Archive for July, 2009
One More Republican Backs Sotomayor
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Safe to say that President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court has been nothing short of an overwhelming success, a victory over Republican who had been prodded and poked by their base to turn the confirmation fight into a political fiasco for the White House.
Further proof of Sotomayor’s bipartisan support came yesterday […]
The Magic Of Beer
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The media-hyped “beer summit” at the White House came off relatively well on Thursday, giving the press a perfectly inane topic to analyze to death and allowing President Obama to gingerly step back from the Gates/Crowley controversy without sweeping it under the rug.
Vice President Biden joined the gang around a newly […]
Data On House Health Care Deal
The Blue Dogs are very happy with Wednesday’s latest deal on health care reform to come out of uber-prickly House negotiations. $100 billion in savings means support is likely to grow for the president’s reform agenda.
Lots of moving parts to the deals being cooked up in the House (and Max Baucus’ Senate fiefdom), but here […]
Turning Point? Obama Tells TIME Co-op’s Meet “Definiton” Of Public Option
President Obama seemed to be admitting defeat on his push for a literal government-run health insurance option as part of health care reform in Congress in a a move that could actually lead to victory on reform down the road, ensuring moderate support for a watered-down proposal.
The president sat down for an interview with Karen […]
Glenn Beck: President A “Racist” With “Hatred” For Whites
In another instance that shows conservatives have a unique knack for turning embarrassing controversies for their opponents into embarrassing controversies for themselves, (see; DeMint, Jim) conservative radio host and Fox News superstar Glenn Beck has used the debate over President Obama accusing the Cambridge police of acting “stupidly” in the Gates incident to in turn […]
Obama Hits The Road With New Health Care Talking Points
Tuesday may have been a day for new technology at a tele-town hall for AARP, but Wednesday will be a day for old-fashioned campaigning as President Obama makes yet another vital swing through key swing states to sell his health care reform proposals.
The president will hit North Carolina and Virginia on Wednesday with two campaign-style […]
2012 Watch: Pawlenty Takes On Romney-Care
The ongoing debate over health care and President Obama’s reform proposals have actually opened a new front of contention among two top contenders for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, complete with ideological name-calling - and no sign of letting up as the long road to the primaries drags on.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty was on […]
Sotomayor Approved By Judiciary Comittee In 13-6 Vote
The Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor was officially passed along to the full Senate for a final vote as President Obama’s pick for the court was easily approved in Judiciary Committee vote on Tuesday.
There was no drama concerning whether Sotomayor would get past the committee, only in how many Republican would cross the […]
Compromise Senate Health Care Deal In The Works; Great News For Obama?
It’s a bill that will have the Democratic base losing their minds and would force President Obama to go back on his most strident promises made during the heated debate, but a health care reform deal that pleases Republican moderates and Blue Dog Democrats may be close at hand in the Senate.
A bipartisan group of […]
Capitol Hill Birthers Play Nice On Obama Hawaiian Birth Resolution
When Democratic Congressman Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii announced he was going to insert language into an innocuous resolution celebrating Hawaii’s statehood anniversary that affirmed that state as President Barack Obama’s birthplace, it was seen as a chance for Republican supporters of the conservative “birther” movement to formally put their stamp of legitimacy on the conspiracy […]
