March 16, 2014 – 8:59 am
Alternate headline: NY Times, Democrats whine like 4 year olds over Republican groups daring to spend money against them. This article, which appears on page A1 of the New York edition is highlights three things, namely that Democrats are concerned about Obama’s falling poll numbers, that Conservative groups are outspending Democrats (the nerve!!!!!), and that […]
March 15, 2014 – 7:47 am
He’s pretty casual in throwing out the supposed enrollment figure, though strangely unable to provide the risk pool mixes (Washington Post) President Obama said Friday he was confident enough Americans had enrolled under the Affordable Care Act to make the program “stable.” In an interview with WebMD (transcript here), Obama said the fact that 4.2 […]
March 14, 2014 – 6:58 am
That’s incredibly easy for her to say, being in an ultra-safe seat. She should perhaps consult with those in not so safe seats, especially in the Senate (Real Clear Politics) Nancy Pelosi said her Democratic colleagues should not shy from the Affordable Care Act in their 2014 midterm campaigns, arguing that Republicans “are wasting their […]
March 13, 2014 – 6:47 pm
The Raleigh News and Observer wonders if the Fla-13 special election, which was won by a Republican, offers clues into what is in store for Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC). Which Kay, though? (WSJ) Defying physics, ObamaCare has managed to create energies where none existed before: confusion over policies, anger over lost doctors, panic over costs. […]
March 13, 2014 – 7:18 am
One of them is that because you drove a fossil fueled vehicle, it’s really cold in Minnesota, as she writes in an opinion piece for the Huffington Post Second, every state in the U.S. is already experiencing the effects of climate change. During the all-night session, it was fascinating to listen to my Senate colleagues […]
March 12, 2014 – 2:41 pm
Well, I’m sure by now you know that Nancy Pelosi compatriot Alex Sink lost (Forbes) The national media this morning are calling Democrat Alex Sink’s surprise defeat in a bellwether special Congressional election yesterday a foreboding referendum on Obamacare. Perhaps this is so, but only slightly less noteworthy is Sink supporters’ failed attempt to turn […]
March 12, 2014 – 9:02 am
It works out to around $238,000 per hour (NRSC) How much does it cost to rent the Senate floor (and 30 United States Senators) for 24 hours? By the looks of it, more than $100 million. Â Last night, the majority of Democrats engaged in a so-called, “talk-a-thon” to protest climate change and advocate for policies […]
March 12, 2014 – 8:43 am
Is this a good thing or a bad thing? (NY Times) President Obama this week will seek to force American businesses to pay more overtime to millions of workers, the latest move by his administration to confront corporations that have had soaring profits even as wages have stagnated. On Thursday, the president will direct the […]
March 11, 2014 – 9:33 am
So, as we all know, Senate Democrats had a sleepover to yammer on about “climate change” Monday night, which was mostly about fundraising and exciting the base, since they had no legislation to offer, and Democrats control the Senate. The biggest thing to come out of the sleepover? The Lorax (The Hill) Sens. Ed Markey […]
March 10, 2014 – 4:12 pm
By “anaemic” I mean on life support (WRAL) State Democratic Party leaders attending a meeting in Greensboro on Sunday were told the party might move out of its iconic Raleigh headquarters, the Goodwin House, due to anemic fundraising. An Executive Council member who attended the meeting said embattled party Chairman Randy Voller told members the […]
