The Wisconsin recall elections happened today. And despite a barrage of truly sleazy tactics by Republicans and their thugs, including robocalls and mailings supplying inaccurate information, the Democrats are really, really close to … [Read more...]
Report: John Kerry will be one of the super-Senators
Reuters: Three Democratic senators -- Max Baucus, John Kerry and Patty Murray -- will be tapped to serve on a deficit reduction super committee, a Senate aide told Reuters on Tuesday. If this is true, it's great news. Kerry has been very … [Read more...]
Why is Scott Brown so scared?
Scott Brown has been justly criticized for not bothering to meet with the people he represents. He hasn't held a single town hall meeting since he's been in office. It looked like that might be changing with his awesome "no jobs tour." … [Read more...]
Obama’s current job approval: good enough to win
An interesting rundown from Gallup: state-by-state job approval ratings for President Obama. The biggest surprise: in Georgia, his approval rating (48%) exceeds his disapproval rating (44%). So here's an interesting true fact: if you … [Read more...]
Precious irony: in wake of tea-party downgrade, investors flee to treasuries
You couldn't make this stuff up. As we all know, Standard & Poor's downgraded US debt over the weekend. Presumably, that reflects some sort of judgment that US debt is more risky than it used to be; that the risk of non-payment is now … [Read more...]
I’ll be on the Emily Rooney show today at noon
I'll be a guest on the Emily Rooney show on WGBH radio (89.7 FM) today at noon. My usual partner-in-crime, Garrett Quinn, won't be joining us; instead, it will be the week-in-review show, an hour-long chit-chat about what happened over the … [Read more...]
NYT poll gives Obama a modest birthday present
It's not that President Obama did so great in the most recent NY Times/CBS poll (full poll here). It's that everybody else - especially congressional Republicans - did much, much worse. The astonishing top line: 82% of Americans … [Read more...]
The markets are tanking, but the Republicans aren’t done
So the Dow is down close to 500 points today (as of this moment, the NYT reports a drop of 438.89 points or 3.69%). [UPDATE: You'll be pleased to know that, in a heroic last-minute push, the Dow managed to clear a 500-point loss, closing … [Read more...]
“This Sharia law business is crap. It’s just crazy, and I’m tired of dealing with the crazies.”
Well said, Governor Christie. I'm still not sure I want you to be president, but you sure got this one right. The title is from Christie's response to questions regarding Sohail Mohammed, whom he nominated to a New Jersey judgeship. The … [Read more...]
Eric Cantor still wants the government to default
Is there no end to the stupidity and irresponsibility of this guy? First, he holds the entire economy hostage – and yes, folks, that’s what just happened, and if you don’t like the terminology, take it up with Mitch McConnell – by … [Read more...]
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