The Democratic National Committee sends out dozens of messages a week to make the case that the Tea Party crowd is kooky. One of their recent videos posted on YouTube ended with the words “The Republican Tea Party 2010; Imagine These People Could Represent You.” But today, President Obama was asked about the Tea Party, [...]
Denver, Co. Traveling Companions: none Event: Swapping Out the Fridge I sensed the Fridge was having trouble in Kansas City when the low tire pressure light came on. So, with the help of Paul Bohr–a great old guy with whom I had coffee and muffins made by his wife, Dorothy–I filled it. Then the low [...]
Today’s New York Times considers other Senate moderates who might be endangered by the rolling Tea Party wave. An obvious candidate is Maine Republican Senator Olympia Snowe, a frequent party line-crosser–she voted for Obamacare in the Senate Finance Committee (though not the final version)–who represents much of what the new GOP rebels hate. Snowe isn’t [...]
Boulder, Colorado Traveling Companion: Joe Klein Event: Extremely Long Drive from Des Moines to Boulder Long road trips are journeys of discovery, wonder, and sheer endurance. As I listened to the random offerings of our Ipod shuffler and also introduced Joe to some of my favorite recently Shazammed tracks, I considered that a road trip [...]
Jim Pinkerton’s smart, and moving, report on our travels together earlier this week.
Des Moines, Iowa Event: Sarah Palin speaks to the Republican Party Traveling Companion: Victoria Klein “What’s the big deal?” Victoria said after we listened to Mama Grizzly. “She sounds like a PTA president.” And it was true. I expected, at the very least, to be entertained by Sarah Palin–she has been known to give a [...]
En route to Anchorage Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced last night that she will be seeking a write in bid for reelection two and a half weeks after losing her GOP primary to Tea Party darling Joe Miller, a Fairbanks attorney. At an Anchorage rally, Murkowski acknowledged she’d made mistakes in the primary but said [...]
Crowley and Scherer talk Tea Parties, independent expenditure groups and more in this week’s podcast:
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has denied a clemency petition from Teresa Lewis, clearing the way for her execution by lethal injection on Sept. 23. Lewis, who participated in a murder-for-hire plot that claimed the lives of her husband and stepson in 2003, would be the first woman executed in Virginia in nearly 100 years. In [...]
