Pentagon Clueless on Fort Hood Shootings
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 27th, 2010 5:31 am by HL
Pentagon Clueless on Fort Hood Shootings
Debra Saunders, SF Chronicle
Congress Fiddles While the Deficit Burns
Dana Milbank, Washington Post
At 11:30 Tuesday morning, the Senate will choose between responsible governance and ideological warfare.The smart money is on the latter.The federal debt has exploded to an incomprehensible $12.1 trillion, and the nation continues on its path to becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the People's Republic of China. Yet lawmakers can't even agree on a modest proposal to form an independent debt commission and then vote on its recommendations.The debt commission is expected to be voted down Tuesday morning, as foes on the far left and the far right unite to form a status quo…
Republicans Aren’t Sitting as Pretty as They Think
Ed Kilgore, TNR
Most of the analysis of the impact of Scott Brown's upset victory in Massachusetts has naturally revolved around the Democratic Party. Having lost the "Kennedy seat," in the bluest of blue states, with health care reform legislation (and the ability to overcome Republican filibusters on other legislation) in extreme peril, and already facing a very difficult midterm election environment, what can the Donkey Party and its leaders do to mitigate the damage? Will they pull together or scatter to the four winds? Will vulnerable House members retire, making a Republican…
