Here’s a great piece from Essential Presence, about the true nature of President Barack Obama’s politics. The money shot: During the 2008 presidential primaries the GOP went to the usual political tactic of stirring up the base through fear as they declared Barack Obama as the most liberal Senator in Congress. It was to Obama’s [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Congress·GOP·Hillary Rodham Clinton·Politics·United States
Is this the beginning of a good start? The cynic in me says no, but it’s good to know that some in the congressional freshmen class have taken the pulse on American thought. It’s not about witch hunts, payback, and impeachment. I’m not interested in seeing two years of gridlock. Watch congressman-elect Richard Hanna speak [...]
The Obama administration is many things in my eyes. But one thing I would have never dreamed calling them would be quitters. There are reports indicating the president is ready to give up the fight on the Bush tax cuts before it even begins. David Axelrod, President Barack Obama’s top adviser, is signaling that it [...]
Have they already mis-read the masses? Indiana congressman Mike Pence: PENCE: I’m going to ensure that Republicans come out of the gate and seize this moment, we’ve really been given a second chance at a first impression and I’m going to tell them that we have to rise to the challenge with principle and conviction [...]
Tags: Democratic Party (United States)·mike pence·Republicans·Washington
Talk about season of the witch… Let me first state the obvious truth: You must govern now. It’s one thing to be the engine of virulent, persistent agitation. Now, you must make laws. I hope you can actually achieve this, considering you’ve had a grand time standing on the sidelines for two years saying no [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·John Boehner·michele bachmann·Minnesota·Speaker of the house·Tea Party movement
”For all our troubles, midterm finds this Administration and this country entering a season of hope. We inherited a mess, we didn’t run away from it and now we’re turning it around … My biggest regret is that because the accumulated damages piled up so high for so long, putting America’s house in order has [...]
If Republicans sweep back into power, the clock starts to tick on their most pertinent “solution” to the economic crisis. Are they going to be able to double speak? Ezra illustrates the conundrum here: It doesn’t help that you’ve been running off at the mouth for the past year and a half about extending all [...]
Tags: David Stockman·deficit·Economy·George W. Bush·republican·Tax cut
“The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president,” - Senator Mitch McConnell. “When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.” -Jonathan Swift Surely the leader of the senate in the [...]
Tags: america·Democratic Party·Elections·GOP·Mitch McConnell·NYT·Politics·republican
Need a pick me up progressives? Are you nervous heading into the last weekend of the 2010 campaign? Here’s some inspiration for you. The fight’s not over until the fighting stops. H/T Daily Kos
Tags: 2010 campaigns·Elections·Politics
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