1 … 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 … 109

Comments

    Here's hoping Pelosi and the rest of the House leadership already a resolution drafted to create a House Select Committee…
  •  View post
    • "I wish we could find consensus on many other pressing issues, but at least this is something." Or to quote…
  •  View post
    • I wouldn't mind having a Jan. 6 commission...but only as a means to an end. If we can accomplish the…
  •  View post
    • Before making pretty much any decision, Sen. George Mitchell used to ask himself (paraphrasing only slightly), "If someone at a…
  •  View post
    • Thanks for your comment. I want to respond to this part of it: "...or one GOP senator decides democracy is…
  •  View post
    • Never's a long time, but I agree: for the foreseeable future there's no sign that the conservative movement will adapt…
  •  View post
    • Good post, thanks. Biden's presidency thus far is a great illustration of how politicians respond to the self-interests of their…
  •  View post
    • Jim Wright? No disrespect to JIm Wright but he couldn't last three years as House speaker. That said, I basically…
  •  View post
    • Thanks for your response. Identity is, imho, as much a political issue for the olds as for the youngs.
  •  View post
    • Thanks for your response. I largely agree with jafnhar: the "large scale defection" of minority voters toward Trump is, imho,…
  •  View post
    • With respect, I disagree. When victories and defeats are as narrow as so many of the House and Senate races…
  •  View post
    • In James & Deb Fallows' book, "Our Towns", they note that of all the cities and towns they visited in…
  •  View post
    • This point can't be overemphasized: Biden is a pol who's always aimed to place himself at the center of the…
  •  View post
    • Demographics aren't decisive but they are influential. Every year roughly 3 million (disproportionately older, whiter, wealthier, conservative) voters die, and…
  •  View post
    • Fortunately Manchin used his moment in the sun to go on all the networks (including Fox News) and talk about…
  •  View post
    • "Far better than having him on the other team..." I think this is the heart of the matter. Manchin got…
  •  View post
    • In politics there are no permanent enemies and no permanent allies, just permanent interests, Saul Alinsky used to insist. When…
  •  View post
    • Thanks for another terrific post. (It's great to have two of my long-time favorite bloggers on the same site.) I…
  •  View post
    • Even with Manchin and Sinema and the filibuster rule, Dems are on the verge of passing a $1.85 trillion-with-a-T COVID…
  •  View post
    • Amen to all of this. It bring to mind again what is (to me) the biggest political mystery in DC…
  •  View post