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August, 2009 Entries


August 31

    • Boy, Nobody Knows When the Senate Will Vote on Cap-and-Trade, Huh?
    • Probably The Wrong Week To Ask Voters To Judge You By Your... 'Deeds'
    • Bob McDonnell Meets the Press
    • U.S. Sanctions Against the United Kingdom for Lockerbie Bomber's Release?
    • The Liberal Mind Cannot Grasp the Nuances of Sarcasm
    • Stimulus Money Finally Making Its Way to 'Working Families', So to Speak
    • Sarah Palin, Coming Soon to a Campaign Event Near You
    • Corzine's Experiment: Can Attack Ads Cover Up... Well, Everything Else?
    • Creigh Deeds: Because Virginia Deserves a 20-Year-Old Master's Thesis It Can Count On
    • The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations, Economics Division
    • Wait, Now No One's Chanting 'No Blood For Oil'?
    • A Bit of Cold Water as Obama Returns
    • The Washington Post, More Interested in McDonnell's Past Than Virginia's Present

August 28

    • Rest Assured, Virginians: If Elected, Creigh Deeds Will Not Invade Iraq
    • So Who's the Puppeteer?
    • Congressman, Congresswoman, Remember That You Asked for This Job
    • Constituents First? No Problem
    • On Health Care, Obama's Approval/Disapproval Split Is Now 39/48
    • So You're Saying We Can Put Away the 'Jim Douglas for President 2012' Signs?

August 27

    • Looking Down-Ballot in New Jersey . . .
    • North Carolina Democrat Sounds Like a No on Health Care
    • Adding Tort Reform Wouldn't Add a Single Vote of Support for Health-Care Legislation?
    • The DCCC Loseth, the DSCC Taketh Away
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Thirty-Four
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Thirty-Three
    • Culture of Corruption, Part Thirty-Two
    • Obama Administration Reaching Out to Replacements for Panetta?
    • Obama's Disapproval Rating in Florida Hits 50 Percent
    • Christie Campaign Offers Its Two Cents on Mudslinging
    • What Did Taxpayers Get for Their $2.9 Billion?
    • What's Going on With the Clinton-ites in the Obama Administration?
    • Pondering Cost-Effective Treatment and the Golden Girls

August 26

    • Irish New York Jets Fans Take Over Hugh Hewitt Show
    • When the Last Name Matters More Than Geography
    • Support for Obama Health Plan Hits an Overwhelming 25 Percent
    • A Short-Lived Caucus of 60 Democratic Senators
    • 'So far, none of the plans under discussion measure up.'
    • We Would Never Want to Walk in His Shoes

August 25

    • Jim Moran, Just the Man to Defuse a Tense Situation
    • Probably the Wrong Cycle to Have a 'Wizard of Wall Street' Reputation
    • They Love Their Town Halls in Jersey
    • Some Lawmakers Insist Their Constituents Don't Want In-Person Town Halls
    • Worth Recalling That on September 10, 2001, Time Said Colin Powell Was MIA
    • Looking to the Past, Not the Future
    • New Energy, New Jobs, New Perpetually Spinning Green Icons
    • 2010 Looks Like a Rough Year for Democratic Incumbent Governors
    • The Headline Is Only the Symptom, Guys
    • Hey, Let's Advertise to Those Least Inclined to Agree With Us
    • White House Admits 2009 GDP Drop Will Be Twice as Bad as They Initially Thought
    • A Tightening Race in New Jersey?
    • The Dangers of Excessively Optimistic Presidential Economic Rhetoric
    • Cash for Clunkers, the $3 Billion 'Blip'
    • Invitation-Only Town Halls: Preaching to the Converted?
    • Living Up to the Mantra of 'Change'

August 24

    • Obama: "We are God's partners in matters of life and death."
    • If You Ignore Them, They May Not Go Away
    • Thank Goodness Holder 'Privately Assured' Senators He Wouldn't Prosecute CIA Personnel
    • Somebody See if Ned Lamont's Free Next Year
    • In Both Cases, the Cancer Is Attributed to Family History, Lifestyle and Karma
    • Chris Christie's Conference Call: And You Thought You Had Heard the Last of Enron
    • Entitlement Reform? That's Been Dead Since Last November
    • Democrat Who Supports Tax Hikes Runs Ads Promising Tax Cuts
    • The 41 Percent Solution
    • The RNC Unveils a "Seniors' Health Care Bill of Rights"
    • You Can Use the Veto Pen on Appearances, Too, Mr. President

August 14

    • About to Go-Go on Vacation . . .
    • "The only brown shirts I saw were the Boy Scouts in the color guard."
    • Does Passing Health Care or Not Passing Health Care Create More Democratic Headaches?
    • Yes, I'm Surprised by the Venue, Too

August 13

    • Stunning, Shocking, Unimaginable News About John Edwards That We All Saw Coming
    • "The president isn't out doing town hall meetings just for his health."
    • What Are the Democrats Willing to Risk to Pass Health Care Legislation?
    • Is Health Care the Bill that Democrats Are Willing to Lose Their Seats Over?
    • Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Solves the Primary-Care Physician Shortage
    • Of Course Joe Sestak Is Deeply Obligated to Rescue Arlen Specter
    • Broder Might Want to Look Up From His Computer Screen and History Books More Often
    • Gallup Finding Little Sign of Backlash From Town-Hall Protests

August 12

    • Did the White House Press Corps Want Obama to Get Yelled At?
    • Just Another Right-Wing Angry Mob in . . . er, Queens, New York
    • Papers, Please
    • It Seems You Don't Really Need a 'Town Hall' for a Town Hall Meeting
    • He Can't Drive 55 . . . or 65 . . . or 75, for That Matter
    • Rep. Bart Gordon: On Second Thought, I Will Hold Some Town Meetings
    • After This, Jon Corzine's Next Move Will Be 'Yo Momma' Jokes
    • The Persuasive Magic Is Gone
    • A Member of Congress, Careful About Who He 'Listens' To
    • After Recovery, Kenneth Gladney to Tour U.S., Speaking to Audiences
    • Mid-August Is a Good Time to Make These Mistakes

August 11

    • Creigh Deeds's Identity Crisis
    • Somebody's Not Enjoying Her August Getaway
    • Gallup: Public Support for Health Care Drops 21 Points in Four Weeks (UPDATED)
    • As the Kids Say, 'Corzine Campaign History Airbrushing FAIL.'
    • Obama Pretty Blatantly Lies About Single Payer at New Hampshire Town Hall
    • The Fierce Urgency of Sometime in the Not Too Distant Future
    • Yes, This Is the Right Economic Environment to Complain About No Extra Pay
    • Jon Corzine: I Prevented the Economic Downturn (UPDATED)
    • No Follow-Ups, Please, I'm a Congressman
    • Des Moines Democrat Holding Town Hall a Mere 80 Miles Away From Des Moines
    • No, Really, It Was a Rally Where People Actually Dressed Up Like Nazis
    • Spelling Errors May Disqualify Some Questions
    • Poll in Nevada Puts Harry Reid Down by 6 Percentage Points
    • The Perfect Sequel to the Health-Care Fight: Amnesty!
    • Possible Kinda Sorta Maybe Good News for Jon Corzine
    • Rep. John Dingell: Health Care Opponents Remind Me of the Klan & White Supremacists

August 10

    • Well, He Pronounced His Own Name Right
    • AARP: Health-Care Critics Want to Crash Into an Ambulance
    • CQ Declares Deeds the Official Underdog in Virginia
    • We Could Call It 'HUAC' Or Something
    • Online Rumors Aren't What Is Sinking ObamaCare
    • Brian Baird: Health-Care Opponents Remind Me of Tim McVeigh
    • Democratic Congressman Meets Big, Skeptical Crowd; Shockingly, Everything Turns Out Fine
    • He'll Chew a Towel When the Race Gets Close
    • Leave It to Coffee With Cleaver
    • This Wasn't What They Meant When They Said 'Legendary Turnout'
    • A Heads-Up for Missouri, New Jersey, California, Oregon and Virginia Readers
    • Pelosi's Case Against Criticism: 'Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American.'
    • Deeds Denounces McDonnell for Abortion Positions He Used to Hold

August 09

    • It's Almost as If They're Hiding Her

August 08

    • CBO: Much Touted Cost-Saving Measures Will Probably Increase Spending
    • 'As I read it, Section 1233 is not totally innocuous.'

August 07

    • Cite Technology, Prevention, Wellness Promotion; Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
    • So What Kinds of Objections to ObamaCare Are Okay?
    • Mel Martinez, Leaving Office a Little Early? (UPDATED)
    • Or Maybe It Means 'Another Anti-Republican Partisan'
    • Hey, Whatever Happened to That 'Race Doesn't Matter' Chant?
    • So What's the Real Unemployment Rate?
    • Break Out the 'Mission Accomplished' Banner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics

August 06

    • Town-Hall Meetings, the 'American Idol' of August 2009
    • Some More Democrats . . . Are Okay With Their Constituent Meetings
    • Well, You Know Those Unruly Types in . . . the Napa Valley
    • Northwestern Recluse
    • Tomorrow We Get Unemployment for July—and Earlier
    • Coming to a Supreme Court Near You, Justice Sonia Sotomayor
    • At 15 Minutes Each, He'll Meet With All His Constituents in 78,125 Days
    • Getting to the Bottom of 'End of Life Counseling' Proposals
    • Hugh, Is That You?
    • But What Was the Fold Really Like? Origami? Cheap Suit? Back Page of Mad Magazine?
    • 'I feel a great disturbance, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out and were suddenly silenced.'
    • Senator Sessions on Sotomayor
    • I Find the Post's Assessment of the Obama-Joker Poster Riddling
    • Quinnipiac Finds Obama's National Approval Rating at 50 Percent
    • Some Democratic Lawmakers Find Hearing From Constituents 'Productive'
    • Rep. Gene Green Survives Run-in With Angry Mob Hyped Up on Metamucil
    • On Second Thought, Maybe Lawmakers Should Read Everything They Vote On
    • Aiming to Decommission Gordon

August 05

    • Meeting the Constituents In Connecticut
    • Meet the Grassroots, or, 'I am reading it right now!'
    • Obama's Approval Rating in Virginia Drops to 42 Percent
    • Well, You Know Senator Snowe, She Opposes the Democrats on Everything
    • Let's Try Not to Invite Kindergarten Comparisons, People
    • More Skeptical Constituents . . . at University of Massachusetts Medical School?
    • Come On Out, Congressmen!
    • A Maryland Democrat Meets His Constituents: 'I'm Not Here to Defend the Bill.'
    • Health-Care Chart Hostage Crisis Comes to an End
    • How Many Obama Voters Are Still Waiting for Their Hope and Change?
    • Oh, Those Constituents and Their Unrealistic Expectation That Lawmakers Read Bills!
    • Republican Lawmakers Need to Hear From You, Too
    • When More Than Half Dislike Your Ideas, It's More Than 'The Right-Wing Base'

August 04

    • The Obama-Joker Poster Is Counterproductive
    • What Is Hoyer Saying? '95 Percent... haven't changed since the Bush administration'?
    • Finally, a Way to Shoehorn Constituents Into the Listen-Only Mode
    • Several Hundred Fired-Up Constituents Greet Rep. Steve Kagen
    • Gibbs: Conservative Groups 'Brag About Manufacturing Anger'
    • Looking Like a 66-32 Vote for Sotomayor Thursday Night
    • Additional Funds For Cash for Clunkers Will Require More than a Voice Vote
    • Cheer, Cheer, For Old Notre Dame Coaches
    • Summary: If You're a Republican Running for Governor This Year, You're Up By 14.
    • Corzine's Campaign Insists Trailing By 7 Is Better Than Trailing By 4
    • We're Earning Less, But Rahm Assures Us We're Rescued
    • Does Your Congressman Want to Hear From You This August?
    • In Virginia, PPP Finds 18 Point Enthusiasm Gap Between McCain and Obama Voters
    • Another Constituent Meeting Where 'End of Life Counseling' Is Nervously Defended
    • Who Figured This Would Be the First Clinton to Visit Pyongyang?
    • Happy Alleged Birthday, Mr. President!

August 03

    • What Will Friday's Horrific Jobs Number Be - 9.6%, 10%, In Between, or Worse?
    • An Intriguing, But Probably Not Terribly Meaningful, Poll in New Jersey
    • Apparently It's a Long Drive From Deeds Country to Fairfax County
    • Wait, Who's Pro-Medicaid Spending on Illegal Immigrants?
    • 'This Is Deeds Country'... 'Where There Isn't Much Opportunity.'
    • Maybe You Do Appreciate Something Before You Lose It
    • Bills Look Different When You Have to Justify Them to Skeptical Constituents
    • Next Up, Attack Ads Against Herbert Hoover
    • Tell Me How Your Constituent Meetings Go
    • So What Do You Want National Party Committees To Do?
    • What Famous Alaskan Is Going to Campaign for Vaughn Ward?
    • How Obama's Prime-Time Press Conferences Hurt the Economy

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