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    The second G.O.P. would tackle both problems at once. It would be filled with people who recoiled at President Obama's…
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    • Actually I think it's "was women."  One (of the things) was women.  You wouldn't say "one of the things were…
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    • My guess is that Scott Walker's going to run, and get some traction with both the big-money people and the…
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    • How is Geithner "a creature of Wall Street"?  He never worked on Wall Street in any capacity.  He's been a…
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    • Calls to mind that quip about how the line "there are no atheists in foxholes" shows not a problem with…
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    • Like others are saying, I believe pretty strongly that the impact of the first debate was not anything Obama did…
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    • You'd think if anyone would understand the value of toleration for a plurality of religious viewpoints, it would be a…
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    • For what it's worth, I think it was John Sununu, Jr. who criticized him, not John Sununu, Sr., the (oddly)…
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    • But it makes sense if your view of politics is that it's nothing but theater.  Which is how the cynic-dandies…
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    • See, Mr. Cillizza, here's the thing.  This isn't opening night at the community theater.  There are things to talk about…
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    • This is somewhat reminiscent of the judicial appointment process, isn't it?  That's also supposed to inoculate the system against blatant…
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    • What happens if your mission turns into Waco or Carter's helicopter rescue in Iran?  IMHO, sure, what you describe is…
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    • I think a hell of a lot of it has to do with the desire to stick it to people…
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    • Um, Memorial Day has never not been about dead soldiers.  See, for instance, this piece from the History Channel.  Maybe…
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    • I'm not sure about that.  Of the 60 Ds at the time of HCR, the caucus included Baucus, Bayh, Begich,…
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    • Yup, that's about what I was thinking too.  In a world without the filibuster, you'd still get a choke point…
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    • Paul Krugman has this problem, badly, IMHO.  He's just so sure that when you're right, you win.  He has no…
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    • Digby, wring her hands about something?  That almost never happens.  Wait, no, what's the opposite of "never"?
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    • Exactly, Booman.  There's no good reason why "moderates" have to bend over backwards for insurance companies or whine about how…
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    • Was Cockburn ever the object of fascination?  Even fellow-travelers at The Nation seem to loathe him, and it's not like…
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