Month: February 2010

NLinStPaul has a good diary at Daily Kos that examines Obama’s approach to politics and how it can be ruthlessly effective. I think she makes many fine points, some of which I’ve been making for two years now....

Three days ago the Indiana Daily Student reported that the only Democratic challenger to Evan Bayh was a little short of collecting the necessary signatures. But if [Former Repubican Sen. Dan] Coats wants any chance of getting...

It appears we won’t have Evan to kick around anymore. Senator Evan Bayh, the Indiana Democrat, has decided not to run for a third term this year. Mr. Bayh will announce his decision at a press conference at 2 p.m., an aide...

Apparently, as part of their year-end review, the administration’s communications team concluded that they had not been aggressive enough in fighting the daily battles and had not used the president effectively. I think a...

The election of 1994 only reinforced the strategy of no. Why help the majority pass legislation when you can stall until voters, frustrated with gridlock, throw the other side out? Once out of power, Democrats went to school on...