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Coulda Fooled Me….
dailypundit.com — The Associated Press: Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle All 58 Senate Democrats and two independents... voted to advance the bill. All 39 votes in opposition were cast by Republicans. GOP Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio was the only senator not to vote. Voinovich is a Republican?  ... (more) Coulda Fooled Me….
Rushing Things
motherjones.com — The emerging favorite Republican tactic for killing reform measures without actually admitting that they want to kill... reform is to complain that Democrats are "rushing things." They're not against reform, they just want enough time to do it right. 1 ... (more) Rushing Things
Republicans Boycott Climate Markup; Boxer Moves Ahead Anyway
Republicans Boycott Climate Markup; Boxer Moves Ahead Anyway
tnr.com — Okay, here's the latest on the ongoing mini-drama over the Senate climate bill. Earlier this morning, the... EPW committee met to begin marking up the bill, and Republicans went through with their earlier threat to boycott the session—only George ... (more) Republicans Boycott Climate Markup; Boxer Moves Ahead Anyway
Inhofe makes appearance at climate bill mark-up
thehill.com — Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) made a brief appearance at the Senate's climate bill mark-up Wednesday, marking a... brief hiatus in the GOP boycott of the process. Inhofe appeared at the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee's mark-up of the ... (more) Inhofe makes appearance at climate bill mark-up
OH-Gov: Strickland, Kasich Tied at 40
swingstateproject.com — Quinnipiac (11/5-9, likely voters, 9/8-10 in parentheses): Ted Strickland (D-inc) : 40 (46) John Kasich (R) :... 40 (36) (MoE: ?2.9%) There's been a lot of up and down in the Ohio governor's race, as pollsters don't seem to have this race in sharp ... (more) OH-Gov: Strickland, Kasich Tied at 40
Down Goes Ohio, Down Goes Ohio
politics.theatlantic.com — Well-conducted Ohio polls are catnip for political analysts. So here goes: a new Quinnipiac poll of the... state gives President Obama his lowest job approval rating there since the beginning of his presidency, with only 45% of voters saying he's doing a ... (more) Down Goes Ohio, Down Goes Ohio
Matthew Yglesias
Matthew Yglesias
yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Pressure vs Purge bluedog 1 Ruth Marcus critiques a straw man version of the idea that there... ought to be tighter party discipline: One difficult test of who’s right here involves the role of the conservative House Democrats, Blue Dogs and others. ... (more) Matthew Yglesias