Who is This?

Craig Crawford is a news analyst for NBC, MSNBC and CNBC and a contributing editor to CQ Politics.

From SourceWatch.org    |   suggest a different entry

« Previous  |  Next »

The Great Debate Begins

"I do believe this has been far too long in the making," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Saturday after winning a vote starting the debate on health care. How long? Well, consider that the drive for universal health insurance goes back to ...

From CRAIG CRAWFORD, Craig Crawford's Trail Mix,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Harry Reid,  Harry Truman,  Lyndon B. Johnson,  U.S. Republican Party

Senate Fence Sitters to Watch

Filibuster Rules Update: Forbes columnist Bruce Bartlett emailed this interesting scenario for breaking a filibuster based on endless quorom calls (described in last thread). Reid's office claims they can't do this, but I suspect it's mostly because ...

From CRAIG CRAWFORD, Craig Crawford's Trail Mix,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bruce Bartlett

Craig Crawford: Tyranny of the Silent Filibuster

Why doesn't Harry Reid force an old-fashioned filibuster that could make Republicans look silly? Because he can't. The Senate Majority Leader must get 60 votes to start the health care debate -- which he aims to try tonight -- and he'll need that many ...

From CRAIG CRAWFORD, Huffington Post,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  Harry Reid,  Jimmy Stewart

Tyranny of the Silent Filibuster

Why doesn't Harry Reid force an old-fashioned filibuster that could make Republicans look silly? Because he can't. The Senate Majority Leader must get 60 votes to start the health care debate -- which he aims to try on Saturday -- and he'll need that ...

From CRAIG CRAWFORD, Craig Crawford's Trail Mix,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  Harry Reid,  Jimmy Stewart

Afghan 'Endgame' -- Is it the End or Just a Game?

President Obama is now talking about an "endgame" for our military adventure in Afghanistan. That's how he described his intentions in news media interviews during his trip to Asia this week. Was his choice of words merely a tease for those who urge ...

From CRAIG CRAWFORD, Craig Crawford's Trail Mix,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  The Pentagon,  Richard Nixon,  White House,  Pol Pot

How Palin Steps Up

Having achieved lucrative fame, what now for Sarah Palin? To merely cash in, or gain real power? Cashing in requires nothing more than what she's doing - selling books, collecting speech fees, and possibly aiming for Oprah-like TV bucks to host her own ...

From CRAIG CRAWFORD, Craig Crawford's Trail Mix,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sarah Palin

Obama's International Learning Curve

I guess a new president who was a state legislator five years ago has to travel abroad merely to meet and greet foreign leaders, avoiding substantive accomplishments until he knows what he is doing. Because that's all that seems to happen with Barack ...

From CRAIG CRAWFORD, Craig Crawford's Trail Mix,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Newseum 'Inside Media'

No; it should not matter if the phone is not one of the cordless type. But the regular phone (not) line should not be put in it..has to be clear in order for it to work. You can also hook up a fax machine to it, and is just as easy to do; just put in ...

From CRAIG CRAWFORD, Craig Crawford's Trail Mix,  15 Nov 2009

Obama's Full Plate

He fought good and hard to get this job, so now he needs to perform up to the expectations that his campaign espoused. The fact is that enough people were convinced that he could actually pull off all the vague promises he made. So why would there be ...

From CRAIG CRAWFORD, Craig Crawford's Trail Mix,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Bearing Witness to Freedom

Twenty years ago I was privileged to cover the brave citizens of Leipzig, Germany. I had thought my country defined Democracy, but in 1989 these fine folks gave it entirely new meaning. In the following year (thanks to The Orlando Sentinel's once ample ...

From CRAIG CRAWFORD, Craig Crawford's Trail Mix,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Karl Marx

« Previous  |  Next »