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Why I hate the Politico, part 4
If you can’t tell from reading this blog, I hate the Politico. I HATE it. I really, really, really detest how they get caught up in beltway gossip and ignore the larger forces at work that shape elections throughout the … Continue reading
Impressions from my first week on the Hill
So I’ve been a failure at updating this blog. Its been a combination of me being busy over the week with my hill internship while doing odd jobs over the weekend to earn a little spending money. I will update … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, personal, politics
Tagged capitol hill, congress, internship, politics
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The Filibuster Problem
One reason I love charts is that they have a tendency to make a point very clear. Take, for instance, this chart on the number of times the filibuster has been used by the U.S. Senate over time: That’s quite … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Obama, politics, senate
Tagged congress, Democrats, filibuster, GOP, senate
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The kinda weird new immigration proposal
The Senate Democrats just released a proposal of an outline for what immigration reform might look like. Considering that it is a relatively slow news day, aside from the financial reform voting, lets take a look at it and see … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, economics, immigration, politics, senate
Tagged illegal immigrantion, immigration, immigration reform, politics, senate
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The GOP counter-proposal
Ok, so as promised, last night I read the 20-page GOP alternative to the Democrats plan on financial regulation. Due to the complexity of the material, I’m just going to do a simple pro’s and con’s list of the different … Continue reading
It’s all politics all the time…
…and there is nothing wrong with that. Over at The American Prospect, they are talking about the Republicans uniform opposition to the financial reform package: If, after a year at this, GOP operatives can’t describe their differences from the Dodd … Continue reading
A shit-show
As a college student, when I hear the phrase “shit-show,” I’m just assuming a bunch of people got drunk and did something stupid. But I tend to think that phrase can be applied to this part of the committee hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, financial reform, politics, senate
Tagged carl levin, financial reform, goldman sachs, senate
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Pelosi quote about DADT likely misinterpreted by DC Agenda
The DC Agenda, a Washington-based newspaper that focuses on LGBT issues, has a big, important story out about Nancy Pelosi’s supposed interest in having a vote on ending the military policy of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell by the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, LGBT, media criticism, politics
Tagged DC Agenda, Don't Ask Don't Tell, LGBT, media
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Case study of the filibuster (Updated)
I think there is an important point to be made about the financial regulation vote scheduled in a few minutes, and with the help of a Steve Benen post an hour or two ago, I’m going to try and make … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, economics, financial reform, politics, senate
Tagged filibuster, financial reform, Obama
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Does the public really want less government? (Updated)
Joe Klein of Time, a writer with whom I agree 99% of the time, believes that Lindsey Graham backing away from climate change is a good thing for Democrats. This isn’t because it makes a climate bill easier to pass, … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Congress, immigration, Obama, politics
Tagged climate change, Democrats, government, immigration reform, joe klein, Republicans
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