Liberal Talk Radio

The talk of Obama asking Clinton to be his running mate is heating up again after her less-than-stellar performance last night in IN and NC.
Can I just say this would be a bad idea? And not only because you’d have Hillary’s negatives dragging down the ticket. Obama would be a [...]

It’s a cliche to talk about how undemocratic the U.S. Senate is, with it’s filibusters and non-proportional representation. But I think the recent cloture vote on the the Lilly Ledbetter Act highlights this fact pretty acutely, and is worth exploring a bit.
To recap, the bill was:
named for an Alabama woman who lost a case [...]

Bush has nominated Gen. Petraeus to head the U.S. Central Command, replacing Admiral William Fallon. Fallon wasn’t too keen on the whole “bomb Iran” thing, so he got canned. But remember, Bush always listens to his “commanders on the ground!” Politics never enters the equation, of course!!
And, of course, who could possibly [...]

Years hence, when historians pour over this era, they will find impossible to understand how so many beautiful, sad ironies appeared in one short amount of time. Consider, for example, the client list of the D.C. Madam:
The client list included Senator David Vitter, Republican of Louisiana; Randall L. Tobias, who stepped down as [...]

The New York Times pleaded with the candidates in an op-ed yesterday to devote a little time to developing a real urban agenda:
By now, many Americans have heard the presidential candidates talk about issues close to the heart of rural America. They fell all over themselves to praise ethanol in Iowa and condemn nuclear storage [...]

I agree with this Ezra Klein post 100%:
But if Obama is going to be the transformational, Reagan-style pol he presents himself as, he’s going to have to grow comfortable speaking positively of the role of government, and selling some of his initiatives as good ideas worth paying for. It’s worth it to have effective [...]

The Hollywood Reporter has a hilariously biased piece on Rick Boucher, who would succeed Rep. Howard Berman on the House subcommittee on intellectual property (Berman is a Hollywood ally):
Succession is less clear at the copyright subcommittee as the next in line there is Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va. Boucher is a long-term advocate of expanding the [...]

Don’t look now, but President Bush (Remember that guy?) is going to give his last(?) State of the Union address on Monday.
With all the economic turmoil today, it’s pretty clear what he’s going to talk about, but the real question is just how little coverage it will get with the Democratic primary in South Carolina [...]

Josh Patashnik has some interesting thoughts on where we are and where we might be going in the post-bipartisan era.

The Politico has a story today alleging that our own Patty Murray, the preschool teacher-turned-Senate-powerhouse, may be staging a coup of sorts on the Senate Appropriations Committee, making 90-year-old Robert Byrd the “chairman emeritus,” and herself “acting chairwoman.”
Sopranos fans will immediately recognize the scenario from Season 1, where Tony puts Junior at the [...]