As the Morning Fix noted, “Congress is not particularly good at getting things done these days. What it is very good at, however, is waiting till the last minute, delaying...
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Jan 2013
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Jan 2013
Top One-Liners From The Week
You didn't mess up." -- First daughter Sasha congratulating her dad for getting his oath right "I love her bangs." -- President Barack Obama on his wife's new hairdo "We've...
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Jan 2013
Inaugural Address
A Washington Post editorial called it a “liberal manifesto.” James Fallows, writing for The Atlantic, called it “the most sustainedly ‘progressive’ statement Barack Obama has made in his decade on...
“By linking the founding moments of women's rights, African-American rights, and gay rights, Obama stepped forcefully into a politically charged zone. He became the first president to mention the word...
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Jan 2013
Inauguration Trivia
National Journal reports, “Although attendees to the main inaugural ball paid as much as $1,000 to get in the door, they were greeted with Cheez-It crackers and pretzels to eat...
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Jan 2013
Speaking Of “Blinking”
Politico writes “Congress’s next battle will be to keep the government open after March 27 while simultaneously stopping massive spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government programs that take...
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Jan 2013
12-Step Program For The Republican Party
This week’s National Journal cover story contemplates the steps Republicans need to take to reposition themselves to gain power…“Here’s how to get the party back on track. Step 1: Admit...
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Jan 2013
GOP Launches Big Electoral Vote Gambit
The Fix reports that, “RNC Chair Reince Priebus voiced some support this month for an effort to reform how some states award their electoral votes. And the effect of the...
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Jan 2013
Abracadabra… Debt Limit Disappears
The GOP-controlled House voted 285 to 144 to comfortably pass a three-month extension in the government’s borrowing authority … Senate Democratic leaders say they will take it up and pass...
