++That's Chris Christie's tag for Marco Rubio and Josh Marshall thinks it will stick. Rubio got blasted today when people noticed his speech last night was a Rip-off of President Obama's speech in Iowa when he actually won in 2008. Even the Donald got around to trashing Marco for coming in third when all the polls for months said he would come in third. The Donald also said that Ted Cruz' religious victory speech would be his Howard Dean Scream moment.
++Back to Senator Short Pants. Jason Linkins back at his election post at Huffington Post asks "Now which primary is Marco suppose to win?" Marco's strategy is 3-2-1, meaning second in New Hampshire and winning South Carolina. But New Hampshire is the big stumbling block. He's not even near second and we have a week to go. Chris Christie is staking that territory, John Kasich is giving its his last hurrah and Jeb !--well I don't know what he is doing. The theory is that the "establishment" whomever they are will back Rubio as a potential nominee. But that won't happen until after New Hampshire where all the other also-rans have millions left in the bank.
++Could we give it up for Hillary! She is the first woman in American history to win the Iowa Caucus. She takes a licking but keeps on ticking.
++Iowa may be folkloric with coin grosses settling delegates and people gathering around behind the candidates' name. But it also looks like African political party conventions from years ago. Athenian democracy it is not. Iowa just doesn't carry the narrative anymore. And Polk County can you finally get it right? It's only counting for chrissakes.
++Jason Linkins reminds us that the democrats pretty much ran the same percentages across the state. Hillary preserved the Obama coalition, although a bout tattered and Sanders won the white working class and the young. Iowa and New Hampshire are the two almost all white states . It's like the primary calendar is front-loaded for Sanders.
++In looking at political movements, twitter didn't help the Donald who lacked a GOTV operation. That may come back to bite him. At the same time, the Bernie enthusiasm and social media presence only got him a tie. There is something to established structures that seem to defy the internet. But Bernie did raise $3 million on the internet for his performance.
++Ben Carson complained about the Cruz' campaign's dirty tactics for tweeting that he had left the state and was rolling up his campaign. I know it comes from Carson but Cruz' tactics should be looked upon as the primaries head down the pike. He just aired an ad in South Carolina about cuts to their military bases that he blames on Obama but he was instrumental in getting passed and was an advocate of the base closures.
++Something to remember. Senator John F. Kennedy was 1960, Senator Barack Obama was 2008. Those are the only two Senators in post-WWII history that made the White House. Don't get too excited about Marco Rubio.
++Marco wants to go after Trump in New Hampshire with personal stuff. I'm sure JEB! would oblige filling in the details for the Donald. Donors are trying to press JEB! not to attack Marco because his now the establishment wunderkind. But it's now personal and Jeb actually thinks he can make a comeback--really?
++The Beltway punditry are playing "Who's next to leave?" Santorum,Gillmore and Fiorina. But Christie,Kasich,Bush are gunning to place in New Hampshire and have enough cash left for then. Ben will go --maybe in a way we will not notice.
++Hillary has a problem with her donors. Almost half have tapped out at their maximum. Rumors have her pulling resources out of New Hampshire and putting them in South Carolina and Nevada.
++Her ad with Eric Holder in South Carolina is very effective and should sheer up her African-American vote. In Iowa,where there is a minuscule African-American community, she won 57% over Sanders.
++The Young Turks are the newest stars of election commentary. They said that Martin O'Malley has to endorse sooner rather than later if he is to have any impact on the race.
++Bernie Sanders will agree to the Thursday debate if Hillary agrees to more. It would be the first Mano y Mano debate of this cycle.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Jason Linkins Is Defintely Back and In Top Form
++Jason was the weekly fun read until he toned down for the Huffington Post, but he is back with a most read editorial backing Ben Carson and why Dr.Ben will take you on a wild Magical Mystery Tour with his strange beliefs and his proud ignorance of anything smacking of policy. Jason thinks Ben will make "America Great Again" but not in ways you can even imagine. It's a fun read.
++James Walcott in Vanity Fair writes the perfect piece on the Donald. He uses examples of the best insult comics to capture the Donald's performance art. It's great to see Don Rickles put-downs used for a good purpose.
++And, in case you think I'm joking, GOP primary voters trust Dr. Ben and the Donald with the nuclear codes more than all candidates combined.
++Yes,I'm avoiding the JV debate after hearing about the Democrat's free stuffs,Jindal inveighing we are becoming socialist and Rick Santorum saying the banks and the auto industry should never have been bailed out. I didn't hear Huckabee and whether he talks about putting gays on a desert island.
++James Walcott in Vanity Fair writes the perfect piece on the Donald. He uses examples of the best insult comics to capture the Donald's performance art. It's great to see Don Rickles put-downs used for a good purpose.
++And, in case you think I'm joking, GOP primary voters trust Dr. Ben and the Donald with the nuclear codes more than all candidates combined.
++Yes,I'm avoiding the JV debate after hearing about the Democrat's free stuffs,Jindal inveighing we are becoming socialist and Rick Santorum saying the banks and the auto industry should never have been bailed out. I didn't hear Huckabee and whether he talks about putting gays on a desert island.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Afternoon Drips and Drabs
++Josh Marshall catches up on the Obamacare numbers and figures out that with Medicaid expansion we are over 6 million. Add the 3.1 million of adult children and we have a program. But he notes that the number of people in states led by Republicans that will be left out of Obamacare is about 5 million. So one party gives, another party takes away.
++But the new problem for Obamacare according to the Amazon Post is that there are not enough doctors.
++The death of unemployment benefits may hit 1.3 million. But unless Congress acts to restore them,another five million will be affected.
++Utah has appealed to Sonia Sotomayor to stop the same sex marriages in the state.
++Papa Duck will be appearing on Fox News News Year Eve program.
++Jason Linkins has recovered from his live-blogging of geriatric Sunday Shows to publish a piece today at the Huffington Post about how the GOP never read their autopsy report produced by the RNC and that the make-over didn't happen.
++Matt Tabibi laughs at the GOP's complaints about the "nuts" in the Party and does a number on Karl Rove and his strategy over the years that created this mess.
++The Vatican actually put out a press release to say that Pope Francis hasn't cancelled sin.
++Texas billionaire Harold Simmons died. He was one of the largest GOP donors and one of the original funders of the Swiftboaters, who did in John Kerry's 2004 campaign. In 2012, he gave $26.9 million to various PACs working against the election of President Obama. He called President Obama "the most dangerous man in America because he will eliminate free enterprise." Remember this was after one full term already.
++The S&P 500 is set to close at the highest level since 1997. Obama has failed Socialism 101.
++The Jewish periodical Tikkun says that President Obama is about to challenge the NSA with a series of reforms when he returns from Hawaii. Watch for a real pushback from the National Surveillance State on this one.
++The Right's new complaint against President Obama is that he bowed to Raul Castro at the Mandela ceremony. As someone who is about President Obama's height,I can tell you we always look like we are bowing when we shake hands with short people.
++The first commercial flight between Miami and Havana took off yesterday. During the last two years, Cuba and the United States have had bilateral talks on about two dozen issues. President Obama himself has said that the American policy is obsolete. But will we see a change in the next year or so?
++Democratic Arkansas Senator Pryor has come out for the state initiative to raise the minimum wage. This isn't unexpected because the national Democratic Party is going to go full tilt at the minimum wage this year in Congress. The polling data shows even among Republicans this issue polls well.
++The CIA has released a report that speculates that the Syrian civil war could last another decade and that we have little influence on determining the outcome.
++President Putin flew seven time zones to deliver a message about the recent terrorist bombings and to assure Russians and the world the Winter Olympics will be safe.
++Washington Monthly rightly blasts the treatment of the Uighurs at Gitmo. The United States shortly after apprehending them determine they were innocent of any crime. While Washington Monthly rightfully chronicles the GOP's crimes in this manner,they didn't spare the Democrats and President Obama. I liked their use of "evil" in referring to holding someone you know as innocent.
++The Saudis have given the Lebanese $3billion in military aid. This came after the Saudis met with French President Hollande about bilateral trade talks and an expression of frustration at the United States because we don't love them anymore. Quite frankly we don't need them anymore.
++Charles Pierce writes at his Esquire blog today about the ongoing disaster of the Keystone XL pipeline. Scientists have found over 7,000 miles of soil contaminated by mercury from the tarsands operation. Remember Paul Ryan wants to hold the debt ceiling contingent on President Obama approving the Keystone XL pipeline.
++Egypt continues to crackdown on the Moslem Brotherhood and now has seized their assets. But bombings are occurring with greater regularity in protest. One of my candidates for stupid political moves of the year is deposing Mohammed Morsi,the democratically elected President, and replacing him with a military dictatorship. The Egyptian military have even added charges against Morsi,including one that he was responsible for a prison break.
++While rebels in South Sudan have seized a major town,there are reports that there really is a ceasefire. There are also reports that the Ugandan President will invade to secure peace.
++While John Kerry is off to Israel, the Knesset voted to seize the Jordan Valley. Expect this dance to continue.
++But the new problem for Obamacare according to the Amazon Post is that there are not enough doctors.
++The death of unemployment benefits may hit 1.3 million. But unless Congress acts to restore them,another five million will be affected.
++Utah has appealed to Sonia Sotomayor to stop the same sex marriages in the state.
++Papa Duck will be appearing on Fox News News Year Eve program.
++Jason Linkins has recovered from his live-blogging of geriatric Sunday Shows to publish a piece today at the Huffington Post about how the GOP never read their autopsy report produced by the RNC and that the make-over didn't happen.
++Matt Tabibi laughs at the GOP's complaints about the "nuts" in the Party and does a number on Karl Rove and his strategy over the years that created this mess.
++The Vatican actually put out a press release to say that Pope Francis hasn't cancelled sin.
++Texas billionaire Harold Simmons died. He was one of the largest GOP donors and one of the original funders of the Swiftboaters, who did in John Kerry's 2004 campaign. In 2012, he gave $26.9 million to various PACs working against the election of President Obama. He called President Obama "the most dangerous man in America because he will eliminate free enterprise." Remember this was after one full term already.
++The S&P 500 is set to close at the highest level since 1997. Obama has failed Socialism 101.
++The Jewish periodical Tikkun says that President Obama is about to challenge the NSA with a series of reforms when he returns from Hawaii. Watch for a real pushback from the National Surveillance State on this one.
++The Right's new complaint against President Obama is that he bowed to Raul Castro at the Mandela ceremony. As someone who is about President Obama's height,I can tell you we always look like we are bowing when we shake hands with short people.
++The first commercial flight between Miami and Havana took off yesterday. During the last two years, Cuba and the United States have had bilateral talks on about two dozen issues. President Obama himself has said that the American policy is obsolete. But will we see a change in the next year or so?
++Democratic Arkansas Senator Pryor has come out for the state initiative to raise the minimum wage. This isn't unexpected because the national Democratic Party is going to go full tilt at the minimum wage this year in Congress. The polling data shows even among Republicans this issue polls well.
++The CIA has released a report that speculates that the Syrian civil war could last another decade and that we have little influence on determining the outcome.
++President Putin flew seven time zones to deliver a message about the recent terrorist bombings and to assure Russians and the world the Winter Olympics will be safe.
++Washington Monthly rightly blasts the treatment of the Uighurs at Gitmo. The United States shortly after apprehending them determine they were innocent of any crime. While Washington Monthly rightfully chronicles the GOP's crimes in this manner,they didn't spare the Democrats and President Obama. I liked their use of "evil" in referring to holding someone you know as innocent.
++The Saudis have given the Lebanese $3billion in military aid. This came after the Saudis met with French President Hollande about bilateral trade talks and an expression of frustration at the United States because we don't love them anymore. Quite frankly we don't need them anymore.
++Charles Pierce writes at his Esquire blog today about the ongoing disaster of the Keystone XL pipeline. Scientists have found over 7,000 miles of soil contaminated by mercury from the tarsands operation. Remember Paul Ryan wants to hold the debt ceiling contingent on President Obama approving the Keystone XL pipeline.
++Egypt continues to crackdown on the Moslem Brotherhood and now has seized their assets. But bombings are occurring with greater regularity in protest. One of my candidates for stupid political moves of the year is deposing Mohammed Morsi,the democratically elected President, and replacing him with a military dictatorship. The Egyptian military have even added charges against Morsi,including one that he was responsible for a prison break.
++While rebels in South Sudan have seized a major town,there are reports that there really is a ceasefire. There are also reports that the Ugandan President will invade to secure peace.
++While John Kerry is off to Israel, the Knesset voted to seize the Jordan Valley. Expect this dance to continue.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
The Christmas Sunday Wrap-ups
**For this holiday season, put Andrew Sullivan out of his misery and subscribe to The Dish. Religious freaks,those interested in scrotums,and other cultural topics, can't go wrong. He even has insightful political analysis. The quicker you subscribe, he'll take down the subscribe post.
**If you need a tax-deduction, Washington Monthly is a nice blog to subscribe to. For Baby-Boomers, they throw in gratuitous Ry Cooder videos.
** For Charles Pierce, who writes for Esquire, support ReadersSupportedNews.
**Today is the next to last edition of Jason Linkins' TV Soundoff, where you will learn what talking heads on the Sunday Shows say inane things on their way to the nursing homes. Since today everyone is asked whether this was Obama's worst year,Jason reminds everyone that Obama's fate is to be a very rich celebrity and that you would be lucky to have this year as your worst. E.J. Dionne says 2011 was Obama's worst year. Mike Huckabee says it's 50-50 whether he will run for President and all Republicans say Obamacare sucks and will be the issue next year,like it has been for them the last three years. Why change? Ms.Legrande was on Face the Nation adding some spice to the menu and she says the global economy looks like it really is recovering unless Cave Men in Washington default on the US debt. She expects the year to see unemployment in the US in the high 6% and continuing to drop. But,please read Jason's post at Huffington Post before he disappears and we will have lost a national treasure and might actually have to watch the Sunday Shows.
++Brainwrap is one of my favorite blogger this year with his Obamacaresignups.net website. Before the December 23 deadline, his numbers are 1,408,799 signups on the exchange and 3,902,550 on Medicaid. The grand total is 5,311,349.
++The Duck Dynasty has wasted all the network time and bloggers. A few things to remember. Daddy Duck is worth $15 million and has an estate of 200 acres. The series completed its season and the second one is already in the can. He's been suspended for his Christmas vacation. Sort of like Lara Larison at 60 Minutes. But expect,Duck Dynasty type statements to be the running theme of the GOP during the 2014 election. They have to go culture war as there really isn't much to talk about.
++The New York Times is beginning to print the whines of well-to-do white people about Obamacare. I guess they have finally figured out health insurance costs more money than they previously figured.
++The US is furious with Israel for selling "our" military equipment to China. This comes after Bibi was bragging about Israel's new partnership with China.
++President Obama is in Hawaii for his vacation. So he could not have had a bad week here in Washington. He knew he was going away from this town.
++Congress left town letting unemployment benefits to expire the end of this month and the Farm Bill unresolved.
++Senator Manchin of West Virginia said that keeping a majority in the Senate is going to be a heavy lift in 2014 because of Obamacare.
**If you need a tax-deduction, Washington Monthly is a nice blog to subscribe to. For Baby-Boomers, they throw in gratuitous Ry Cooder videos.
** For Charles Pierce, who writes for Esquire, support ReadersSupportedNews.
**Today is the next to last edition of Jason Linkins' TV Soundoff, where you will learn what talking heads on the Sunday Shows say inane things on their way to the nursing homes. Since today everyone is asked whether this was Obama's worst year,Jason reminds everyone that Obama's fate is to be a very rich celebrity and that you would be lucky to have this year as your worst. E.J. Dionne says 2011 was Obama's worst year. Mike Huckabee says it's 50-50 whether he will run for President and all Republicans say Obamacare sucks and will be the issue next year,like it has been for them the last three years. Why change? Ms.Legrande was on Face the Nation adding some spice to the menu and she says the global economy looks like it really is recovering unless Cave Men in Washington default on the US debt. She expects the year to see unemployment in the US in the high 6% and continuing to drop. But,please read Jason's post at Huffington Post before he disappears and we will have lost a national treasure and might actually have to watch the Sunday Shows.
++Brainwrap is one of my favorite blogger this year with his Obamacaresignups.net website. Before the December 23 deadline, his numbers are 1,408,799 signups on the exchange and 3,902,550 on Medicaid. The grand total is 5,311,349.
++The Duck Dynasty has wasted all the network time and bloggers. A few things to remember. Daddy Duck is worth $15 million and has an estate of 200 acres. The series completed its season and the second one is already in the can. He's been suspended for his Christmas vacation. Sort of like Lara Larison at 60 Minutes. But expect,Duck Dynasty type statements to be the running theme of the GOP during the 2014 election. They have to go culture war as there really isn't much to talk about.
++The New York Times is beginning to print the whines of well-to-do white people about Obamacare. I guess they have finally figured out health insurance costs more money than they previously figured.
++The US is furious with Israel for selling "our" military equipment to China. This comes after Bibi was bragging about Israel's new partnership with China.
++President Obama is in Hawaii for his vacation. So he could not have had a bad week here in Washington. He knew he was going away from this town.
++Congress left town letting unemployment benefits to expire the end of this month and the Farm Bill unresolved.
++Senator Manchin of West Virginia said that keeping a majority in the Senate is going to be a heavy lift in 2014 because of Obamacare.
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