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Jane on Lieberman
No sooner did I post that link to TPM and the Democratic Steering Committee, than I received the following from Jane Hamsher at firedoglake:
The Huffington Post is reporting that in their meeting today, Reid told Lieberman that he had to step down from his position as chair of the Homeland Security Committee if he remained [...]
TPM: How You Can Help Give Joe Lieberman the Boot
Watch this video from Talking Points Memo: the goods are around the 3:23 mark, but the whole 6 minutes and change is worth watching:
As Marshall points out, after the election the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee makes recommendations for committee assignments: those already in office usually keep their assignments, but that’s at the committee’s discretion. [...]
Read More..>>John Boehner: Clown
Remember this?
“Now, listen, I’ve voted ‘present’ two or three times in my entire 25-year political career, where there might have been a conflict of interest and I didn’t feel like I should vote,” Boehner said. “In Congress, we have a red button, a green button and a yellow button, alright. Green means ‘yes,’ red means [...]
LEADING RIGHT WING BLOG CALLS FOR EXECUTION OF GOP LEADERSHIP
Red State is perhaps the most prominent of the blogs on the conservative side of the blogosphere (even if their server runs so slowly you’d think they picked it up at the Sears Bargain Basement):
RedState is the leading blog for right of center online activists. Established in May of 2004 by Ben Domenech, Mike Krempasky, [...]
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Photo courtesy of Neo Joe and the lake
Report: Reid to strip Lieberman of committee chairs today :
While the nation is abuzz over rumors of who President-Elect Obama will appoint to his cabinet, and as we await news from the remaining Congressional races, some encouraging news — or at least an encouraging rumor. Sam Stein [...]
“Center-Right”? Dream On, Conservative Losers!
Think Progress catches conservatives making up stories:
Last Friday, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer called the United States “the quintessential center-right country,” and wondered why it was “poised to reject” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), “the quintessential center-right candidate.” Last week’s Newsweek cover declared, “America remains a center-right nation — a fact that a President Obama would [...]
The Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth Begins, Plans for a Purge Develop
Press play before scrolling down, because this post requires a soundtrack.
Melissa Manchester, “Don’t Cry Out Loud”
The GOP and their supporters are having an epic meltdown. The circular firing squad has begun.
Here’s Michelle Malkin, ripping John McCain a brand new asshole (to match the one on his face) for trashing Sarah Palin:
The anonymous trashing of Sarah [...]
Obama Victory Good for Pennsylvania
Obama and Casey are very close:
The pair met in ‘05 in Philly, where Obama did a fundraiser for Casey. He did two more in ‘06, the year Casey beat Republican incumbent Rick Santorum.
Then Casey, while almost every prominent Pennsylvania Democrat backed Hillary Clinton, endorsed Obama last March and traveled with him during the primary [...]
Philly Bits: It’s a Mandate, Bizotch!
Ray has great stuff today.
One of the most important is this catch: Novak is pretending Obama doesn’t have a mandate:
Novak yesterday:
When Franklin D. Roosevelt won his second term for president in 1936, the defeated Republican candidate, Gov. Alf Landon of Kansas, won only two states, Maine and Vermont, and Democrats controlled [...]
Harry Reid is Obsolete
Via Pach at FDL, citing politico (that’s a mouthful):
Asked if Tuesday’s election results give his party a mandate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just told Politico: “This is a mandate to get along, to get something done in a bipartisan way. This is not a mandate for a political party or an ideology.”
OK, this is [...]
