Obama Delays Asia Trip to Hammer Through Health Care Bill

March 12, 2010

“President Obama will leave for Indonesia three days later than planned, departing March 21 rather than March 18, in an effort to move stalled health-care legislation through Congress, the White House said.” This is the eleventh hour.

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What Biden Told Netanyahu Behind Closed Doors

March 11, 2010

People who heard what Biden said were stunned. “This is starting to get dangerous for us,” Biden castigated his interlocutors. “What you’re doing here undermines the security of our troops who are fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. That endangers us and it endangers regional peace.”

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Obamacare's Two Americas

March 11, 2010

Here’s the worst thing you probably haven’t heard about President Barack Obama’s health care plan: it makes everything onetime vice presidential nominee John Edwards once said about the class divide of “two Americas” come true.

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How Do You Whip Nonexistent Legislation?

March 10, 2010

[tweetmeme] My personal back of the envelope whip count on health care reform today puts the total House Aye votes at 205. The New York Times this morning has a report on a key parliamentary decision which will determine whether the current strategy on health care is even possible. We noted this yesterday in the […]

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Destroy the City to Save It

March 10, 2010

The Mayor of Detroit has come around to my view: his city must be destroyed in order to save it. It’s time for some urban policy chemo.

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In Search of Supply-Side Financial Reform

March 9, 2010

Nicole Gelinas: “Congress and the president can protect consumers from impossible debt burdens by ensuring that lenders to financial firms, too, face the threat of borrower default. Only market discipline of bad behavior will curb behavior at the source.”

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The Time Has Come for Moderate Democrats to Stand Up to the White House

March 9, 2010

Cost: “[Moderate Democrats] must make the final choice. They can vote with the President on a bill whose substance and process reflect little of the grandest traditions of the Democratic Party. Or they can stand up to him, and tell him that they have had enough of his condescending attitude and strong-arm tactics.”

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Cheney in Exile

March 9, 2010

Despite his numerous heart problems, despite the continued attacks on his tenure, and despite his politically divisive nature, it appears that Dick Cheney is going to have a significant role to play in shaping the Republican Party of the future.

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Will Millennials Bear the Price for Today's Economic Sins?

March 8, 2010

“There’s a tendency to overdo the generalizations, minimize national culture and ignore individual differences. But for today’s young, generational placement may matter a lot in one area: the economy. According to Pew, 37% of 18-29-year-olds are unemployed or out of the labor force.” Highest mark in 30+ years.

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Obama Warns Staff: Ignore Palace Intrigue on Rahm

March 8, 2010

“Don’t get absorbed in the Washington finger-pointing and intrigue,” the president told his senior advisers during a recent meeting, according to one top aide. He “certainly let us know that we should keep our eye on the ball here and not get distracted by the games of Washington,” the aide said.

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