This is a man who can take whatever the Republicans want to throw at him: “We are not standing on the brink of recession because of forces beyond our control,” Obama told a town hall forum in Austin. “This was not an inevitable part of the business cycle. It was a failure of leadership in […]
In other words, “screw what the voter wants“. I have been speaking to a lot of Democrats lately who are fed up with their party. From the waffling of the leadership in the House and Senate, to this entire delegate mess, they are tired of it. Something has to be done soon or the Independent […]
Yesterday: I am scheduled to leave tomorrow for a long-planned trip to five African nations. Moments ago, my staff informed the House leadership that I’m prepared to delay my departure, and stay in Washington with them, if it will help them complete their work on this critical bill. (emphasis added) Today: President Bush leaves Washington […]
It’s looking more and more like Obama could come out the winner in pledged delegates. With every victory we get closer to needing an answer on the super delegate question. Rachel Maddow said last night that if Obama wins the pledged delegates and the Super Delegates give it to Hillary then there will “be torches […]
Take note Harry Reid -this is how leadership should look. Chris Dodd will once again do everything he can to block the flawed FISA bill. Tim Tagaris has all the details. I really like the sound of “Majority Leader Dodd”.
Now it appears the Pelosi and Reid aren’t even going to try and fight for ending the Iraq War: Democratic leaders in Congress are quietly preparing to give President Bush essentially everything he wants to keep the Iraq war going for at least another six months without forcing any change in course. Swept into power […]
So says Rush Limbaugh: During the September 26 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh called service members who advocate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq “phony soldiers.†He made the comment while discussing with a caller a conversation he had with a previous caller, “Mike from Chicago,†who said he “used to be military,†[…]
I guess not: cloture vote in the Senate just moments ago on whether or not D.C. residents will get congressional representation ended up with 57 Ayes and 42 Nos, meaning Democrats and moderate Republicans weren’t able to find the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster organized by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The citizens […]
A press conference today with the Army’s top brass said that their is no lack of funds causing the problems at Walter Reed, but rather it was a “failure of leadership”. This is something I had pointed out here , however the right-wing darling blogger, Michelle Malkin, decided to not talk about the actual “failure […]
Kos had this interesting tidbit yesterday: In an interview, Pelosi also said she was puzzled by what she considered the president’s minimalist explanation for his confidence in the new surge of 21,500 U.S. troops that he has presented as the crux of a new “way forward” for U.S. forces in Iraq. “He’s tried this two […]