Editors’ Blog - 2010
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03.22.10 | 7:52 am
“Unconscionable Abuse of Power”

I’m really wondering whether folks like Mitt Romney, who desperately wants to run for president again, realizes that the stuff he writes at NRO will still be available for regular voters to read months and years in the future, long after the even most Republicans have emerged from the current fever swamp. Here’s Mitt’s description of what just happened. “America has just witnessed an unconscionable abuse of power. President Obama has betrayed his oath to the nation.”

Not Glenn Beck, not some Tea Partier banging on the door of a Democratic townhall.

03.22.10 | 7:57 am
SLIDESHOW: Let’s Get This Party Started

We originally pegged this slideshow to tonight’s season premiere of Dancing With The Stars, but progressives are feeling pretty good today, so let your hair down:

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03.22.10 | 8:28 am
Somebody Needs To Take A Trip In Mr. Peabody’s Wayback Machine

Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), lamenting the passage of health care reform: “I wish that we had continued that bipartisan effort that took place prior to the President coming into office.” Watch.

03.22.10 | 9:58 am
And We Have A Winner (Loser)

We now know which Republican member of Congress screamed “Baby Killer” at Rep. Stupak during the final moments of the House debate last night: Rep. Neugebauer (R-TX).

He is rather laughably claiming he wasn’t calling Rep. Stupak a “baby killer” but rather the law.

03.22.10 | 10:08 am
Take a Look

As you know, 34 Democrats voted against the Health Care Reform in the House last night. But different Dems faced very different choices. They range from Rep. Artur Davis who’s in a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans by 18 points to Chet Edwards who’s in a Texas district where Republicans have a 20 point margin. At the suggestion of a reader, Eric Kleefeld created a table organizing each of the Nos from the folks from the bluest districts to the reddest. It’s a very revealing table. And it shows a few members who probably have very serious primary challenges ahead of them. Click the table to see the whole thing.

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03.22.10 | 10:41 am
Romney + HCR = Toast

You may have noticed that Mitt Romney is saying some pretty over-the-top stuff right now about the Health Care Reform law. But cut him a little slack. Unless Health Care Reform is a non-issue by 2012 (which I believe is a distinct possibility), he’s got to know that the passage of this bill pretty much ends his chances to be nominated for the presidency. Read More

03.22.10 | 10:58 am
Code Pink Punks AIPAC, Media

The left-wing activist group Code Pink confirms to TPMmuckraker that it was behind the fake AIPAC press release calling for a settlement freeze that suckered in some major news outlets.

03.22.10 | 11:22 am
Hmmmm

One party always wants to “fire” the other party’s leaders. That’s our system. But something seems little weird to me about the RNC’s new Fire Pelosi website (which the official GOP.com website now goes to). Why is she engulfed in flames? Is she being roasted alive? Or suffering eternal damnation and hellfire? How big a demotion is she supposed to get?

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Even for condemning the country to socialism and tyranny, isn’t this excessive?

03.22.10 | 1:17 pm
SLIDESHOW: Quite a Turnout!

Did you see the huge march this weekend in DC? Tens of thousands turned out. Maybe even 100,000. Tea Partiers? No, the big pro-immigration march that got virtually no press attention at all.

In today’s slideshow, here’s some of what you missed.

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03.22.10 | 1:31 pm
Crickets

Any Republican criticism of Rep. Neugebauer’s (R-TX) outburst last night? Any of the Tea Party hate speech over the weekend? Did I miss it?

These gentlemen seem to be wondering too.

Late Update: More from Jim Clyburn here.