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In which the order in which information is presented makes all the difference: The Senate Foreign Relations Committeeset no new date for a vote, but a delay of at least two weeks seemslikely while the committee looks into new allegations, … [Read more...]

I often feel a little self-conscious linking our little blog to a heavy hitter, but just go read Josh Marshall's latest on our feckless House Democrats, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Don't come back here until you read it!For … [Read more...]

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called Tony Perkins, head of the so-called Family Research Council, "un-American" for his outrageous claim that the current debate over judicial nominations should be cast as people of faith vs. … [Read more...]

The WaPo reports that Senate majority leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) will very likely attempt to invoke the nucular option (a ruling that filibusters on judicial nominees are not permitted) within the next few weeks.  Democrats continue … [Read more...]

There's been commentary elsewhere about the weird segment on CNN's Capital Gang that was devoted entirely to the death of Pope John Paul II.  But one aspect of the show that has not been mentioned sticks in my personal craw.Toward the … [Read more...]

In this state-of-the-Dems article, there's a lot of deserved back-patting and strutting among Democrats, about standing firm in the face of the Republican onslaught against things that make life less miserable, like Social Security. But … [Read more...]

US Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has started a blog on his official website.  It's good news that the official rising star of the Democratic party is blog-friendly.Hat tip: Taegan Goddard. … [Read more...]

Since this so-called "nuclear option" (changing Senate rules to disallow filibusters on judicial nominees) is all about President Bush being able to ram through his most extreme picks for federal judgeships, it seems to me that it … [Read more...]

OK, Dow was up 60 today, because fuel prices retreated, although some are predicting a nasty shortage coming soon. In other news, wind is still free, even after 4.5 billion years of earth's existence. It's like gold, that stuff, it just … [Read more...]