http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com Political Impressions Wed, 27 May 2009 12:53:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks for reading, The Management http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2009/03/20/gone-baby-gone/ I'm pretty critical of things in general and politicians specifically. There is a lot Obama has done in the last month that I don't agree with. But I thought he killed it at his press conference on the stimulus, deftly batted away McCain's sour grapery at the fiscal summit, and ... http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2009/02/25/obama-jindal/ SCHIP passed in the Senate on Thursday, and no trouble is expected in the House. I'm not sure John McCain would have vetoed the bill had he been elected (he wasn't), but he did vote against it. In fact, only 9 Republican senators voted for it (Gregg was not one ... http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2009/01/31/a-good-start/ A lot of people have criticized efforts by Obama and the Democratic leadership to get bipartisan support for legislation. I think this is a mistaken critique. For instance, it is hard for me to think of a successful social movement that didn't involve at some point a good-faith attempt to ... http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2009/01/31/words-and-music/ Ok, this is why I don't do insta-analysis very often. Because my initial instinct is wrong so much of the time. Those who know better are saying a few things about the possible Gregg appointment. First off, Lynch is the type of governor who is very likely to either pick ... http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2009/01/31/it-gets-a-little-preachy-but-there-are-cool-trivia-facts-toward-the-end/ The AP is reporting that NH senator Judd Gregg, a Republican, is high on the list of potential Secretary of Commerce nominees. It is rare, but not unheard of, for someone to leave the senate for a second tier cabinet position. Gregg, however, is up for election in 2 years ... http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2009/01/30/60-is-the-new-59/ Honestly. http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/12/14/who-throws-a-shoe/ The Franken campaign got three successive pieces of good news yesterday, and it seems overwhelmingly likely that they will win the recount under the standards currently established. The Coleman campaign's only real recourse is to fight it out in the courts (and they just filed suit with the SC of ... http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/12/13/minnesota-update/ It's tough to get too bent out of shape over any particular Obama appointment so far. They all seem to be very bright, competent folks. There is probably the most concern on the left over the Hillary appointment, and Spencer Ackerman has a very good piece detailing why this could ... http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/11/23/if-i-wanted-a-cabinet-of-clintonites-i-would-have-voted-for-a-clinton/ This is for everyone who thinks I'm too hard on John Edwards. This right here! I've always felt that John Edwards and Bill Clinton had more than a little used car salesman in them. Maybe every politician does. The only difference is, I'd probably still buy the car from Bill. http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/11/15/fast-eddie/