Month: September 2010

Kaufman to Replace Warren

I’m pretty happy about this: Sen. Ted Kaufman, the outgoing Delaware senator who battled to break up major banks the past year, will replace Elizabeth Warren as chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, an aide to Senate...

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Broken Senate, Gets More Broke

The Republicans know how to play hardball. The managed to get the Democrats to agree to hold pro forma sessions during the recess so that the president cannot make any recess appointments. As part of the deal, the Democrats did...

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Rahm Leaving Tomorrow

The Associated Press says Rahm is splitting tomorrow. CHICAGO — Two people close to Rahm Emanuel said Thursday he will resign as White House chief of staff on Friday, and will begin his campaign for Chicago mayor by...

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Economics for Morans

Austan Goolsbee, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, explains income tax policy in a way even a moran can understand. Yeah, more of these please. Keep them at two minutes, and people will actually watch them....

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Republican Paladino Goes Off

Its so refreshing to see the Republican candidate threaten to “take out” NY Post reporter Fred Dicker about alleged stalking by the Post’s photographers of his out of wedlock daughter. Gee Carl, don’t you...

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