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Joe Lieberman says that it’s possible he could become a “good old-fashioned New England moderate Republican.” He could get some good tutoring in doing that from the fellow in the White House.
Archive for January, 2010
January 25th, 2010
Category: Macroeconomic Policy, Politics and Leadership
Barack Herbert Hoover Obama?
January 25th, 2010
Category: Campaigns
The potential Democratic candidate for US Senate in Delaware is an excellent one, and progressives should get behind him.
January 25th, 2010
Category: Uncategorized
As Dr. Johnson said, the prospect of imminent catastrophe can concentrate the mind wonderfully. Despite an initial tendency in Blue Blogistan to debate whether the recent reverses should be blamed on (1) progressives (2) centrists or (3) Barack Obama, a healthy consensus seems to be developing that we should (1) blame the Republicans and (2) [...]
January 24th, 2010
Category: Crime Control
NPR is running a terrific series. Don’t read or listen on a full stomach.
January 23rd, 2010
Category: Religion and Politics
The future of health care reform might depend upon the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
January 22nd, 2010
Category: Democrats in Congress
Andrew Sullivan gets another pathetic whine from a Senate Democratic chief of staff.
January 22nd, 2010
Category: Democrats in Congress
House Democrats: you’ve got the claws and fangs. Get the Bunny!