powerlineblog.com - 2/6/2009
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As Paul notes below, neither Barack Obama nor any other Democrat has even tried to explain why the Dems' pork-fest, which appropriates hundreds of billions of dollars years in the future, needs to be rushed through the Senate in the dead of night as an "emergency." The real reason, of course, ...
Rooting For Failure
justoneminute.typepad.com 3/10/2009 — Patterico returns to the "Rush wants Obama to fail" discussion with a poll showing that in August 2006 a majority of Democrats wanted Bush to fail (Curt at Flopping Aces provides a Rush transcript for context).Patterico offers the following sensible...
The Political Isn't Personal
obsidianwings.blogs.com 11/25/2008 — by publius
Poor poor Susan Collins – she might have considered voting with Dems if only they hadn’t been such meanies :
Collins told colleagues . . . she still felt lingering resentment toward Democratic senators who campaigned against her in ...
DNC Launches Major Campaign To Pass Budget
politics.theatlantic.com 3/21/2009 — The Democratic National Committee's 50-state canvass this weekend in support of President Obama's budget proposals marks the beginning of a months-long election-style campaign and includes several elements not previously disclosed, including ...
DNC, 50 State Strategy Update
openleft.com 1/21/2009 — Another story we have been following on Open Left is the fate of the fifty-state strategy now that Howard Dean will no longer be DNC Chair. During the festivities here in D.C., I ran into a source close to the transition at the DNC who was able to ...
The Democratic Party
democrats.org 10/14/2008 — Our Party A 50 State Strategy How Democrats can and will win in every state, every county, and every precinct. The Democratic Party is committed to winning elections at every level in every region of the country, and we're getting started right now ...
The Race to Watch Today
swampland.blogs.time.com 3/31/2009 —
Voters in the New York's Hudson Valley go to the polls today to select a replacement for former Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, who was appointed to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat. On the ballot are a former Wall Street type and a long entrenched ...
All In
talkingpointsmemo.com 3/28/2009 — As you likely know, on Tuesday a special election will be held in New York's 20th congressional district to replace now-Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). The race pits New York State Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco against Scott Murphy, a venture ...
Going It Alone
soitgoesinshreveport.blogspot.com 8/19/2009 — It seems that the Dems are ready to "go it alone" on ObamaCare, according to this piece in the New York Times. Their current position seems to be moving toward blaming Republicans for lack of bipartisanship and refusing to compromise, and moving ...
All Politics, All the Time
powerlineblog.com 1/28/2009 — This was the most laughable item in the news today:
On the eve of a key vote, President Barack Obama privately promised Republican critics he stands ready to accept changes in $825 billion economic stimulus legislation, and urged lawmakers to ...
What Next for My.BarackObama.com?
techpresident.com 11/8/2008 — Lots of people are wondering what will happen to the Obama campaigns huge network of online supporters and on-the-ground organizers. For example, Gara Lamarche, the executive director of the Atlantic Philanthropies is . But so far there's little ...
Obama fires up House Dems over stimulus bill —
CNN.com - Politics 2/6/2009
President Barack Obama said Thursday that "the scale and the scope" of his economic plan is right, turning up the heat on critics he said were hawking "phony arguments" and "false theories of the past" to chip away at the bill's programs.
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U.S. needs clear mission in Afghanistan: Obama —
Reuters: Politics 2/6/2009
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday expressed concerns about the difficulty of maintaining a focused military mission in Afghanistan as his administration prepares a troop buildup there, sources at a Democratic ...
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