By Leroy Chapman Jr. | The State South Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer said Saturday he could have chosen his words more carefully when he compared people who take public assistance to stray animals Friday. But Bauer, in an interview with The State Saturday, said a furor over his comments doesn’t change this fact: [...]
Archive for January 24th, 2010
24 Jan
No Obama Obituaries, Please
Joe Conason | Saturday 23 January 2010 by: Joe Conason, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed Having taken the oath of office just one year ago, Barack Obama is a flashing meteor that sputtered out too soon — or so the national media narrative tells us. According to this story line, [...]
24 Jan
The Caucus The Politics and Government Blog of The Times January 24, 2010, 9:56 AM Sunday Word: Economy Week By JANIE LORBER Congress and the White House are gearing up for an economy-focused week. The Senate has two major votes scheduled — one on whether to create a new commission to plan a way to [...]
24 Jan
The Human Face of Haitian Tragedy
Katie Coerce Anchor and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News Posted: January 17, 2010 07:45 PM CBS Evening News Anchor Katie Couric reflects on the three days she spent in Port-au-Prince, Haiti immediately following the earthquake there. A few drops of water on acres and acres of parched land – that’s how I woke [...]
24 Jan
Pass the Senate Bill, Please
Paul Begala CNN political commentator Posted: January 24, 2010 02:44 PM In an op-ed several months ago, I advised my fellow progressive Democrats to support health care reform even if it fails to include some of their cherished goals. Now I’m begging. I understand and share the frustrations of progressives. They compromised before the debate [...]
24 Jan
November doesn’t need to be a nightmare for Democrats
By David Plouffe Sunday, January 24, 2010 – Washington Post The Democratic Party got a resounding wake-up call from the voters of Massachusetts on Tuesday. But it’s long been clear that 2010 would be a challenging election year for our party. With few exceptions, the first off-year election in a new president’s term has led [...]
24 Jan
Health-care experts say Obama can get some reform himself
By David Ignatius Sunday, January 24, 2010 It’s the truism of the week: To surmount his political troubles, President Obama needs to show leadership — especially on his signature issue of health-care reform. But how can he do that with a Congress that will be even more gridlocked after last Tuesday’s election shocker in Massachusetts [...]
