The Republican Plan To Kill Reconciliation
The Republicans have a plan to defeat Democrats in the Senate trying to use reconciliation. I asked a senior GOP Senate aide to explain the game plan for making this…
Tuesday Open Thread
It's Tuesday and one day before President Obama's first State of the Union address. What would you like to hear him say? I hereby declare this thread open. An honest…
Who Will Run and How Do They Stack Up?
With Beau Biden's withdrawal from the Senate race yesterday, we have a lot of scrambling going on. Let's discuss the pros and cons of each of the prospective Democratic candidates.
First, let's dispense with Lt. Governor Matt Denn. I spoke to him yesterday. He isn't going to run. His two kids come first in his life, and not seeing them for days at a time would be an abdication of his most important role. But let me say for the record, he would be my first choice.
Legislative Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 26, 2010
Last week that the General Assembly meets until breaking for about a 6-week recess to enable the Joint Finance Committee to conduct budget hearings. POST-GAME WRAP-UP A few bills previously…
Good Advice: Actions That Can Be Taken Now
Probably one of my least favorite genres of blog posts right now is "What Obama Should Do" posts. Everyone is full of good advice, but I tired of talking and…
Smell The Bipartisanship
Republicans haven't changed much from the Bush administration. Bipartisan to them still means that Democrats adopt Republican ideas: Last week, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) "made it clear that…
Lie Of the Year?
We have our first nominee, and it'll be hard to beat. Ginger Gibson, in today's News-Journal, reported on how Delaware Park maxed out on political contributions to well over half…
Monday Open Thread
Is it Monday already? I swear a weekend was supposed to happen - did I miss it? Let's open this thread anyway. Congratulations to Kelly Kulick: Kelly Kulick used a…
How Biden Decision Screws Dems Statewide
"I've always depended on the kindness of strangers."-Blanche DuBois from Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire". So have down-ballot candidates in every election. The top of the ticket drives out…
The Real Bush Legacy
Bush was a terrible president who left a mess for us to clean up. Record deficits, lying to lead us into war, torture and contempt for the Constitution, and the…
Breaking: Beau Biden Announces He’s Not Running For U.S. Senate
In my inbox just now: As many of you know, since returning home from Iraq, I have been giving serious consideration to running for the United States Senate. I have…
The Media Gets A Clue
NBC's Chuck Todd notices that the Tea Party movement isn't a "grassroots" movement like it's been portrayed by the media: Chuck Todd actually gets this right on Meet The Press.…
Late Night Music Video: Henrietta, by the Fratellis
Glaswegian Rawk. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Bs9_k3kVc[/youtube] give us a kiss and maybe we can go out, it's hard to miss you when you follow us abou-ou-ou-out