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Talking Points Memo
You've seen the reports that Sen. Richard Shelby (R) of Alabama has taken the perhaps unprecedented step of placing holds on ALL of President Obama's nominees until he gets the money for a couple of big earmarked pork barrel projects... ...
Earlier today we brought you the unfortunate news that the winner of the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor in Illinois, Scott Lee Cohen, was arrested in 2005 for a vicious assault on his then-girlfriend. According to police reports, Cohen slammed... ...
Sen. Shelby places hold on ALL Obama nominations.... ...
You may have heard that Larry Kudlow, the former Reagan economic adviser, diehard supply-sider, and CNBC host, is considering running against Chuck Schumer for U.S. Senate from New York. How can Kudlow hope to match the fund-raising prowess of the... ...
You Can Run But You Can't Hide
TPMDC caught up with Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and asked him about the shadow Republican budget drafted by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) that the House GOP leadership is running away from: "That's their budget plan. He's the ranking Republican... ...
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Firedoglake
Sugarland -- Stay....
Late Night: Remind Me Who The “Barbarians” at the Gate Are Again?
On Wall Street, greed is congenital....
Sounds Crazy: Representative Accuses CIA of Lying to Congress
Just take a look at these traitorous accusations a certain Congressperson made about the CIA yesterday. . ....
Sherrod Brown Introduces Citizens United Fixes
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has introduced a bill that would mitigate the effects of the Citizens United ruling on corporate political spending. Saying that corporations already have enormous influence in Washington, as evidenced by their $3.3 billion dollars in annual lobbying expenses, Brown's bill would at least try to...
Ever since the Massachusetts election, Barack Obama has been asking Democrats and Republicans, "Can't we just get along?" It seems he thinks if he just asks hard enough or wishes intensely enough that the Republicans will finally play fair. They've voted no on everything and given him absolutely zero votes...
Jobs Agenda Document Provides More Clarity on Senate Dem Proposals
While today's Senate Democratic press conference offered few details, a support document does explain the various different policies that will be introduced this year to deal with the nation's jobs crisis. FDL News has obtained the document....
Think Progress
Yesterday, after former Alaska governor Sarah Palin sharply criticized White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for calling liberal activists “f-ing retarded,” ThinkProgress and others asked whether she would likewise criticize hate radio talker Rush Limbaugh for using Emanuel’s comments as an excuse to utter a variation of the word...
McCain On DADT: ‘I Will Be Glad To Listen To The Views Of Military Leaders’
In October 2006, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that “the day that the leadership of the military comes to” and says the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy “ought to change,” he would “seriously” consider changing it. In an interview with the Washington Blade in 2008, he said he would...
McConnell Claims Larry King Is ‘Better’ Than U.S. Interrogators At Questioning Terrorists
Ever since Nigerian Umar Farouq Abdulmutallab’s failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day, Republicans and conservatives have been attacking and politicizing the Obama administration’s response. Many have been whining that Abdulmutallab had not been properly interrogated and that valuable information has been lost. In...
Yesterday, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) surprised many by suggesting that he was open to repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT). Explaining that he saw both sides of the issue, Hatch told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell that he “believe[d] there are very outstanding, patriotic gay people who serve in the military. …...
Tuesday, during a hearing of the Helsinki Commission — an independent U.S. agency charged with promoting security and economic cooperation with eastern Europe and central Asia — that featured Kazakh foreign minister Kanat Saudabayev, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) showed contempt for human rights by telling Saudabayev that Kazakhstan’s nature...
Chris Wallace on whether Palin will sit on his lap during their interview: ‘One can only hope.’
This week, former Alaska governor and Fox News contributor Sarah Palin will be on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, in his first Sunday show appearance ever. This morning, Wallace spoke with Fox Business host Don Imus about how excited he is for the segment: WALLACE: We’re going to be down...
The Atlantic Politics Channel
Tracking the GOP race to 2012Eric Cantor doesn't like President Obama's small business lending proposal; Tim Pawlenty will speak at the Emerging Issues Forum in North Carolina on Monday; Mike... ...
In Winning Over Helmand, U.S. Forces Have A Way To Go
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A colleague forwards a forwarded birther e-mail, which appears to have originated Jan. 9. In case you've never seen one, here is, for your voyeuristic pleasure, an e-mail forward suggesting... ...
Google Partners With The NSA To Fight Cyberattacks
The Washington Post reports that Google and the National Security Agency are working together to fight cyberattacks. In December, Google detected a security breach that originated in China. The attack... ...
Obama will do it, over China's objections. It should be noted that, in terms of priority and propriety, the Dalai Lama has taken a backseat to China: the exiled Buddhist... ...
Is Palin's Tea Party Speech A Mistake? Tea Partiers Have Mixed Opinions
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Harold Ford Jr. would like a separate exit and something to eat that's not shellfish. Hillary Clinton will be Candy Crowley's first guest on State of the Union. Larry Kudlow is 80 or 90 percent. Tim Geithner doesn't think the economy will double dip. A frequent plaintiff provokes an attack blog. Just like The Wire!...
The Republican candidate attacked in the "swastika" mailer…is Jewish. Chuck Schumer has more money than any senator up for re-election, according to USA Today. Lloyd Grove hears grumbling about Eliot Spitzer considering a run for office. Kirsten Gillibrand heads to Staten Island tomorrow. Harold Ford's driver must greet him with a sign that says...
JPMorgan Sets the Bar at $17 Million
Jamie Dimon's bonus? Seventeen million in stock, according to a new S.E.C. filing. That's about what the JPMorgan CEO was expected to collect: less than the nearly $28 million bonus he got in 2007, but significantly more than the $1 million in salary he took in 2008. Naturally, everyone's wondering what this...
Harry Reid Isn't Doing So Well
That quiet discontent nipping at Chuck Schumer's heels is nothing compared with what Harry Reid is facing in Nevada. Mr. Schumer has been one of Mr. Reid's most ardent supporters, and has long insisted he's not thinking about replacing Reid as majority leader, but some observers think he and Senate Whip...
Coddington to Provide More Cat-Related Media
Vogue creative director Grace Coddington may be collaborating again with The September Issue's director, R.J. Cutler; he's at work on a movie based on her illustrated book Catwalk Cats. New York spoke to Cutler about the project: "We think it's going to be a big animated feature film about Grace Coddington's feline...
Gillibrand: Disclosing Bonus is 'Essential' for Ford
Kirsten Gillibrand said it's "essential" for Harold Ford Jr. to say whether he got a "taxpayer-backed" bonus while he was working at Bank of America. "We don't [know] so, so I think he should be honest with the American people," Gillibrand said this morning at a press conference with Public Advocate...
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
The Dystopia Conservatives Built
Colorado Springs, a laboratory of conservative anti-tax policies, is beginning to reek of economic death. The city is losing cops, firefighters, buses and parks while residents are moving into tent ghettos....
A friend of mine once had a Toyota that wouldn’t die. The odometer had only a dim recollection of passing 100,000 miles, the body was dinged and the paint was faded and the interior was worn, but the thing just kept running. He finally parked it at the airport, removed...
Larry Blumenfeld on Ned Sublette’s ‘The Year Before the Flood’
Four years after Katrina, New Orleans struggles against the odds to preserve its unruly spirit through its unique musical legacy....
Make It Three: Prius Brakes Could Spark Another Toyota Recall
The brakes on the 2010 Toyota Prius have prompted a U.S. government investigation and a possible third recall for the troubled automaker, if a report in Japan’s biggest business newspaper is to be believed. The latest setback affects 270,000 vehicles. The Prius’ brakes are a key feature of the car’s hybrid system...
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) "ripped into" White House adviser David Axelrod "during a tense, closed-door session with Senate Democrats," according to Politico. Multiple sources say Franken "criticized Axelrod for the administration's failure to provide clarity or direction on health care and the other big bills it wants Congress to enact." "Democratic senators...
The Club for Growth "hitting back" at Newt Gingrich for criticizing the small government group during an appearance for Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT), CNN reports. "The Club is actively working to defeat Bennett, who is seeking re-election in November." "Several Republicans are challenging Bennett from his right flank as he seeks...
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich "was re-indicted in his corruption case today as prosecutors seek to keep an upcoming decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on 'honest services' fraud from delaying Blagojevich's June trial," the Chicago Tribune reports. The new 24-count indictment "does not allege any new wrongdoing by Blagojevich but...
Republicans Favor Budget Deficits Over Tax Increases
A Rasmussen Reports survey finds that while 50% of Republicans would rather see the United States run a budget deficit by keeping tax cuts in place, a plurality of Democrats (46%) favor the opposite approach -- a balanced budget with higher taxes. Voters not affiliated with either party are evenly...
Edwards Scandal Hits Another Low
In an interview with Andrew Young about his book, The Politician, HLN host Joy Behar takes the line of questioning to a new low when talking about Rielle Hunter. Asked Behar: "Her relationship with you was kind of weird, I think. I was reading, she confides in you about so many...
Coats Tied to Chavez-Connected Oil Company
Former Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN), who wants to challenge Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) for his old Senate seat, "lobbied for a Texas-based oil and gas company that partnered with Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez," Politico reports.The Hotline notes Coats has also "spent the past several years advocating on behalf of pharmaceutical...
George's Bottom Line
Former Counter-Terrorism Czar on Latest Plots: There Probably "Will Be Another Attempt"
Dick Clarke talked with me about the latest alarming testimony from the nations leading terrorism officials. Just what can we expect from Al-Qaeda in the next six months?...
Andrew and Cheri Young: How the John Edwards Scandal Impacted Their family
Find out just what life was like for the Young family after their now infamous house guest, Rielle Hunter, moved in....
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson on the State of the Economy and His New Book "On the Brink"
George Stephanopoulos talks with former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson about his new book "On the Brink" and if his actions have led to renewed strength in the economy....
President Obama Determined, Upbeat Ahead of State of the Union
Diane Sawyer and I had lunch with the president and other television news anchors today in an annual White House tradition on State of the Union day. The President sounded determined and quite upbeat ahead of the speech tonight. He......
TRANSCRIPT: George Stephanopoulos' Exclusive Interview with President Obama
President Obama gave his first interview since Republican Scott Brown won the Massachusetts Senate election in a surprise blow to Democrats. Here's a transcript of the exclusive interview:...
A Most Reflective President Obama
When President Obama walked into the Roosevelt Room a little before noon today, he looked more rested than I expected. No need for a late night, Obama explained, he saw the election loss that will change the course of his Presidency coming a week ago....
The Caucus
Gingrich Plans Speech at Catholic Gathering
The former speaker of the House will be at a conference this weekend devoted to Catholicism....
Brown Is Sworn In as the 41st Republican
The newly elected Republican from Massachusetts is formally put in the Senate to replace Edward M. Kennedy....
Gibbs Seeks Apology From Senator Bond
Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, says the Missouri Republican should apologize for charging that the administration revealed classified information about the underwear bomber....
G.O.P. Leader Questions Obama's Outreach
The House minority leader says seeing is believing when it comes to the president's offers of bipartisan work....
Obama's Aunt Returns to Court; Fights Deportation
A relative of President Obama who has been seeking asylum is back in court today....
No Pun Aptly Describes Fiorina's Sheep Ad
The Republican primary for Senate in California turns up a rather odd video commercial....
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Steve Bell: MPs to repay £1m spoils of 'deeply flawed' system
Inquiry into MPs expenses condemns culture of collusion between politicians and officialsSteve Bell ...
Timeline: Northern Ireland power-sharing negotiations
Key events in the talks between the Democratic Unionist party and Sinn Féin over the devolution of policing and justiceThe breakthrough deal that saved Northern Ireland's power-sharing government from collapse came after the longest round of continuous negotiations in the history of the peace process.The summit at Hillsborough Castle was...
Alex Salmond accused of breaching Holyrood rules with lunch auction
Investigation launched after it emerges that the Scottish first minister and his deputy auctioned private lunches in Holyrood's members' restaurant at an SNP fundraising eventAlex Salmond may be told to cancel a £9,000 fundraising lunch at the Scottish parliament after he was accused of abusing his post as first minister...
Holyrood committee splits over handling of Megrahi release
MSPs on justice committee unable to agree on key questions regarding Lockerbie bomber's return to LibyaAn influential Holyrood committee has failed to reach any firm conclusions about the Scottish government's handling of the Lockerbie affair after it split down party lines.MSPs on the justice committee were unable to agree on...
Should Boris be given more power? | Dave Hill
If George Osborne soon controls London's purse strings, then at least the mayoralty should decide on where the money goesI wonder what variety of national government would best serve the interests of Boris Johnson over the next two years. I wonder what Boris thinks. If asked, I'm sure he would...
We will defend the state | Douglas Alexander and Ed Miliband
While Osborne nudges, our manifesto is being built on equality and an empowering governmentThe TV series Faking It made compelling viewing because people were trained for high-flying jobs and either got away with it or got rumbled. Anyone watching the shadow chancellor over the last week would recognise that sense...
Hullabaloo
Go Al! (Again)by digbySo apparently, after the "question time" featuring endangered conservadems whining about bipartisanship, the Senators really let their hair down in private. And they were led by none other than Al Franken:Sen. Al Franken ripped into White House senior adviser David Axelrod this week during a...
Populists For Profitsby digbyBen Smith reports that this spot is running in Pennsylvania:The ad's sponsor, the Committee for Truth in Politics, is an obscure third party group reportedly run by a former North Carolina GOP official. The group has battled disclosure requirements in court after launching attacks connected...
There Are Reasonsby digbyIf you're looking for a lucid, compelling discussion of the current financial crisis from a liberal who doesn't buy into market orthodoxy, this interview with James Galbraith is very illuminating.Here's the first question:In July of 2009, you signed an initiative of the Roosevelt Institute that seeks an...
Dagny 4-Everby digbySome baby boomers never did grow up:Name: John StosselAge: 62Neighborhood: Upper West SideOccupation: Host of Stossel, Thursdays on FBN.Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional?Dagny Taggart.What's the best meal you've eaten in New York?Wings at the Firehouse on Columbus Avenue.In one sentence, what...
Hehby digby"Sure, we have ideas and plans, just not those ideas and plans. Necessarily. At least not all the stuff people don't like."House Republicans are at pains to point out that a far-reaching budget roadmap unveiled by their top budget guy, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), isn't their budget, but when...
Cruel And Confusedby digbyA ton of interesting information has surfaced this week about teabugger James O'Keefe, not the least of which is Max Blumenthal's story about his white supremacist associations. Lindsay Beyerstein also revealed some fascinating stuff about O'Keefe and his relationship with his mentor Ben Wetmore. But I have...
Crooks and Liars
This admittedly viral video shows the winner of "Ukraine's Got Talent", Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric...
Late Night Music Club with Eddie Cantor
Title: (My baby said) Yes, YesArtist: Eddie CantorThis Eddie Cantor number from 1931 has some lovely double entendres to make you smile. What music is making you smile tonight? Share a link in comments; it's a music thread and everyone is welcome (newbies especially). ...
Ed Schultz rails against lack of Health Care, Lieberman
Ed Schultz let go with a righteous rant against the state of health care while attending a one-day free clinic today in Hartford, Conn for the uninsured. I don't know what they are doing in Washington. I know that there aren't any house members here and there aren't any senators here....
Flipping around to CNN, Wolf's The Situation Room goes gaga over the Scott Brown swearing-in. They are in a frenzy. The devoted almost the entire first hour of TSR to him. Tongues are hanging out, heavy breathing follows as the cameras check him out to the chamber where Joe Biden...
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Health Insurance Industry Group Takes Out Ad To Gloat Over Death of the Public Option
Remember Conservatives for Patients’ Rights (CPR)? It's run by the icky Rick Scott and represented by the public relations firm behind the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth. And boy, are they happy over the president's lack of leadership and the refusal by Congress to offer them an alternative to the...
Politics Daily
Majority of Voters Say Democrats and Republicans Not Willing to Work With Each Other
Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Barack Obama, Supreme Court, Poll Watch, Congress, Campaign FinanceA majority of voters do not believe that either the Democrats or Republicans are trying to find a way to work with each other, according to a Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll conducted Feb. 2-3. Fifty-five percent do...
Out of all the Extramarital Scandals, Public Feels Most Sorry for Elizabeth Edwards
Filed under: House, Polls, Poll Watch, EthicsAfter all the recent scandals about extramarital affairs involving John Edwards, Mark Sanford and Tiger Woods, Fox News asked in its latest poll which wife Americans felt most sorry for, and the answer was overwhelmingly for Elizabeth Edwards. Forty-nine percent sympathized with Elizabeth Edwards the...
Kirk, Giannoulias Illinois Senate Showdown Already Brutal
Filed under: Senate, 2010 Elections CHICAGO -- The signs the Illinois Republican Party put up at its post-primary unity breakfast on Wednesday -- an affair that lasted until lunch -- proclaimed "Illinois Is Next!" followed by graphics of three states where Democrats recently lost seats they should have been...
Too Soon to Know Impact of SCOTUS Ruling on 2010 Election
Filed under: House, Nancy Pelosi, Fundraising, 2010 Elections, Congress, Campaigns, Campaign FinanceThe recent Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, which removed the limits on corporate spending in political campaigns, has prompted an uncharacteristically passionate response. Even the president singled out the ruling for criticism in his...
Senators Seek Bonus Tax for Companies That Took Bailout Funds
Filed under: Economy, Wall StreetTwo Democratic senators introduced a bill Thursday that would tax bonuses given by companies that received the most government bailout money during 2009. The measure by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Jim Webb (D-Va.) would institute a 50 percent tax on bonuses above $400,000 for firms...
The Power of the Prayer Breakfast
Filed under: ReligionIf there is one place on the planet where the philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark "Argentine Soulmate" Sanford, can go knowing he'll be accepted, if not altogether forgiven for grievous sins of arrogance and lust, it is the National Prayer Breakfast. So along with 3,000 other people --...
The Swamp
Obama's party call: 'Don't give up'
by Mark Silva On the eve of an approaching blizzard that is emptying the store shelves around Washington -- a state of emergency already declared in Virginia tonight -- President Barack Obama raised a few million dollars from his party's......
Scott Brown, senator: 41-vote 'majority'
by Mark Silva and updated Aty 5:10 pm EST, Vice President Joe Biden took the seat of the presiding officer of the Senate, acknowledging a certificate from the state of Massachusetts certifying that Scott Brown, Republican, has won election to......
Mark Sanford's prayer breakfast
by Mark Silva That was Mark Sanford, the governor of South Carolina who was said to be out on the Appalachian Trail when he had gone missing on Father's Day, only to learn that he was in Argentina with his......
Stewart: Obama fan? O'Reilly: 'slackers'
by Mark Silva Is Jon Stewart a big Obama fan? "I'm torn,'' he says. "I can't tell if he's a Jedi master playing chess on a three-level board way ahead of us, or if this is kicking his a-- "How's......
Sheepish? California fight is B-A-A-A-D
by Mark Silva and updated No sheep were injured in the making of this ad, we assume. But at least one ego might be. California's Carly Fiorina has proven that she is neither BAAAAAA-shful nor sheepish about political warfare in......
Sarah Palin's TEA Party: Sat. night, live
by Mark Silva The revolution, at first, wasn't going to be televised. But the sponsors of the TEA Party assembly in Nashville this weekend now say they'll permit live television coverage of the keynote speakers -- and that means Sarah......
Instapundit
DENNIS AVERY: Climategate: SEC Demands U.S. Firms Disclose Global Warming Risks to Shareholders —…
DENNIS AVERY: Climategate: SEC Demands U.S. Firms Disclose Global Warming Risks to Shareholders — Really....
COURT: Chiquita Must Face U.S. Suit Over Colombia Murders. “Chiquita Brands International Inc., ow…
COURT: Chiquita Must Face U.S. Suit Over Colombia Murders. “Chiquita Brands International Inc., owner of the namesake banana label, must face a lawsuit accusing it of helping Marxist rebels in Colombia who murdered five American missionaries a decade ago. . . . The families accused the grower...
TREACHER KNEE-BREAKING UPDATE: Struck Down: Feds Refuse to Explain How Agent Injured Daily Caller W…
TREACHER KNEE-BREAKING UPDATE: Struck Down: Feds Refuse to Explain How Agent Injured Daily Caller Writer. (Sean Medlock is “Jim Treacher’s” real name, for those who don’t know)....
DAVID PAUL KUHN: Dems Haunted by Revived Stereotypes. Election Day 1988 was only days away. Rona…
DAVID PAUL KUHN: Dems Haunted by Revived Stereotypes. Election Day 1988 was only days away. Ronald Reagan was headlining a rally in Nevada. He said the options were the same as “when I stood before you.” Reagan framed the Democratic “choice” as one for “liberal policies of tax and spend,...
HOW TO SPOT A PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST: Their heroic self-appraisal. Unstinting!…
HOW TO SPOT A PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST: Their heroic self-appraisal. Unstinting!...
MORE BAD OPTICS: The US transportation chief’s public rebukes of Toyota’s handling of a massive s…
MORE BAD OPTICS: The US transportation chief’s public rebukes of Toyota’s handling of a massive safety recall have raised eyebrows, given the US government’s major stake in rivals General Motors and Chrysler. “The optics are terrible because — and this is what happens when a government owns a company – the two...
Daily Kos
Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Expats
Eric Lichtblau reports that lobbying may imperil the administration's effort to overhaul student loans: Four months ago, it appeared all but certain that the White House and Democrats in Congress would succeed in overhauling the student loan business and ending government subsidies to private lenders. President Obama...
Riding the Diary Rescue streetcar tonight are blank frank, Louisiana 1976, HoosierDeb, ItsJessMe, BentLiberal, and YatPundit, who says, simply, Who Dat! Diary Rescue is all about promoting good writers, so remember to subscribe to diarists whose work you enjoy reading. The Rescues: The coal industry is coming...
Countdown: Markos vs. O'Reilly & Rove
As you might have seen, last night Bill O'Reilly and Karl Rove went nuts attacking the new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll revealing the insane beliefs of Republican voters. Tonight, Keith Olbermann hosted Markos on Countdown to respond to O'Reilly and Rove's attacks, which he did -- with a smile...
... is the collective head explosion of conservative extremists at the realization that, yes, our military men and women do have sex and not just for procreation: The Pentagon for the first time will require military bases worldwide to offer emergency contraception or the so-called morning-after pill, a...
The backlog of Presidential appointees has reached critical mass, and the hurried-up appointment of Scott Brown today, expressly in time to "torpedo" the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board, has Harry Reid calling for drastic measures--recess appointments: Speaking on the Senate floor today, Reid...
The Money Chase: GOP In Surprisingly Weak Position Heading Into 2010
If the GOP has unassailable momentum heading into 2010, as has been forecast by just about everyone, they also have a unique liability. For a party that is supposed to be building an ascendancy, they are surprisingly cash poor: Party Committee Fundraising--December 2009/Cash on Hand, In Millions ...
Swampland
Whatever Happened to Rescinding that Conscience Rule?
I realize we could probably run a whole "Whatever Happened To...?" series. But here's my entry for today. While reading the Washington Post's story on the Pentagon and morning-after pills, I noticed that it placed the Plan B decision alongside other pro-abortion rights policy moves, including "[an announcement]...rescinding a federal...
Karen--Over the past year, I've been trying to keep up with a lot of different issues, in various fields, particularly foreign policy and national security. There are days when I don't read everything posted on Swampland as faithfully as I should, sometimes entire weeks, especially when I'm concentrating on other...
Just days after taking office a little over a year ago, Obama checked off an item that had long been on the pro-choice community's to-do list when he repealed the so-called Mexico City policy prohibiting foreign family planning groups from receiving U.S. funds if they provided abortions or even referred...
Joe Klein: Welcome to Let Them Filibuster
Welcome, Joe. We've been here for a while. But you can now join Ed Rendell and Doris Kearns Goodwin. And, oh, yeah, ... me. It started all the way back ...here. ...
Atul Gawande and His Pesky Checklists
The New Yorker's Atul Gawande wrote one of the most influential stories about health care in 2009. The piece, published in June, was about geographic disparities in health spending, specifically why McAllen, Texas is one of the most expensive places in the country to get medical care. The article raised...
In what will be one of the biggest thematic swings in my reporting career, a week after getting back from Haiti I'm heading to Nashville, Tennessee to cover the first ever National Tea Party convention. As with any kind of grassroots movement, holding a national convention is somewhat of an oxymoron....