So, regarding the House vote on the economic stimulus package:
1) Obama pandered to the repubs and adopted some things that reflect the right's complete obsession with tax cuts while not pushing through enough things favored by progress in the Dem caucus like green energy and public transit, and to thank him for that, not a single f-ing Repub voted with him. So, he gave up ground and compromised and got ziltch in return. Round 1 to the Repubs.
2)Obama got the essentials of what he wanted without a single republican vote, which proves that they are totally ineffectual. They can vote against him all they want, but he'll still get what he wants. And next time he won't be nearly so conciliatory. And the public likes him and will increasingly see the Republicans as an afterthought. Eat his dust, suckas.
Some of you reasonable and bright people might try to explain to me the nuanced middle ground. But, why in the world would we try to bring that type of thoughtful discourse to these here internets?
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"things favored by progress in the Dem caucus"
should read "things favored by progressives in the Dem caucus"
i don't even know where to start with john's headline. feels like my head is going to explode.
As usual Nate has some useful insights. I won't try to sum up them. But one of his posts alludes to the weird shenanigans behind the House's vote to delay the digital TV deadline.
From a SF Chronicle article:
"Despite a unanimous vote by the U.S. Senate to delay the Feb. 17 deadline to transition to digital television, the changeover will proceed as planned after a vote Wednesday by the House of Representatives. The House voted 258-168 in favor of a four-month delay, but the measure fell 26 votes short of the necessary two-thirds margin for passage."
This is weird.
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