account active and … [Read more...]
Building on Ballot Lessons (Survey!)
[Cross-Posted from ONE Massachusetts on November 9th, 2010 by Harmony Blakeway] Election day has come and gone, and as we celebrate the defeat of Ballot Questions 2 & 3 (protecting affordable housing and over $2.5 billion in state … [Read more...]
Unexpected criticism of Pelosi
In today's Globe, some criticism of the House leadership from a quarter I did not expect: "If the Red Sox came in and lost every game of the year and they kept the manager at the end of the year, that's a problem," US Representative … [Read more...]
The communication thing
It starts with the definition of President Obama. As a candidate, he was able to withstand the right wing message machine's attempts to define him, at least to the majority of the electorate that put him into the White House. No similar … [Read more...]
Let the “Bush Tax Cuts” expire!
We knew when we passed the "Bush Tax Cuts" that they would blow a huge hole in the budget. That's why they were never meant to be permanent - the numbers just didn't work out. Republicans say all the tax cuts must be preserved. … [Read more...]