Saturday, September 18, 2010

Swinging


Swing-district Democrats, fighting for their political lives, are beginning to turn on Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), one of the most powerful House speakers in decades but also one of the most polarizing figures in U.S. politics.

In recent days, a Democratic congressman from Mississippi, Gene Taylor, signed a Republican petition for a vote to repeal the health-care law she championed. A half-dozen Democratic candidates have aired advertisements seeking to draw distance from the speaker, including one released Friday by long-time Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas. (WSJ, 9/18/10)

Obama wants to make Boehner the bogeyman, while Repubs and Dems settle on…..Pelosi!

Malpractice
How did we get to this point? The proximate answer lies in the tactics the Bush administration used to push through tax cuts. The deeper answer lies in the radicalization of the Republican Party, its transformation into a movement willing to put the economy and the nation at risk for the sake of partisan victory. (Paul Krugman, NYT, 9/18/10)

Liberals love Krugman because he has a PhD and they think that makes him really really smart. Make the following substitutions in the paragraph above: Obama for Bush, health care for tax cuts, Democrat for Republican. Turns out Krugman is just another partisan.

Pelosi Delays Swamp-Draining
House lawmakers left Washington this past week without scheduling an ethics trial for Rep. Charles Rangel, suggesting the high-profile public hearings almost certainly won't begin until after the November midterm elections. (WSJ, 9/18/10)

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