And, they’re more than a little worried:
Election Day losses in Virginia and New Jersey have congressional Democrats focused like never before on jobs — their own.
While the White House and party leaders are urging calm, Democratic incumbents from red states and Republican-leaning districts are anything but; Tuesday’s statehouse defeats [...]
With Tuesday’s successful repeal referendum in Maine, it appears that the forces opposed to marriage equality may be making a run at repealing New Hampshire’s gay marriage law:
DOVER — Now that gay marriage has been defeated in Maine, attention again shifts to New Hampshire, where lawmakers say momentum from [...]
Once again, the Islamic world isn’t happy that Beyonce is on tour:
CAIRO — As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles’ first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an “insolent sex party” that threatens the Muslim [...]
Way to stay classy Jimmy Rollins:
Jimmy Rollins did a lot of talking before the World Series opened last week, predicting a Philadelphia triumph in five games, six at the most. Now that the Yankees have made him look ridiculous, about the only thing New Yorkers want to hear Rollins [...]
They may have won an historic victory on Tuesday, but it doesn’t look like Virginia Republicans are letting it get to their head:
RICHMOND — Despite winning the governor’s race by a 17-percentage point blowout, Virginia Republicans insisted Wednesday that they had gained no broad mandate and would make their [...]
An interesting pair of contrasting post-mortem articles in The Washington Post today make it pretty clear why Bob McDonnell rolled to an historic victory on Tuesday.
One article explains pretty clearly why Deeds lost.
The other, why McDonnell won.
In short, McDonnell was a better campaigner, more prepared to address the [...]
Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann is hosting a rally against the health care reform bill at the Capitol today.
Matthew Yglesias passes along these photos:
And, a closeup:
Yea, sorry I can’t attend Michelle.
The only [...]
John Nolte at Big Hollywood has a whole new collection of videos of schoolchildren singing the praises of a politician.
Here are two that stand out as particularly egregious to me:
We believe in Barack Obama
He loves you and he loves your mama
We believe in Barack Obama, yeah
With [...]
The New York Times has an interesting round up of opinion from political bloggers who live in New York’s 23rd Congressional District about the month-long kerfuffle that recently made it’s way through their area.
The one theme that comes through loud and clear is the feeling that interference from [...]
There truly is a market for everything:
After Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced in March that he would end the Bush administration practice of frequently raiding medical marijuana dispensaries, the dispensaries have been growing, appropriately enough, like weeds.
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Now a [...]
The battle is on in the House of Representatives:
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) — House Democratic leaders, undeterred by delays in the Senate or this week’s Republican electoral triumphs, plan to call a vote Saturday on the most sweeping overhaul of U.S. health-care policy in four decades.
The House will move on [...]
A new Gallup/USA Today poll shows Mike Huckabee leading among both Republicans and national voters as a whole for the GOP nomination in 2012:
PRINCETON, NJ — Looking ahead to the 2012 presidential election, 71% of Republicans say they would seriously consider voting for Mike Huckabee. This gives Huckabee a [...]
The lawsuits between Carrie Prejean and the Miss California Pageant have been settled:
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) A former Miss California, Carrie Prejean, and organizers of the state beauty pageant, have settled dueling lawsuits surrounding Prejean’s high-profile stand on gay marriage, and [...]
It felt like old times at the new stadium:
A sliver of time for other teams is an epoch for the Yankees, who define themselves by championships. For eight seasons, they led the majors in victories, payroll and drama. [...]
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