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What’s So Hot About Snowe? (Mikulski is an idiot) http://www.newsweek.com/id/219382 10/26/2009 |
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RT @whatupobama: Fineman: What?s So Hot About Snowe? On Obama's pointless bipartisanship. #obama http://bit.ly/2ReUBi 10/26/2009 |
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RT @newsweek Obama's Pointless Pursuit of Olympia Snowe http://bit.ly/3xALIn My thoughts exactly. 10/26/2009 |
Hullabaloo — Promises, Promises by digby Who is this guy and what has he done with Howard Fineman? Obama's pointless bipartisanship. [T]he pursuit of Snowe is pretty close to obsessive, which is not a good thing either for Democrats or for the prospects of health-care reform worthy of the name. First, Snowe's exaggerated prominence is both the result and symbol of Obama's quixotic and ultimately time--wasting pursuit of "bipartisanship." In case the White House hasn't noticed, Republicans in Congress are engaged in what amounts to ...
Even A Blind Squirrel
Eschaton —
Occasionally finds that nut...
The Importance of Being Earnest
Matthew Yglesias —
Howard Fineman thinks Barack Obama is spending too much time on Olympia Snowe. He also says:
Despite a bit of grandiloquence and a habit of quoting Longfellow (who was, in her defense, a Mainer), she is likable and earnest. She was believable when she told me that she had not sought such a prominent role. “It’s not me dictating anything,” she said.
Why would you say someone is earnest “despite” a habit of quoting Longfellow? That seems like a very earnest thing to do. ...
Healthcare Open Thread
Shakesville —
Fineman—Obama's pointless bipartisanship: "[T]he pursuit of [Republican Senator Olympia Snowe] is pretty close to obsessive, which is not a good thing either for Democrats or for the prospects of health-care reform worthy of the name. First, Snowe's exaggerated prominence is both the result and symbol of Obama's quixotic and ultimately time—wasting pursuit of 'bipartisanship.' In case the White House hasn't noticed, Republicans in Congress are engaged in what amounts to a sitdown strike. They don't like anything about Obama or his policies; they have no interest ...
Why Is the White House Courting Olympia Snowe?
RealClearPolitics - Homepage —
Howard Fineman is perplexed : [T]the pursuit of Snowe is pretty close to obsessive, which is not a good thing either for Democrats or for the prospects of health-care reform worthy of the name. First, Snowe's exaggerated prominence is both the result and symbol of Obama's quixotic and ultimately time--wasting pursuit of "bipartisanship." In case the White House hasn't noticed, Republicans in Congress are engaged in what amounts to a sitdown strike. They don't like anything about Obama or his policies; they have no interest in seeing him succeed. Despite the occasional ...
The Pursuit of Olympia Snowe
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Howard Fineman: "In case the White House hasn't noticed, Republicans in Congress are engaged in what amounts to a sitdown strike. They don't like anything about Obama or his policies; they have no interest in seeing him succeed. Despite the occasional protestation to the contrary, the GOP has no intention of helping him pass any legislation. Snowe may very well end up voting for whatever she and Democrats craft, but that won't make the outcome bipartisan any more than dancing shoes made Tom DeLay Fred Astaire.... Worse, the pursuit of Snowe isn't uniting Democrats; it is ...
On the Pursuit of Olympia Snowe
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Howard Fineman: "In case the White House hasn't noticed, Republicans in Congress are engaged in what amounts to a sitdown strike. They don't like anything about Obama or his policies; they have no interest in seeing him succeed. Despite the occasional protestation to the contrary, the GOP has no intention of helping him pass any legislation. Snowe may very well end up voting for whatever she and Democrats craft, but that won't make the outcome bipartisan any more than dancing shoes made Tom DeLay Fred Astaire.... Worse, the pursuit of Snowe isn't uniting Democrats; it is ...
G. NO. P.
The Political Carnival —
... Nononononononononono. No matter what. No. That's how the G. NO. P. has chosen to define itself. The American people don't matter. The welfare of the country doesn't matter. The economy doesn't matter. Our health doesn't matter. Killing our troops doesn't matter. NO-thing matters. No. NO-thing: Howard Fineman: "In case the White House hasn't noticed, Republicans in Congress are engaged in what amounts to a sitdown strike. They don't like anything about Obama or his policies; they have no interest in seeing him succeed. Despite ...
Better late than never
The Sideshow —
... , it is not all that usual to find Howard Fineman actually saying something so true and so at odds with Village idiocy: "But the pursuit of Snowe is pretty close to obsessive, which is not a good thing either for Democrats or for the prospects of health-care reform worthy of the name. First, Snowe's exaggerated prominence is both the result and symbol of Obama's quixotic and ultimately time--wasting pursuit of "bipartisanship." In case the White House hasn't noticed, Republicans in Congress are engaged in what amounts to a sitdown strike. They don't like anything ...
Late Night: Olympia Snowe Left Her Cake Out in the Rain
Firedoglake —
... your highness. You’re deeply disappointed that Harry Reid finally learned how to count, mustered enough cartilage to stand up to the Rahminator, just this once, and left you hanging out to dry. You were rather enjoying all the forced attention and extruded praise the Democrats were lavishing on you in order to get your vote. The Democrats had ordered a sedan chair (and four Nubians) for you so you wouldn’t have to walk around Capitol Hill. Barbara Mikulski was going to peel you grapes. For the last month, Copernicus was wrong; the ...
The nut the blind squirrel found....
Corrente —
... from Howard Fineman on Snowe ("What’s So Hot About Snowe?"). But here's the buried nugget: [Snowe] remains deeply skeptical of a publicly financed alternative to private insurance, in good part because of what she sees as the failure of Maine's* version of the idea... Snowe is right to be skeptical. The Maine plan has failed, because ...
Only in Cokie's World
Crooks and Liars —
... in Chicago just two weeks after the vote. On Monday night, Mr. McCain will be the guest of honor at a black-tie dinner celebrating Mr. Obama’s inauguration. Maybe she went to Hawaii for a vacation back then and didn't see Obama court the Queen of America, Olympia Snowe. Or maybe, ...
