We face big and difficult challenges. And what the American people hope – what they deserve – is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our politics. For while the people who sent us here have different backgrounds and different stories and different beliefs, […]
Just now getting breaking news about excerpts of the SOTU address tonight. One of the things President Obama is going to seek is a repeal of the horrible DADT policy. (Sorry for the lack of posting today. I pulled an all nighter last night moving C&L to their new home)
This really seems like a game of politics to me: resident Barack Obama will call in his State of the Union address for a three-year freeze on spending for many domestic programs as part of his strategy to rein in the deficit, administration officials said. The proposal, which wouldn’t affect spending on national security, would […]
Senate Democrats would do well to listen to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell: “My message to those Democrats is don’t be afraid,” Rendell told ABC News. “Listen, you got elected because you wanted to do something to change the quality of people’s lives — here we have a chance to do something historic and if it […]
CBS is seeing the signs that Justice Stevens term in the Supreme Court could be coming to an end: Justice John Paul Stevens has left some clues he’s planning to retire this year, shortly after he turns 90 years old. He’s only hired one law clerk for next term, for example, and not the four […]
President Obama seems pretty pissed about the decision by the Supreme Court to open the flood gates on corporate money into the political arena: With its ruling today, the Supreme Court has given a green light to a new stampede of special interest money in our politics. It is a major victory for big oil, […]
The Supreme Court has just removed campaign donation restrictions on corporations: The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on their participation in federal campaigns. By a 5-4 vote, the court on Thursday overturned a 20-year-old ruling that said corporations can […]
The Democratic Party has become an utter train wreck since Tuesday night. Now we have this from Diane Feinstein: Feinstein said it is clear that attempts to pass sweeping legislation to address climate change by capping carbon emissions cannot pass this Congress. So if Democrats are just going to cave in on any important legislation […]
One of the staunchest bill backers out there seems to be getting fed up with President Obama. After summing up President Obama’s statement today on the future of health care reform as, “Run away, run away!”, Krugman finishes with this: Maybe House Democrats can pull this out, even with a gaping hole in White House […]
TPM has obtained a list of new talking points being about the Scott Brown victory being circulated by Democrats: It is mathematically impossible for Democrats to pass legislation on our own. Senate Republicans to come to the table with ideas for improving our nation and not obstructionist tactics. When did Republicans ever say “well we […]