Year: 2012

It is about goddamn time.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) accused House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) of deliberately sabotaging the economy for partisan gain. “You have heard, as I’ve heard, that there’s a battle going on between Cantor and [House Speaker John] Boehner as to whether or not there should be a [highway] bill,” Reid told reporters. “Cantor, of course — I’m told by others that he wants to not do a bill to make the economy worse, because he feels that’s better for them. I hope that’s not true.”

Except for a few pockets of irredeemable craziness, the notion that gay people should be reviled and disenfranchised has been put to rest. The gays won. Agreed? But how, and what can progressives learn from the way gays won?

Turnout is up, astronomically in some places, so that could be good news. Whatever happens tonight, it will not be a harbinger for November. Why?

I just took a long stroll and didn't feel like walking back across town to my hotel, so I rented a bike. It works like this:

This following conversation on Talking Points Memo really struck a chord with me. First, there was this post from a reader that was reposted by Josh Marshall. That brought a response from another reader that I agree with.

It is time for another Obama evolution. Jill Harris, managing director of strategic initiatives for Drug Policy Action, the political arm of the Drug Policy Alliance, has a WaPo update on the public's views on marijuana laws reform, noting: "A new Rasmussen poll showed that 56 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana and only 36 percent oppose it. A Mason-Dixon poll conducted in May found that 74 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of Independents and 67 percent of Republicans believe that the federal government should respect state medical marijuana laws and not prosecute individuals who are in compliance with these laws.

Today is the day in Wisconsin. The race is tight, so turnout will matter. Here is hoping the Democrats' ground game is pulls them over the top. Depending on the poll, you have either a tied race, a small and surmountable Walker lead, or a large and insurmountable Walker lead.