Archive for February 2nd, 2009
February 2nd, 2009
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OK, both President Obama and most Senate Democrats have declared their UNSWERVING SUPPORT of Tom Daschle’s nomination to the top job at Health and Human Services, despite his tax problems.
So, now the stage is set for Daschle to bow out with a modicum of grace. He’s put the administration in a no-win situation, even if he does get confirmed. His tax errors diminish the image the administration wants to advance.
 Moreover, the controversy detracts attention that should be entirely focused on the economic crisis.
February 2nd, 2009
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Rep. Eric Cantor, Republican House minority whip, shares a few FASCINATING TIDBITS about the political posturing over the stimulus bill.
Mind you, I’m not terribly shocked or offended by this stuff. This is the way politics works, and only the naive expect otherwise.
February 2nd, 2009
 
This NEWS RELEASE is poorly written and a little confusing, but it boils down to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee running radio ads in Don Manzullo’s district and those of 27 other House Republicans for their opposition to President Obama’s stimulus bill.
February 2nd, 2009
The non-partisan Tax Policy Center is OUT with its Tax Stimulus Report Cards.
POSTSCRIPT: The Senate Republicans’ stimulus bill WOULD COST 3.5 times as much as Obama’s.
February 2nd, 2009
Rush Limbaugh wants ideological proportionalism in the stimulus bill, an idea that prompts James Carville (above) Â to WAX HISTORICAL.
February 2nd, 2009
 
A new poll SHOWS that most rank-and-file Republicans want their party to more strongly emulate Sarah Palin.
Oh, yeah. That’s just what they need.
February 2nd, 2009
E.J. Dionne WARNS AGAINST President Obama’s quest for bipartisanship taking priority over the actual content of economic policy.
February 2nd, 2009
Prominent economist Christina Romer (above)  is not too happy about the MISUSE of her research by House Republicans.
February 2nd, 2009
 This one, which I saw after the game, also was pretty good:
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