Don’t Buy Scott Brown’s Glossy Veneer
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 15th, 2010 5:31 am by HL
Don’t Buy Scott Brown’s Glossy Veneer
Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe
MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS have a serious choice to make.They can fall for the frisky, truck-driving guy in a TV commercial – and end up electing a US senator who blocks much of President Obama’s domestic agenda.Appalled at arrogant Democrats, Wall Street bankers, and terrorists who sport attack underwear, voters can turn their anger into an excuse for replacing Ted Kennedy with a state senator who is running a clever, but ultimately dishonest campaign.It is “the people’s seat’’ as Republican Scott Brown said during his debate with Democrat Martha…
System Failure
Christopher Hayes, The Nation
Obama Seizes Reins in Health Care Talks
Young and Allen, The Hill
President Barack Obama sought to muscle House and Senate Democrats to reach an accord on healthcare reform during a daylong White House meeting Wednesday.With an eye toward sealing a deal on his signature domestic policy initiative before he delivers his first State of the Union address in a few short weeks, Obama sat down with the top Democratic leaders from Capitol Hill at the White House for a marathon negotiating session. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), along with their top lieutenants and the…
