Month: March 2009

Coleman / Franken Update:

Norm Coleman has had several vote quests struck down by the Minnesota Second District Court, and Al Franken told a conference of Democratic Senators today that he can see a “light at the end of the tunnel.” I hope...

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Cheney’s Assassination Teams

And does this group now report to Joe Biden? Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when he told an audience at the University of Minnesota that the military was running an “executive...

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Progressives Need a New Caucus

I have a couple pieces of advice for Chris Bowers. He notes that almost every Democrat elected to Congress last year has chosen to join either the New Democrat or Blue Dog caucuses (or both). And few of them telegraphed their...

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The Urgency of Now

Last week, President Obama hosted a health care summit, initiating a process to fulfill a key campaign promise: fixing our broken health care system.  Critics, and more than a few allies, wondered aloud whether he is taking...

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Ed Schultz Throws Down On Dems On EFCA

Last night Ed Schultz on MSNBC’s 1600 Pennsylvania show threw down the gauntlet to congressional democrats who think they can get away with not supporting EFCA. Mr. Schultz: “It’s put up or shut up time for the...

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