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Archive for January, 2009

Will House Republicans Really Stand Up Against Obama’s Stimiu-Pork ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, January 27th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Congress, Economics, Politics, Republicans

The Politico is reporting that the House Republican leadership is telling it’s members to vote against President Obama’s economic stimulus bill:
President Barack Obama is coming to the Capitol this afternoon to curry favor with congressional Republicans. But it appears GOP leaders have already made up their minds to oppose his $825 billion stimulus plan.
House Republican [...]

Abandon Your Cars Now

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, January 26th, 2009. Filed under Washington DC, Weather

Looks like some nasty weather in the D.C. area starting tomorrow:
The Capital Weather Gang is warning us to expect snow, sleet and rain — in about that order — starting tomorrow morning and continuing into Wednesday.
That sounds especially bad for drivers during the morning and evening commutes, since the forecast involves early morning snow and [...]

Good For The Government, Bad For The Economy

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, January 26th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Economics, Politics

The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell takes on the $ 825 billion boondoggle that is Barack Obama’s “stimulus” package:

Summing Up The 43rd President

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, January 26th, 2009. Filed under George W Bush, Politics

Reason’s Nick Gillespie on the disaster that was George W. Bush:
In a way that was inconceivable when he took office, Bush—the advance man for the “ownership society,” smaller and more trustworthy government, and a humble foreign policy—increased the size and scope of the federal government to unprecedented levels. At the same time, he constantly flashed [...]

Russ Feingold’s 28th Amendment

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, January 26th, 2009. Filed under Politics, U.S. Constitution

In obvious response to the scandal surrounding Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s attempt to sell Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat, Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold is proposing a Constitutional Amendment to make sure it can’t happen again:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, issued the following statement today [...]

Blago Plays The Oprah Card

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, January 26th, 2009. Filed under Politics

As he spends the week going down in flames, soon-to-be former Illinois Governor Blagojevich is becoming even more bizarre:
Illinois’ beleaguered Gov. Rod Blagojevich said today that when he was deciding who would take President Obama’s Senate seat he considered appointing talk show queen Oprah Winfrey.
Blagojevich made the revelation to Diane Sawyer on “Good Morning America” [...]

David Paterson Makes His Choice

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, January 23rd, 2009. Filed under Politics

And it’s not the person anyone expected:
ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson has selected Representative Kirsten Gillibrand, a 42-year-old congresswoman from upstate who is known for bold political moves and centrist policy positions, to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a person who spoke to the governor early [...]

Change You Can Lip-Sync To

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, January 23rd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Inauguration Day 2009, Politics

A Memorex moment at Tuesday’s Inauguration:
It was not precisely lip-synching, but pretty close.
The somber, elegiac tones before President Obama’s oath of office at the inauguration on Tuesday came from the instruments of Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and two colleagues. But what the millions on the Mall and watching on television heard was in fact a [...]

Some Truly Creepy Obama-Supporting Celebrities

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, January 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Celebrities, Obamagasms, Politics

This is not how free people behave:

The only good thing about this is that we’re talking about celebrities, most of whom are a little crazy to begin with.
Why am I not surprised that Oprah’s behind it ?

Republican Small Government Rhetoric v. Reality

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, January 22nd, 2009. Filed under Politics, Republicans

First, the rhetoric:
President Obama has taken office with the promise that he will transcend old divisions. Whether he’s successful may depend partly on House Minority Leader John Boehner, who has pledged that Republicans will not be the “party of ‘no.’ ” But that doesn’t mean he agrees with Democrats on every issue.
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Asked whether the president [...]

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