Obama’s Race Against Time Hits a Tipping Point
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 7th, 2009 5:31 am by HL
Obama’s Race Against Time Hits a Tipping Point
Kimberley Strassel, WSJ
'We don't look at either of these gubernatorial races . . . as something that portends a lot for our legislative efforts,” insisted White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday, as New Jersey and Virginia voters gave Democrats a thumping. Unfortunately for the White House, its opinion no longer counts. On Jan. 20, Barack Obama began a race against time. The White House knew its liberal agenda would prove unpopular in many parts of the country represented by Democrats. So long as the president looked strong, those Blue Dogs and freshmen and swing-state senators would…
Health Care Defectors Among House Democrats
David Herszenhorn, NYT
Not a Referendum
Steve Kornacki, New York Observer
It's too late to do any good, I suppose, but could we please stop acting like it was some sort of surprise that the Republicans won governorships in Virginia and (especially) New Jersey this week?Yes, it is significant that the G.O.P., which was unable to post any meaningful victories in 2006 and 2008, finally managed to have a good night. And the party's successes on Tuesday will very likely be followed by more – many more, perhaps – in next year's midterm elections.
Obama Must Stop Dithering on Afghanistan
Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
What Independents Want
David Brooks, New York Times
Liberals and conservatives each have their own intellectual food chains. They have their own think tanks to provide arguments, politicians and pundits to amplify them, and news media outlets to deliver streams of prejudice-affirming stories. David Brooks David Brooks and Gail Collins talk between columns. Independents, who are the largest group in the electorate, don't have any of this. They don't have institutional affiliations. They don't look to certain activist lobbies for guidance. There aren't many commentators who come from an independent perspective. Independents…
