I was directed by a Denton Dem to an article by one Robert Kuttner entitled “Bush and Frist got what they wanted.” I’ll give you two guesses which Senate compromise it is about.
A lot of Democrats seem upset about the deal. They feel sold out. They aren’t as enraged as the Republicans I’ve talked to, [...]
I am a professional, after all, so I can admit that what Kuttner lays
out isn’t entirely outside the realm of possibility. I have a hard
time following the theory all the way down into the Red State base,
which is why I don’t entirely buy it.
If this were all part of a grand plan, Senate Republicans and [...]
Now everyone will say the way they would have voted, but the truth of it is this: Frist was unable to wrangle enough Senate Republicans into his corner, and the nuclear option, unless Frist loses his mind post-Press Conference and calls for it tomorrow, has failed.
Frist and Dobson overreached, and this is a pride-obliterating [...]
I was getting my pants all in a wad to write my official condemnation of the White House’s treatment of Newsweek and the press in general, and then I happened across Frank Rich’s Op-Ed in the Times while doing some research.
As a result, I decided that my write-up was not all it could be, and [...]
If you think the political center in America is disappearing, you are correct. I just spent about an hour reading arguments about everything from huge issues to pointless minutiae. Everything said by both plebe and media mogul can essentially be boiled down to this: