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Fed to Inject New $600 Billion Stimulus
Fed Announces Stimulus Round 2 img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-26894" title="handing-out-money(2)" src="/files/wxrimport/2010-11/handing-out-money2.jpg" alt="" width="205" height="105" />The Tea Party Backlash
On the whole, tea party insurgents lost big in Tuesday's midterm elections. And that's good news for Republicans. On the whole, tea party insurgents lost big in Tuesday's midterm elections. As my latest column for The Week argues, that's good news for Republicans. The Republican leaders won …Frum on Colbert: What's Good for Palin Isn't Good for the GOP
On The Colbert Report , David Frum argues that the midterms gave the GOP the opportunity to move the country on a more balanced, centrist course. Last night, David Frum appeared on The Colbert Report and argued that the midterm elections gave the GOP the opportunity to move the country to a …A Deal for Obama
Here’s a blueprint for a McConnell-Obama deal which could save the Bush tax cuts for two more years. What if Mitch McConnell promised President Obama an immediate up-or-down vote on any/all executive and judicial nominees in the next 2 years in exchange for extending all the Bush tax cuts for 2 …Obama Presser: I Took "A Shellacking"
Obama Presser: I Took "A Shellacking" CBS News reports: President Obama said at a press conference Wednesday that the results of yesterday's midterm elections - in which his party lost Control of the House as well as Senate seats and governorships - "underscores for me that I've got …
Did Hispanics Save Harry Reid?
Did Hispanics Save Harry Reid? Politico reports : Longtime immigration advocate Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) credited Hispanics Wednesday for keeping Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in the Senate. "Latino citizens responded to Majority Leader Harry Reid's aggressive …
Hamas: We Aren't 'Fanatics' Like Al Qaeda
In an interview Monday, Hamas' interior minister revealed the deadly cost to Hamas of the Gaza War and denied that al Qaeda was active in Gaza. In an interview Monday with the London-based Arabic language daily Al-Hayat , Hamas' Interior Minister Fathi Hamad (who also heads the Hamas Public …Ezra Klein: If the US Govt Worked...
Ezra Klein: If the US Govt Worked... The Washington Pos t's Ezra Klein writes : On Feb. 5, 2011, the president signed the Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 into law. The legislation lifted the employer-portion of the payroll tax for a year, approved more than $50 …
The Dems' Lone Star Debacle
Texas Democrats will want to forget this election night with Governor Rick Perry cruising to victory and the GOP picking up seats in Congress and the statehouse. Election night obviously wasn't a good night for Democrats around the country, and Texas was no exception. The Democratic nominee for …FF Centrist Watch: Final Centrist Roundup
UPDATED: Frum Forum follows centrist Republicans in competitive races! 8 of 14 centrists we were watching tonight were elected, as were 2 of 4 NY centrists. Frum Forum has been keeping track of centrist Republicans in races across the country. Eight out of fourteen of the centrists we were …
Write-In Votes Favor Murkowski
Write-In Votes Favor Murkowski Anchorage Daily News reports : Election returns on Tuesday showed Lisa Murkowski with a good chance to become only the second candidate to run a successful write-in campaign for the U.S. Senate in the nation's history. But Joe Miller wasn't …
Bennet wins in Colorado
Bennet wins in Colorado The Denver Post reports : Appointed U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will be elected to the U.S. Senate after pulling ahead of challenger Ken Buck this morning. Long after most Coloradans -- including the candidates and their supporters -- had gone to bed, …
Pence Resigns from GOP Leadership
Pence Resigns from GOP Leadership Politico reports : While his party basked in the afterglow of a historic House victory, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) announced he would resign as House Republican Conference Chairman, and Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling threw his hat in the ring. …
Douthat: Was It Worth It?
Douthat: Was It Worth It for Dems? Ross Douthat writes in the New York Times : We don’t know the final extent of the Democratic losses yet. But we do know the questions that liberals and Democrats will be asking themselves tomorrow morning. Was it all worthwhile? Was the 111th …
Packer: Partisan Rancor Will Just Get Worse
Packer: Partisan Rancor Will Just Get Worse George Packer writes : The big news in Virginia was that Rick Boucher, a twenty-eight-year veteran Democratic congressman from the coal district to the west of the Fifth, lost his seat, too. That’s an indicator of a gale-force …
Lind: Why The Center-Left is Collapsing
Lind: Why The Center-Left is Collapsing Michael Lind writes : The setbacks Democrats are poised to suffer in the midterm election have to be viewed in a trans-Atlantic context. The backlash against Barack Obama and the contemporary Democratic Party is part of a global wave of …
Podhoretz: No Time to Celebrate
Podhoretz: No Time to Celebrate John Podhoretz in the New York Post writes: The most remarkable thing about last night's over whelming GOP victory in the midterm elections is the utter lack of triumphalism. "This is not a time for celebration," said John Boehner, the main …
Youth Made up 9% of the Vote
Youth Made up 9% of the Vote The Huffington Post reports : Nine percent of voting age youth headed to the polls yesterday, down from 18 percent in 2008, CBS reports. 58 percent of voters age 18 to 29 went for Democratic candidates. According to the Washington Square News …
White House on Midterms: 'We Get It'
White House on Midterms: 'We Get It' Politico reports : A top aide to President Barack Obama said not to look for a change in his “fundamental principles, but certainly there were messages that have to be heeded, and we will.” “If you believe in democracy, we were swept in by a …