A friend of mine mentioned to me a few weeks ago that there was no way Geithner, for example, could be fired, since there is no way his replacement could be confirmed. Ezra talks about the same thing today: The Treasury Department is a good case in point. This may be the most turbulent economy …
Looking at the Budget and GOP ideas in HCR
Looking through the internets this morning two items caught my eye. First, the NYT has a nice interactive look at the proposed 2011 Federal Budget. It is a good tool to get an idea of where and how the Federal Government spends money–and how the Obama Administration sets its priorities for that spending. Clicking the …
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Sen. Shelby Shakedown: America Held Hostage
I don’t think New York Magazine’s epithet for Alabama’s Latest Shame is quite specific enough, because who north of the Mason-Dixon line knows which is the “Cotton State”? But they absolutely have found the best Getty photo of Shelby Steal, so you should give them the click and go admire it for yourselves. Ezra Klein’s …
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Watching A Hanging Curve Go By
Ezra Klein. Shelby has likely overplayed his hand. The reason holds work is that they’re small enough, and rare enough, that they never rise to the level of something the majority can’t live with. Shelby, in putting a hold on all pending nominations, just made holds very big indeed. And he did it for the …
Why You Should Call Republicans
(1) This is a participatory Democracy. The system depends on concerned citizens voicing their opinions directly to the people whom they elect. Part of the reason why public discourse got so skewed in America is that the right wing noise machine generates epic, coordinated waves of phone calls and letters to Senators, Representatives, newspapers and …
Open Mic For HCR
I don’t have any answers for you guys. My heart tells me that Steve Benen has it right. HCR will die quietly on some back burner while everyone involved declares that they’re determined to get it done. You guys have done more good that I could have hoped by even keeping the issue this long, …
Meta
I can’t speak for anyone else on the front page, but I just don’t find the question of blame very interesting. Maybe someone did contribute to this present clusterf*ck more than someone else; if so I don’t really know or particularly care. It feels like a waste of time to piss on him or her …