Sen. Landrieu (D-LA) says she’s still undecided on voting for cloture but will decide tonight and put out a statement tomorrow morning.
John McCain just announced that we can succeed in Afghanistan in a mere 12 to 18 months, if only President Obama would get off his butt and send the 40,000 soldiers.
Dems should have let President Bush create universal health care when he was in office.
Swift Boat PR firm is representing Gerald Walpin, the fired IG battling the Obama administration over his involuntary ouster.
“I’m just worried he’s going to win this argument for months before he gets executed.”
This is Chris Matthews from a few moments ago on Hardball, worrying about the propaganda victories he fears KSM will win spouting jihadist propaganda while on trial in New York City.
As I’ve said in earlier posts, I simply do not get this. And this from Chris Matthews who’s had an improving record of political sanity of late. First, federal trials give defendants precious little opportunity for free-form court room lectures or speeches to the cameras that don’t even exist in federal court. I guess I’m in denial about what a propaganda coup the Moussaoui trial was for al Qaeda.
But what do we have to fear? We’re going to lose this argument? Really? Why am I so alone in having confidence in this country and what it stands for?
Sarah Palin’s roguely interview with Bill O’Reilly condensed to a merciful 200 seconds.
We’ll have Brian Beutler on the Hill tomorrow as the full Senate takes up the health care reform bill. This is the first big procedural hurdle: 60 votes to end debate on the motion to bring the bill to the Senate floor. The debate starts at 10 a.m. ET, with the vote expected around 8 p.m. ET. Here’s a preview of what to look for. We’ll be here through the day with coverage, so as you prep your Thanksgiving feasts you can check in on the latest.
Christina Bellantoni catches up with Hi Caliber. Whatever you do, don’t call him a Republican rapper.
A Senate Democratic Chief of Staff chimes in …
There is a lot of misplaced anger coming from many of our fellow progressives about Senate Democrats (which often is just shortened to “The Democrats”) inability to pass a robust healthcare reform bill, climate change, etc.
Meet right-wing rapper (aka, “conservative hip-hop artist”) Hi Caliber, the toast of the Tea Party circuit who recently appeared in the FreedomWorks-produced video “Patriotic People.”