Nov

20

Kill the Filibuster Podcast

November 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment

We can hardly wait for the new Congress, specifically the more liberal and sensible Senate with several new Progressive Dems. In particular, MA’s Elizabeth Warren, WI’s Tammy Baldwin (both Dem) and ME’s Angus King (an independent who’ll caucus Dem) don’t want a stagnant body dragged along by the House. Warren and King have already said […]

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Nov

13

Goosing the Lame Duck Podcast

November 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Still stunned Republicans in Congress must also be hearing their leaders bluster about how the POTUS and his Dems had better do whatever they say. Huh?
We kicked around what was possible in this lame-duck Congress and short-term 2013. Listen in below as we hit the fiscal cliff (totally manufactured brinkmanship), immigration reform (and GOP efforts […]

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Nov

7

Joy, Not Despair, 2012

November 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Without gloating, or with only a little, we held forth on yesterday’s elections.
Even the almost invariably optimistic Ryan did not see most Republicans rethinking their obstructionism. Mike predicted a deal on the auto-sequester at year’s end, only because that would be political suicide for Congressional Republicans in both houses if they didn’t show a […]

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