From a hearing earlier today:
Go Hillary! I was strongly against her in the primaries, but I love having her on our side.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Afternoon Update
Ilsa, I think our readership has dropped to just you and me. Now I know what it feels like to work for the Trib. Sigh.
Anyhow, here's a roundup of stuff that happened this afternoon.
There's always at least one, right: Treasury nominee Timothy Geithner has some housekeeper and tax-payment issues.
On the upside, in HRC's testimony, she seems to have scored one of the Left's first ever framing victories, calling the complex foreign policy stuff, you know diplomacy, "Smart Power." It seems to be catching on.
In an Esquire piece, Huckabee came out swinging against both Palin (on the Couric interview: "I can't explain it. It was not a good interview. I'm being charitable.") and Romney. Salon thinks he's already gearing up for 2012.
Then there's this on our countries shifting demographics. Bottom line: unless the GOP becomes more attractive to a broader base, shifting demographics will make them obsolete.
Anyhow, here's a roundup of stuff that happened this afternoon.
There's always at least one, right: Treasury nominee Timothy Geithner has some housekeeper and tax-payment issues.
On the upside, in HRC's testimony, she seems to have scored one of the Left's first ever framing victories, calling the complex foreign policy stuff, you know diplomacy, "Smart Power." It seems to be catching on.
In an Esquire piece, Huckabee came out swinging against both Palin (on the Couric interview: "I can't explain it. It was not a good interview. I'm being charitable.") and Romney. Salon thinks he's already gearing up for 2012.
Then there's this on our countries shifting demographics. Bottom line: unless the GOP becomes more attractive to a broader base, shifting demographics will make them obsolete.
Tuesday Update
Today Barack's really warming my bleeding liberal heart. First, I saw that he's invited an openly gay Episcopal bishop to say a prayer at a pre-Inauguration event on Sunday. Earlier, he tapped a female Evangelical pastor to lead the National Day of Prayer the day after the Inauguration. This makes me feel better about the fact that Rick Warren will be doing the invocation at the Inauguration proper. I'm hoping that Warren's a part of his message of bringing a divided populace back together, while the other two pastors reveal his commitment to pushing the progressive agenda. I'm still a little uncomfortable with all this official sanctioned prayer, though.
Second, there's tons in the news about Barack trying to right some of Bush's worst wrongs. The NYT leads with a story about how he'll release an EO on his first day calling for the closing of Guantanamo. The same story talks about how the new administration plans to immediately halt the military commission system. And, the WSJ includes a line in their story about Guantanamo saying that Barack will also soon issue an EO about interrogation methods. Good stuff all-around.
In administration news, both HRC and that physicist tapped for Energy, Steven Chu, have their confirmation hearings today.
Second, there's tons in the news about Barack trying to right some of Bush's worst wrongs. The NYT leads with a story about how he'll release an EO on his first day calling for the closing of Guantanamo. The same story talks about how the new administration plans to immediately halt the military commission system. And, the WSJ includes a line in their story about Guantanamo saying that Barack will also soon issue an EO about interrogation methods. Good stuff all-around.
In administration news, both HRC and that physicist tapped for Energy, Steven Chu, have their confirmation hearings today.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Mid-afternoon Update
David Gregory to moderate Meet the Press. This makes me happy. Also, Brokaw will interview Obama this weekend.
Auto industry CEOs agree to cut their annual salaries to $1 a year, but only if they get bailed out. Which doesn't make sense to me, they're laying off workers like crazy --why not take the cut now?
New open senate seat for 2010. The news just gets better and better.
A very compelling case against the Holder nomination from Richard Cohen (who I don't usually care for).
"But the pardon cannot be excepted. It suggests that Holder, whatever his other qualifications, could not say no to power."
And, oh yeah, HRC is the new secretary of State. An interesting historical perspective on the position. Also, here's a very good piece on how Obama and Clinton line up on foreign policy (hint: a lot)
Today is the Senate runoff in Georgia. Think good thoughts!
Auto industry CEOs agree to cut their annual salaries to $1 a year, but only if they get bailed out. Which doesn't make sense to me, they're laying off workers like crazy --why not take the cut now?
New open senate seat for 2010. The news just gets better and better.
A very compelling case against the Holder nomination from Richard Cohen (who I don't usually care for).
"But the pardon cannot be excepted. It suggests that Holder, whatever his other qualifications, could not say no to power."
And, oh yeah, HRC is the new secretary of State. An interesting historical perspective on the position. Also, here's a very good piece on how Obama and Clinton line up on foreign policy (hint: a lot)
Today is the Senate runoff in Georgia. Think good thoughts!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Daily HRC State Dept. Update
According to Salon, "multiple outlets" say it's all but certain that HRC will be nominated for State after all. Of course, that same post also links to the NY Times article from this morning that talks about how the Senate Dems are dangling leadership posts to HRC to get her to stay. We'll see.
Two other interesting angles on this come from my economic go-to, Paul Krugman, and Salon editor, Joan Walsh. Krugman reminds us that nobody remembers the concern about W.'s shady business connections when he took office. Granted, W. shouldn't be our moral guide on this stuff, but it is a good point. Walsh writes that after all the great stuff that we've seen from Barack, if he thinks HRC would be the best Secretary of State for his administration, then we should trust him. Makes sense to me.
UPDATE from Ilsa: i just got a next from the NYT that Clinton is going to accept the Secretary of State post. Haven't found it anywhere else online.
Two other interesting angles on this come from my economic go-to, Paul Krugman, and Salon editor, Joan Walsh. Krugman reminds us that nobody remembers the concern about W.'s shady business connections when he took office. Granted, W. shouldn't be our moral guide on this stuff, but it is a good point. Walsh writes that after all the great stuff that we've seen from Barack, if he thinks HRC would be the best Secretary of State for his administration, then we should trust him. Makes sense to me.
UPDATE from Ilsa: i just got a next from the NYT that Clinton is going to accept the Secretary of State post. Haven't found it anywhere else online.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Morning Roundup--Short Version. Sassy has a real job to do.
Not sure why Penny Pritzker was ever really a contender for Commerce, but looks like she's out.
I like Napolitano as Homeland Security (loving all this female energy in Barack's cabinet) but I would rather she run against McCain in 2010.
Will she or won't she? Clinton still undecided while Harry Reid tries to find a new role for her in the Senate if she decides to stay.
Bush is getting the cold shoulder from international leaders:
11-19-08: CNN: George Bush snubbed at the G20 Summit. Everyone greeting each other and shaking hands, but Bush walks with his head down like the dejected most unpopular kid in high school.
I like Napolitano as Homeland Security (loving all this female energy in Barack's cabinet) but I would rather she run against McCain in 2010.
Will she or won't she? Clinton still undecided while Harry Reid tries to find a new role for her in the Senate if she decides to stay.
Bush is getting the cold shoulder from international leaders:
11-19-08: CNN: George Bush snubbed at the G20 Summit. Everyone greeting each other and shaking hands, but Bush walks with his head down like the dejected most unpopular kid in high school.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wednesday Roundup
Clearly, Salon Sassy is reeling a bit from a post-election hangover and Ilsa getting a full-time gig. So, we've missed out on some events over the last couple days. Here's a quick summary of stuff that we haven't already addressed:
Obama recently recorded a talk about how he'll make combating global warming a priority. Hopefully, Bush's 11th hour regulation changes won't do too much damage in the meantime.
Good and bad news out of Texas. The good: Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales were indicted yesterday. The bad: nothing will come of it, largely because this came through the efforts of a crackpot DA.
HRC at State news: Bill has volunteered to submit his fundraising to an ethics review. But, it's still not clear that HRC wants the job. Wonkette takes the interesting angle that HRC is after the job because it would help her skate on her still massive campaign debt.
Latest scary economic news: Consumer prices just recorded their steepest one-month drop in 61 years and the average home price in Southern California has plummeted 41% in 18 months. Ugh.
One sector of the international economy is booming, however. Piracy. Somali pirates have earned $30 million in ransom in 2008. Of course, there are some dangers.
Finally, a great post by Nate. He's posted a great interview with a Zogby polling hack. Nate called him out on his methods and the hack got testy. Highly entertaining.
Obama recently recorded a talk about how he'll make combating global warming a priority. Hopefully, Bush's 11th hour regulation changes won't do too much damage in the meantime.
Good and bad news out of Texas. The good: Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales were indicted yesterday. The bad: nothing will come of it, largely because this came through the efforts of a crackpot DA.
HRC at State news: Bill has volunteered to submit his fundraising to an ethics review. But, it's still not clear that HRC wants the job. Wonkette takes the interesting angle that HRC is after the job because it would help her skate on her still massive campaign debt.
Latest scary economic news: Consumer prices just recorded their steepest one-month drop in 61 years and the average home price in Southern California has plummeted 41% in 18 months. Ugh.
One sector of the international economy is booming, however. Piracy. Somali pirates have earned $30 million in ransom in 2008. Of course, there are some dangers.
Finally, a great post by Nate. He's posted a great interview with a Zogby polling hack. Nate called him out on his methods and the hack got testy. Highly entertaining.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Morning Roundup
First of all, Ilsa starts her new job today. Best of luck, Ilsa, don't take any guff from any of those stuffy tenured profs.
For a summary of actual news, today, check out Slate's daily, Today's Papers feature. Monday's highlights include progress on a status of forces agreement in Iraq that would have U.S. soldiers out of Iraqi cities by June and out of the country altogether by Dec. 2011. I don't think it's a coincidence that negotiations have started moving again since Barack's election.
Also, John McCain will be in Chicago today to meet with Barack. What on Earth are they going to have to talk about? Officially, they're supposed to discuss how they can work together on "issues facing the country." I think they'll both be checking their watches 20 minutes in.
A lot of papers have an interesting angle on HRC possibly being offered Secretary of State: Bill's shady international donors could be an issue. Bears watching.
One final note. I had a couple beers last night with a good friend who's a professor of political economy. In talking about Obama, he mentioned that in his studies, he's been amazed at how long many of the regulatory regimes that arose between 1964-70 (e.g., EPA, OSHA) have survived decades of attempts by the GOP to scuttle them. He's hoping that Obama push through some measures on the environment and health care that could also endure conservative onslaughts for the next 40 years.
For a summary of actual news, today, check out Slate's daily, Today's Papers feature. Monday's highlights include progress on a status of forces agreement in Iraq that would have U.S. soldiers out of Iraqi cities by June and out of the country altogether by Dec. 2011. I don't think it's a coincidence that negotiations have started moving again since Barack's election.
Also, John McCain will be in Chicago today to meet with Barack. What on Earth are they going to have to talk about? Officially, they're supposed to discuss how they can work together on "issues facing the country." I think they'll both be checking their watches 20 minutes in.
A lot of papers have an interesting angle on HRC possibly being offered Secretary of State: Bill's shady international donors could be an issue. Bears watching.
One final note. I had a couple beers last night with a good friend who's a professor of political economy. In talking about Obama, he mentioned that in his studies, he's been amazed at how long many of the regulatory regimes that arose between 1964-70 (e.g., EPA, OSHA) have survived decades of attempts by the GOP to scuttle them. He's hoping that Obama push through some measures on the environment and health care that could also endure conservative onslaughts for the next 40 years.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Hillary Hillary Hillary
good article about the benefits and pitfalls (mostly pitfalls) of a clinton secretary of state in a drama-adverse obama administration. But Gail Collins makes the case.
that's all i got today. oh, and reminder that the obamas are on 60 minutes tomorrow night.
have a great weekend everyone! sassy starts a new job on monday so i'll be relying on the rest of the bloggers to help keep pace with breaking obama news. but i would really like to keep this blog going, i think it's a nice way to dialogue about political/current events, share opinions, and spread the sassy.
that's all i got today. oh, and reminder that the obamas are on 60 minutes tomorrow night.
have a great weekend everyone! sassy starts a new job on monday so i'll be relying on the rest of the bloggers to help keep pace with breaking obama news. but i would really like to keep this blog going, i think it's a nice way to dialogue about political/current events, share opinions, and spread the sassy.
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