Friday Update

I'm in a blogging mood today, so here are a couple interesting items from the news (i.e., liberal blogs) today.

First, I'd like to point out that we Sassy writers were once again ahead of the mainstream. The bloggers are discussing an article from the Guardian UK which argues that when Barack openly reached out to Congressional Repugs he was really reaching out to the country. Duh! Nice of you to join us, mainstream. We've been saying for days that Barack's main victory was political. This is supported by two recent polls: 1) an AP poll showed that 62% of the public think the Prez is doing enough to reach out to Repugs, while only 27% feel that the GOP is doing enough to reach across the aisle, and 2) a Fox poll showed that 66% of the public think Barack is doing enough, while only 33% said the same about the Repugs. That's called political capital.

Second, there was a slight hint of optimism in Krugman's column today. Yes, he still warns that the economic slowdown could be long, but he concedes that Barack's trying to do right. Money quote: "Let’s be clear: the Obama administration’s policy initiatives will help in this difficult period — especially if the administration bites the bullet and takes over weak banks." That counts as high praise from our favorite economic Chicken Little.

Finally, an amusing tidbit. Richard Perle was almost laughed off the stage yesterday when he tried to claim that there's no such thing as neoconservatism. He even tried to say that when he talks about regime change, he's not talking about the military. Jackass.