Posts by Delaware Dem

A new Public Policy Polling survey conducted in Rep. Eric Cantor's (R-VA) district last night finds that both Cantor and the GOP House leadership are "deeply unpopular" but... interestingly and perhaps somewhat connecting, comprehensive immigration reform "is actually quite popular in his district."

Jonathan Chait says Obama has accomplished all of his domestic goals that he listed in his Inaugural Address in 2009. I think when people right the book on the Obama Presidency, it is going to be the most eventful in terms of accomplishment since Franklin Roosevelt's. Consider this from Andrew Sullivan:

Imagine the legacy [at the end of Obama's presidency]: no troops in Iraq or Afghanistan; Gitmo closed; universal healthcare entrenched; Iran’s nuclear threat defused; marriage equality in all fifty states; the end of marijuana Prohibition; and carbon energy cut down to size. Repeat after me: meep meep, motherf*ckers.

First Read:

"There's an important thing missing from these highlights: direct criticism of President Obama or those in his team... Clinton's book was always expected to be an important tell about her 2016 ambitions: If she aired dirty laundry, she probably isn't going to run (because such criticisms wouldn't help her with the Democratic base). But if she was 95% positive, she probably is going to run. Well, I think we have our answer here, right? This is someone who's still involved in politics, rather than an ex-politician who's ready to dish and tell."

I will be receiving my book Wednesday, and I can't wait to read it. Another excerpt: "I wasn't alone in getting it wrong. But I still got it wrong. Plain and simple." -- Hillary Clinton, quoted in her forthcoming memoir, about voting to authorize the Iraq war. More from Hillary: "“… I should have stated my regret sooner and in the plainest, most direct language possible. … I held out against using the word mistake. It wasn’t because of political expediency. … [I]n our culture, saying you made a mistake is often taken as weakness when in fact it can be a sign of strength and growth for people and nations.” Duh. If only she had said that in 2007 and 2008. She gave Obama an opening by refusing to say that.

On this 70th anniversary of D-Day, I am posting something my brother wrote about this day:

70 years ago today the largest amphibious invasion ever and the most important battle in human history took place on the beaches of Normandy. Our country was never, before or since, as united in one common purpose as we were on that day and during that war. Can you even imagine today? Every single American united in one cause. Together. Elvis Pressley fought. Jimmy Stewart. They cancelled baseball for jimmy crickets sake because so many professional athletes went overseas to fight and die. Can you imagine Kayne West and Lil Wayne lacing up their boots? Tom Brady and Desean Jackson in army green? Jared Leto or Johnny Depp signing up to fight? It was a different time, a great generation and a shared purpose that no one could doubt. That everyone could believe in. Remember them today. They were better than we are today. They are what we are capable of being.