Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
DeFazio On Obama's Conservative Bubble
openleft.com - 1/30/2009
DeFazio On Obama's Conservative Bubble
—
I encourage everyone to watch this segment from the Rachel Maddow Show last night . It does a great job of analyzing the policy and politics around the stimulus - and features Rep. Peter DeFazio (D) raising questions about why President Obama seems more interested in soliciting input from ...
Rail in the Stimulus
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/26/2009
Rail in the Stimulus
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Rep Peter DeFazio has authored an amendment that would increase the level of rail funding in the... stimulus bill. It’s an excellent idea. Funds for highway repairs are a fine use of stimulus money, but insofar as we’re investing in new ... (more) Rail in the Stimulus

Comments vote down Eschaton found this 1/26/2009found this
Rachel Maddow Show - Rep. Peter Defazio (D-OR) discusses the stimulus and infrastructure (video)
Play
youtube.com - 1/24/2009
Rachel Maddow Show - Rep. Peter Defazio (D-OR) discusses the stimulus and infrastructure (video)
— youtube.com — Rachel Maddow Show - Rep. Peter Defazio (D-OR) discusses the stimulus and infrastructure, noting that very little... money is actually devoted to the huge list ... (more) Rachel Maddow Show - Rep. Peter Defazio (D-OR) ...

Comments vote down Firedoglake found this 1/24/2009found this
openleft.com - 1/29/2009
There's Something Happening Here...
— openleft.com — There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over... there Telling me I got to beware I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Almost exactly a year ago, I ... (more) There's Something Happening Here...

Comments vote down The Sideshow found this 1/29/2009found this

Blog Reactions

Blogometer:  1/30: The Battle Intensifies

Comments
Blog Reactions

1/30: The Battle Intensifies
Blogometer — ... that Obama should stop trying to negotiate with congressional GOPers and instead pass whatever bill he thinks will be most effective. Lefty bloggers believe that congressional GOPers "should be written out of negotiations" because they're (allegedly) only interested in ...

Related Content
Let's Draft Pete DeFazio for Governor
blueoregon.com 2/24/2009 — By Ben DuPree of Portland, Oregon. Previously, Ben worked for Jeff Merkley's U.S. Senate campaign, worked for then-Commissioner Sam Adams, consulted with the SEIU, and serves on Metro's Committee for Citizen Involvement. Ben previously blogged at ...
Easter Reflections
markdroberts.com 4/15/2009 — Recently Ben Witherington III spoke at a Laity Lodge retreat. Ben, as you may know, is a leading New Testament scholar with impressive credentials. (When I printed his list of publications from his website, it took ten pages!) Ben also has one of the ...
FULL DISCLOSURE: I am in love with Peter Suderman, which is convenient, because we are dating
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 3/5/2009 — So Yasha Levine and Mark Ames are claiming victory for their Playboy piece claiming Rick Santelli was a plant by a vast Koch-funded conspiracy to spill tea all over the streets of our nation's cities.  We know this because I am dating Peter ...
The Progressive Gadfly: DeFazio Explains His 'No' on Stimulus
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/13/2009 — Looking through the vote tally at the seven House Democrats who opposed the final stimulus bill today, you see reliably right-leaning members of the party's Blue Dog Coalition: Reps. Heath Shuler (D-NC), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Walt Minnick (D-ID), Pete ...
DeFazio: Governor's decision may come soon
blog.oregonlive.com 9/4/2009 — DeFazio appears to be former Gov. John Kitzhaber's toughest potential adversary in the Democratic primary.
2010: Polling on Kitzhaber, DeFazio, Bradbury, Novick
blueoregon.com 4/30/2009 — I don't how I missed this, but Moore Insight - that's Gordon Smith's pollster - recently released a poll on the 2010 gubernatorial race. Well, sort of. Despite his GOP client base (or perhaps, because of?), he declined to test the numbers for any ...
DeFazio: Open Letter on the Economic Stimulus Package
blueoregon.com 2/15/2009 — By Congressman Peter DeFazio. When the House passed the stimulus package two weeks ago, I cast a reluctant yes but only after an amendment to add $3 billion for transit was accepted. That was progress. But I said at the time the bill needed ...
The Peter Principle
mahablog.com 5/28/2009 — Those of us old enough to remember the 1960s probably remember the “Peter principle,” which was the title of a book as well as a phrase that was common in pop culture for a time. The Peter Principle (the book), published in 1968, was in some ways a harbinger of the “how to ...
OR-GOV: DeFazio to decide by ... March.
blueoregon.com 13 days ago — The O's David Sarasohn pinned down Congressman Peter DeFazio on whether he's still considering a run for Governor in 2010. The answer? You bet. Last spring, DeFazio talked about making a decision on the governor's race by Labor Day, and now ...
N/A
moore-info.com 6/17/2009 — While some political pundits and Democrat leaders would have you believe that Oregon Republican candidates have no future in statewide office, in fact, the 2010 race for Governor will be competitive, as our latest poll shows. We matched Republican ...
Obama seeks to reverse Bush labor policies — Reuters: Politics 1/30/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged on Friday to repeal labor laws enacted under his Republican predecessor George W. Bush that unions have long contended favored employers over workers.
Obama, Biden task force on middle class — First Read 1/30/2009
From NBC's Athena Jones WASHINGTON -- On the campaign trail then-candidates Barack Obama and Joe Biden cast themselves as champions of labor and middle class, men who had not forgotten where they came from and who would fight for the concerns of ...
Obama ally in Senate proposes salary cap bill — Reuters: Politics 1/30/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic senator closely allied with President Obama said Friday she was introducing legislation to cap compensation for employees of companies taking U.S. government aid during the economic downturn.
U.S. giving $20 million more in humanitarian aid to Gaza — CNN Political Ticker 1/30/2009
A Palestinian woman makes tea on a wood fire as she sits with her sons amid the rubble of houses in Gaza. WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Obama administration will provide an additional $20.3 million in humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza, the ...
McCain: Obama needs to consult on stimulus — Reuters: Politics 1/30/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former presidential rival John McCain expressed disappointment on Friday that President Barack Obama has not negotiated with Republicans over a huge economic stimulus plan and said he is working on an alternative package.  ...