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To answer Josh's question...

July 13, 2009, 5:22PM

Q: Are the Republicans on the committee under the misimpression that this hearing is about Miguel Estrada? http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/07/confusion.php

A: We're dealing with a party that can't seem to tell the difference between The Appalachian Mountains and Argentina, so I guess anything is possible..

Geithner is wrong exec pay cap issue

May 20, 2009, 2:46PM

Stories like this are increasingly troublesome for the Obama administration I suspect. According to the article, he says:

"I don't think our government should set caps on compensation," Geithner told Newsweek's John Meacham during a live interview at the National Press Club. But Geithner acknowledged that pay structures on Wall Street contributed to the financial collapse.

While I understand thhe financial collapse was a complicated one and involved many key players, to turn around and acknowledge that the lack of compensation limits played a hand in causing this mess and then choosing to not do anything about it strike me as just irresponsible.

Additionally, with a growing number of the public losing their jobs with no end in sight for job recovery, it gives the impression that Geithner is only looking out for his former colleagues on Wall Street rather than paying attention to the middle class who will ultimately play a lead role (in spending) to get us out of it.

I'm not jumping on the bandwagon just yet to say that Geithner should be dumped, but it puts serious doubt on his ability to see the entire picture.

It keeps starting earlier

May 19, 2009, 4:42PM

Glenn Thrush is reporting that Ensign's appearance in Iowa is the more-or-less kickoff to a Presidential campaign. In 2009? Is it just me or does that seem a tad early? I know there are a great many politicians who are informally keeping their name in the spotlight (Gingrich, Palin, Rommney), but this is a strange time to be pushing for a nomination in 2012 against a President who has an incredibly high popularity level right now.

Quick observation on Cheney

May 15, 2009, 4:22PM

I find it odd that some of the best intel we've been receiving about authorizing torture on detainees is coming from the guy who spent 6-7 years try to hide it from the public.

Quick question on Cheney's memoirs

May 12, 2009, 1:52PM

Random thought: if Cheney were to write his memoirs, what security clearance level would I need to read it?

Specter's understatement of the day

May 12, 2009, 12:30AM

In less than 2 weeks, he has caused many on the progressive left to call for a primary challenger based in large part on both his statements and actions. I'd say that is a tad more than a mere bump in the road.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/05/specter_on_becoming_a_dem.php

Comment of the day

May 7, 2009, 6:08PM

It's all about Operant Conditioning. Reward and punishment.
He switches party affiliation, Dems promise not to sponsor or support a primary challenge against him. Reward.
He spends a week talking about how he's not planning to be a loyal Democrat - i.e., we can't actually count on him for anything - which finishes up with him publicly backing Norm Coleman. Suddenly, he's stripped of his seniority in every committee he's in. Punishment.
Now he's being offered a chairmanship. Reward.
Now we get to see if he has the learning capacity of a lab rat.

-from Seraph at After Stripping Him Of Seniority, Democrats Throw Specter A Small Bone

There seems to be an error in the Boehner email

May 7, 2009, 5:32PM

It lists him as the leader of the GOP and not Limbaugh. Someone really should have proofread that thing before sending it out.

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