Daniel Larison thinks that the GOP’s expectation that it will make huge gains in 2010 may be dangerous in more ways than one:
The danger of overconfidence regarding the midterm results is not just that it can make the GOP complacent, arrogant and deaf to the real concerns of voters. [...]
My SNOWPOCALYPSE pics are up on Flickr.
Email me a link to yours and I might post a few in some new photo threads.
[...]Called my congressman’s* local office. The staffer I spoke to there(a former colleague) said they are getting ‘don’t pass the bill’ calls, because the people for it assume that because the Representative is for it, they don’t need to call. The staffer said people who are for it need [...]
This time in the Hill:
Democrats in Congress are holding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel accountable for his part in the collapse of healthcare reform.
The emerging consensus among critics in both chambers is that Emanuel’s lack of Senate experience slowed President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
The share of [...]
A senior Congressional legislative aide called me this morning on background as follows.
We must begin to organize a massive and unprecedented telephone call in campaign for passage of healthcare reform, to begin at 9AM EST on February 24th and extend through the entire day of the presidential healthcare meeting [...]
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[...] It just never stops:
Goldman Sachs helped the Greek government to mask the true extent of its deficit with the help of a derivatives deal that legally circumvented the EU Maastricht deficit rules. At some point the so-called cross currency swaps will mature, and swell the country’s already bloated deficit.
Greeks [...]
This is a real opportunity:
Leading House Republicans raised the prospect Monday night that they might refuse to participate in President Obama’s proposed health care summit if the White House chooses not to scrap the existing reform bills and start over.
In a letter to White House Chief of Staff [...]
Looking outside, the sky looks like an angry, swollen bruise- the kind of sky you see in movies like The Perfect Storm.
Time for Round 2 of Snowpocalypse.
[...]- Massey Energy has been cited for safety violations at the Brushy Fork impoundment. But don't worry, Randy Huffman's DEP, fresh off handing out environmental awards at The West Virginia Coal Association Symposium, says everything is fine.
- Heavy sediment was seen spilling into the CoalRiver.
- Charleston' [...]
No idea what the problem is- we have honestly not changed the site in weeks, but some of you are having a problem reaching the front page using:
http://www.balloon-juice.com
However, I have been informed that if you use the following in the short term, it works:
http://www.balloon-juice.com/index.html
I will have the minions look into [...]
Via Digby, this great catch form the folks at MMFA:
Bethesda, Md.: I thought that “Why are Liberals So Condescending” was the most intelligent article I’ve read in the Post in some time.
Do you think that this is the result of a decision by your editors to [...]Admittedly this advice might come a little late for those of you stuck in the path of SNOWPOCALYPSE and SNOWPOCALYPSE II: The Quickening. Nonetheless, if you can get to a outdoor supply store I strongly recommend that you seek out a pair of gaiters to keep snow off your [...]
One argument in favor of lifting DADT that I’ve yet to hear anyone mention is the fact that one of the most fearsome fighting forces in the ancient world was a collection of 150 male couples known as the Sacred Band Of Thebes. According to Plutarch, the idea for [...]
Here’s a thread for you- had rehab today and I am actually in a helluva lot of pain- as bad as early last week. I just don’t see much blogging for me happening tonight.
Also, Chuck.
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