Republicans love America more then Democrats. Its just science. David Catanese at POLITICO (naturally) gives us the facts:
A comprehensive review of House reelection websites by the University of Minnesota’s Smart Politics blog found that GOP incumbents are 36 percent more likely to incorporate Old Glory into the banner of their page, with nearly half of [...]
David Frum writes a frank piece on healthcare passing from a conservative perspective.
President Obama, in remarks last night after the House passed healthcare:
Now, it probably goes without saying that tonight’s vote will give rise to a frenzy of instant analysis. There will be tallies of Washington winners and losers, predictions about what it means for Democrats and Republicans, for my poll numbers, for my administration.
Chris Cillizza this [...]
The healthcare bill is not being passed by reconciliation. The House is going to pass the Senate bill and then the bill will have been passed by both chambers of Congress and the President can sign it into law. Reconciliation is being used to pass some fixes to the bill that the House wants in [...]
It would be impossible for me to pick who I dislike more, David Broder or Dana Milbank. It is very much possible for me to enjoy when one calls the other out in the paper, as Broder did the other day:
From too many years of covering politics, I have come to believe as Axiom One [...]
Lets all just stop beating around the bush and call a spade a spade: Joe Lieberman is an idiot. Most people kinda knew this in regards to his views on foreign policy but the healthcare debate has clarified that he’s also quite an idiot on domestic issues too. Here’s Jon Chait expanding on that thought:
I [...]
I watched some of the House debate on healthcare last Saturday. It was fairly boring to be honest but one thing you do notice, when you listen to these people give their speeches, is how much repetition there is. It really is all about saying the same talking points over and over. And as the [...]
Very good profile of columnist Kathleen Parker in the American Prospect by Kerry Howley. It seems it would be a mistake to try and pigeonhole Parker. Recommended by many people on the twitter.
Now this would have been must see tv (via):
Bubba and Dubya are going to engage in a presidential debate for the ages.
Former President Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will square off on the same stage at Radio City Music Hall in February as part of a series pitting liberal and conservative thinkers.
The event is [...]
I only just got around to reading this Frank Rich op-ed from three weeks ago but I enjoyed it enough to share here. This really says it all:
Perhaps the most surreal aspect of our great Afghanistan debate is the Beltway credence given to the ravings of the unrepentant blunderers who dug us into this hole [...]
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