News broke overnight that Billy Tauzin, the Democratic congressman turned Republican turned lobbyist, was stepping down as head of the the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Tauzin led the group when it struck a mid-2009 backroom deal with President Obama and the chair of the Senate Finance Committee. The deal, according to published reports, [...]
–Bill Clinton has been released from the hospital and doctors say his prognosis is “excellent.” –Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, the late Ted Kennedy’s youngest son, has announced he won’t seek a ninth term in office. It would be the first time in almost 50 years a member of the Kennedy clan is not serving [...]
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and the top Republican on the committee, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, unveiled a long-anticipated bipartisan jobs bill this morning but clearly they didn’t run their plan past the leadership — or at least didn’t gain leadership support before they proceeded. This afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced his [...]
The former president is in “good spirits” Thursday after being admitted to the Columbia Campus of New York Presbyterian Hospital for chest “discomfort.” According to his counselor, Douglas Band, Clinton underwent a procedure to place two stents in his coronary artery. Hillary Clinton is en route to New York City from Washington, and Chelsea Clinton [...]
Via Huffpost via Buzzfeed via Flickr. And for the record, I am totally with these guys on “Arrested Development.”
What’s the best evidence that you are no longer a fringe candidate? It’s when the once-leading contender can no longer afford to ignore you. And that’s what we see in this statement today from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison about her Tea Party rival in the primary contest against incumbent Governor Rick Perry: Austin, TX – [...]
The latest chapter is an ongoing series that might be called: The Art of Polling. This break out comes from a recent New York Times/CBS Poll, as noted by Kevin Hechtkopf: Just 44 percent of Americans support “homosexuals” serving openly in the military, if you use the word “homosexuals.” But change that word to “gay [...]
The latest in the White House New Media shop’s ongoing efforts to make the White House press corps obsolete. The storm as seen from Sasha and Malia’s play structure.
Republican Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida — not to be confused with his brother Mario, who also serves in the Sunshine State’s House delegation — is expected to announce has announced he won’t be running for re-election in November. The Miami Herald (via Ben Smith) reports this move sets off an elaborate electoral game of [...]
