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Rep. Joseph Cao, the Sole Republican to Support Pelosi Health Bill

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor promised Capitol Hill protesters on Friday that not one Republican would approve the Democrats’ health care bill. But Cantor’s promise of unanimity…

High Anxiety as Leadership Scrambles for Last Health Care Votes

The partisan spread in the House would seem to give a clear indication of how Speaker Pelosi’s health care vote will go down—or at least how she’d like it to. Democrats currently hold a 40 seat…

Joe Lieberman: Climate Savior?

Joe Lieberman angered a lot of liberals recently with his declaration of opposition to Harry Reid’s opt-out public-option provision. But liberals who also care about climate-change legislation…

Another Ding for Crist on the Stimulus Flap

I would add one thing to Holly’s post on Charlie Crist yesterday. As she notes, Crist’s denials that he ever endorsed Pres. Obama’s stimulus package are deeply unconvincing. Today, the St….

Newsverse: Two Inconvenient Poems

In Round One of the Census Battle, Vitter and Bennett Lose

Here’s an update to an entry I posted last week. As I noted then, the 2010 census has sparked a battle over whether undocumented immigrants should be part of the count and thus included in state…

Conservative Media on Ft. Hood Shooting

A look at the conservative media this morning shows a variety of approaches to the Ft. Hood shooting. While most commentators are interested in addressing the question of Islamic terror, and…

Another Reason 2010 Isn't Exactly Like 1994

Earlier this week Holly wrote a really interesting piece about the electoral parallels between now and 1993—and the fact that the GOP is hoping for a dramatic Democratic defeat in next year’s…

Club for Growth Calls Out Crist on the Stimulus

You knew it was coming. A day after Charlie Crist told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that he “didn’t endorse” the $787 billion federal stimulus bill, Club for Growth is up with an ad…

Another Reason 2010 Isn't Exactly Like 2004

Earlier this week Holly wrote a really interesting piece about the electoral parallels between now and 1993 - and the fact that the GOP is hoping for a dramatic Democratic defeat in next years…