The Times (via Tom Tomorrow) find Jon Meacham trying to make Newsweek cool again: Editorially, Newsweek’s plan calls for moving in the direction it was already headed — toward not just analysis and commentary, but an opinionated, prescriptive or offbeat take on events. The current cover article argues that America’s involvement in Afghanistan parallels the …
This is kind of sad
The NRCC Twitter feed (on the right-hand corner here) has only 1349 followers. That’s approximately the number of Republican staffers in the House. It means that no one whose job doesn’t require them to follow the feed is following it. This is the only Twitter feed that I follow. It updates with about the same …
Census interruptus
Marc Ambinder and Sully have a pretty good discussion about the Gregg withdrawl here. They both agree the census story is bullshit. Now, Ambinder is incredibly credulous but has good sources (these two facts are not unrelated — why not talk to him, when he believes everything you say, no matter how dumb). He says …
How many Washington wise men does it take to screw an administration?
More on the Gregg withdrawl from Politico: Republican Sen. Judd Gregg abruptly withdrew his nomination as President Barack Obama’s commerce secretary Thursday, telling Politico that he “couldn’t be Judd Gregg” and serve in the Cabinet. The harsh response from a White House caught off guard: Gregg was the one who asked for the job – …
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Who’s gonna tell poor Aunt Sarah?
As you may know, I’m a bit of a New York State jukie, but this story (via TAP) about the vast riches and waste of recently indicted “Uncle Joe” Bruno’s NY Republican Senate empire should appeal to a wide audience. Just to put this in perspective — the New York State Senate had a budget …
Every outbreak tells a story
Pack this one in amber so that later generations will understand the Bush era: At one point, Parnell said his workers “desperately at least need to turn the raw peanuts on our floor into money” and at another point told his plant manager to “turn them loose” after learning some peanuts were contaminated with salmonella. …
A tale of two Congressmen
The most interesting question about the stimulus reconciliation vote later this week is whether or not Boehner and Cantor will make all the House Republicans vote against it again. If they do, they’re assholes who have thrown their most vulnerable incumbents under the bus to make themselves look like tough guys. Remember, everything you hear …