Month: March 2009

Tauscher Skedaddles

No sooner do I call for a primary challenge to Rep. Ellen Tauscher than she skedaddles for a position in the State Department. I am, of course, taking full responsibility for this development. Tauscher, who is the chair of the...

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Obama Moves to Decriminalize Homosexuality

Here is some happy news: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Wednesday formally endorsed a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality, a measure that former President George W....

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Centrists Dems Trying To Kill Obama’s Agenda

Houston, we have a problem.Roll Call reports (subscription required) that a group of centrist Senate Democrats are working to block parts of President Obama’s agenda. As Obama and Democratic leaders consider using a budget...

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Mr. President: Tear Down this Banking System

Ooh, CNN is reporting Congress is about to get tough with AIG. This is like saying Baby Huey is going to get tough with his diaper pins. Yeah, Congress, you remember them. Giving Kucinich and a few others a pass, almost 535...

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A Last Chance at Middle East Peace?

Some recent opinions suggest that AIPAC shot its wad by bringing down the Freeman nomination and will now recede into the background, no longer capable of influencing Israeli-American relations. But is AIPAC really flinching at...

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