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This Is Getting Ridiculous, Part 2

Ben Smith notes that "the name currently swirling to the fore [to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate] among my New York sources is Caroline Kennedy." Ugh, seriously? I don't at all mind Caroline Kennedy. My colleague Michelle compared her favorably ...

From EVE FAIRBANKS, The New Republic,  2 Dec 2008

Ford Just Now Hired a Competent P.R. Person

[Ford CEO Alan] Mulally will reportedly drive the 10-hour trek to Washington from Detroit after all three CEOs rankled congressmen by arriving on corporate jets for their first [hearing]. If he comes in a designer Lincoln Town Car outfitted with ...

From EVE FAIRBANKS, The New Republic,  2 Dec 2008

The GOP's New Tack

No, no need for new vision, better policies, or retooled political rhetoric. The National Republican Congressional Committee has determined that this next election can be won for the GOP by ... vigorously bashing embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel! From ...

From EVE FAIRBANKS, The New Republic,  2 Dec 2008

Congress Kills the Hummer?

You must be logged-in to comment. Not a subscriber? Click here to get a digital or print and digital subscription to The New Republic! This is bizarre.  You don't force a brand out of existence; you should "carbon tax" it - that is, make the rich ...

From EVE FAIRBANKS, The New Republic,  1 Dec 2008

Throwing Cold Water on Your Hopes for 60 Senate Seats

Yes, reaching 60 seats in the Senate is still technically possible for the Democrats, if the Georgia runoff and Minnesota recount both go their way. But a pair of number-crunching, history-examining stories illuminate the dim odds that either race will ...

From EVE FAIRBANKS, The New Republic,  1 Dec 2008

Republicans Worship at Rahm's Altar

Ever since Obama picked his chief of staff, I haven't been able to open my email inbox without being inundated by a tide of huffy, anti-Rahm Emanuel emails from conservative pals or relatives: Rahm's so "mean," he's "partisan," he indiscriminately ...

From EVE FAIRBANKS, The New Republic,  25 Nov 2008

Annals of Infighting

But since the Senate conferences are so fluid at the edges -- Maine Republican Olympia Snowe might have more in common with Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson than she does with Mitch McConnell -- party discipline matters a great deal, too. Long-suffering ...

From EVE FAIRBANKS, The New Republic,  24 Nov 2008

John Boehner, Cleverest Republican in Washington

The House Republican leadership elections are today, and GOPers will almost certainly reselect John Boehner, their eternally tan, chain-smoking, long-suffering caporegime, as their leader - and not only that, but they'll also probably approve Boehner's ...

From EVE FAIRBANKS, The New Republic,  19 Nov 2008

Joe Lieberman's Odd Punishment

The Dems are already showing they're being spineless.  It's one thing to be bi-partisan with the other side, but to completely let off the hook someone who claims to be your own but who stabs you in the back on multiple occasions?  Pathetic.  I just ...

From EVE FAIRBANKS, The New Republic,  18 Nov 2008

Sore Loser Award

Musgrave, a Republican who’s been representing Colorado’s 4th District since 2002, became part of the Republican Casualty List when she lost in a landslide, even after the National Republican Congressional Committee doled out almost a ...

From EVE FAIRBANKS, The New Republic,  18 Nov 2008

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