What the Democrats won
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
It’s become an article of faith among some liberals that Democrats … oh, sorry, just the Obama administration … are bad negotiators. Well, let’s see how they made out this time. Read more
So… when do the emoprogs start attacking Congress for ‘caving’?
The House and Senate Democratic leaders
So we have a deal … we think … on a bill to fund the government. So when does the carping about Congressional Democrats “caving” begin? Read more
When the supercommittee fails
Congress' world of millionaires vs the real world.
It’s not a matter if “if” the so-called supercommittee, charged with finding trillions of dollars in deficit savings in of all places, Washington, will fail. It’s a matter of when. Read more
Job killers: conservative Dems vote with GOP to kill Obama’s jobs bill in Senate
Ben Nelson does what Ben Nelson does...
In the end, it’s important to remember that Congress exists, and that not all Democrats are the kind of Democrat that shares progressive values and goals. Read more
How to beat a billionaire (or, enter the ‘Buffett rule’)
I wonder what tax rates the robber barons' secretaries paid?
If you’re fighting against a very rich man, in a very deep economic malaise, the best way to beat the rich man is simply to point him out. Read more
This week’s Herald column: Congress exists
Senate Leader Harry Reid, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner
It’s become kind of a theme of mine, so I build on this post and Jonathan Chait’s excellent New York Times article to reiterate it. Read more
UPDATED: Hate it a lot or hate it a little: Congressional leaders and the White House reach a debt ceiling deal
UPDATE: the House has passed the debt ceiling bill, 269-161. The Senate will take up the vote on Tuesday. Read more
Open thread: what should Obama and the Democrats do now?
The tea party isn’t budging, and John Boehner can’t control them in the House. The Reid bill doesn’t raise revenues, and we’re staring at an August 2nd deadline, which, by the way, is in a week. If you could advise the president and House and Senate Democrats, what would you have them do? Have at it. Oh, and by the way… Read more
NJ becomes latest state to pass anti-union law, plus, the latest state battles
Public sector unions are under attack in multiple states
On Thursday, New Jersey became the latest state to pass a bill ending collective bargaining rights for public workers, handing a major victory to Republican Gov. Chris Christie, and the latest in a string of defeats for unions. Read more
Earthquake: Alvin Brown becomes Jacksonville’s first black mayor, first Democrat in 20 years
Alvin Brown and family (photo via <a href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2011/05/alvin-brown-is-jacksonville-floridas-next-mayor-and-why-this-is-will-heat-up-2012-even-more/">Jack and Jill Politics</a>
The absentee ballots are still being counted pretty much in, and it appears that Democrat Alvin Brown, a former staffer in the Bill Clinton administration, is going to be the new mayor of Jacksonville. Read more
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