I did not watch one second of NCAA basketball this year until the tourney started on Thursday. Nonetheless, I am winning my office pool having guessed 23 of 32 games correctly, and I enter the second round with a large lead in Best Possible Score. So much for expertise.
Timothy Noah lost his job at The New Republic without getting much in the way of an explanation. I hope he lands a better gig.
Here are the Democrats who voted for the Hoeven Amendment that expressed the Senate’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline: Sens. Max Baucus (Mont.), Mark Begich (Alaska), Michael Bennet (Colo.), Tom Carper (Del.), Bob Casey (Pa.), Chris Coons (Del.), Joe Donnelly (Ind.), Kay Hagan (N.C.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Tim Johnson (S.D.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Joe Manchin (W. Va.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Bill Nelson (Fla.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Jon Tester (Mont.) and Mark Warner (Va.). Interestingly, Jay Rockefeller (W. Va.) voted against it. He’s retiring, so he apparently was allowed to vote his conscience.
The Senate also used a voice vote, meaning no roll call is available, to oppose the use of Chained CPI to calculate veterans’ benefits.
The Senate budget passed 50-49, despite Baucus, Begich, Hagan, and Pryor voting against it. Credit Landrieu with having some balls on this one.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his retirement on Friday.
I love Steve M.’s work, but I just cannot agree with his view that the GOP is as healthy and hale as ever.
Billmon attempts to make a point. I think he largely succeeded.
If you want to geek out, go ahead and spend your weekend reading the transcript of the MLK Conspiracy trial. Don’t know where to get started? Try the testimony of Nathan Whitlock and John McFerren.
What’s on your mind this weekend?
