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Thursday, Sep 17
Man bites dog: Rahm gets a tongue-lashing
Few people in Washington have the foul-mouthed bulldog reputation that Obama consigliere Rahm Emanuel does. It doesn't matter if you're a governor, member of Congress, consultant, operative--whoever you are, be prepared for an earful if you cross Emanuel or disappoint him. And you'd b...
Wednesday, Sep 9
Joe Wilson wasn't the only disrespectful Republican
Wilson has already put out a statement apologizing for his outburst, and even called the White House to offer his apologies to Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. (After the speech, Emanuel reportedly approached two Republican leaders and demanded that apology, saying, "No president has ever...
Choose your enemies wisely
There was more red meat for progressives like Grijalva in the speech than Obama has thrown around lately; he called out Republicans for the crushing debt racked up by George W. Bush's tax cuts and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, neither of which were paid for by spending cuts in the budget -...
Thursday, Sep 3
Snowe to the rescue of healthcare reform?
At this juncture, Snowe seems to be the only Republican senator willing to engage in substantive negotiations with Democrats and the White House on healthcare. Monday, Obama advisor David Axelrod lashed out at two of the leading Republicans who had been working on healthcare reform in t...
Friday, Aug 21
Stewart smacks down healthcare reform opponent McCaughey
Now, she's back, and is again the chief propagator of some of the most pernicious myths about the Obama administration's plan. As I wrote in an earlier post about Ezekiel Emanuel, brother to White Housse Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and a lead advisor to President Obama on healthcare reform...
Monday, Aug 10
Ezekiel Emanuel, Obama's "Doctor Death"?
Like Sarah Palin said last week, if you're old, sick or disabled -- or have a friend or loved one who is -- you should be very wary of Democratic healthcare plans. And, too, you should keep an eye on "the Orwellian thinking of the president’s health care advisor, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the brothe...
Monday, Nov 10
Democratic House performance
Though there are a few seats still in dispute, it looks like the Democrats will win 25 new U.S. House seats, and lose three, for a net gain of 22 seats and an expected total of 257 seats for Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Added to the 31 net seat gains in 2006, that is more than 50 seats gained by the Democrats...
