Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7301de303542a8ed69050b286fd734b6
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Thursday, 31 March 2011
After an On-Time Passage of a Pared-Back Budget, Bracing for the Pain to Come
While state lawmakers hailed the plan?s passing on Thursday as a sign of Albany?s behaving responsibly, the consequences ? including possible layoffs ? will certainly prove severe.
On Jobs, Where Is Obama?
Mitt Romney, USA Today
Sometimes truth arrives from the most unexpected sources. Christina Romer, President Obama's former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, said last week that she was dismayed at Washington's lack of focus on jobs."I frankly don't understand why policymakers aren't more worried about the suffering of real families," Romer said. "We need to realize that there is still a lot of devastation out there." She called the 8.9% unemployment rate "an absolute crisis."
Sometimes truth arrives from the most unexpected sources. Christina Romer, President Obama's former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, said last week that she was dismayed at Washington's lack of focus on jobs."I frankly don't understand why policymakers aren't more worried about the suffering of real families," Romer said. "We need to realize that there is still a lot of devastation out there." She called the 8.9% unemployment rate "an absolute crisis."
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/31/on_jobs_where_is_obama_253008.html
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Rep. Peter King's congressional hearings on American Muslim radicalization consider CAIR impact
Congressman Peter King held Congressional hearings on radicalization in the American muslim community. As Michelle Boorstein and David Fahrenthold reported on the proceedings:
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The Fix: Palin: The GOP's Pelosi?
Sarah Palin's unfavorable rating has spiked to a new high, adding further fuel to the argument that her presidential campaign may be doomed before it begins.
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Senate still wrangling over spending bill
Senate leaders delayed until Wednesday consideration of a bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, as Democrats accused Republicans of reneging on an agreement to stage side-by-side votes on two competing plans to cut spending.
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NATO takes command of Libya mission
The official transfer of leadership puts NATO in control of the no-fly zone over Libya.
Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/52293.html
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Iowa Is a Crapshoot in 2012
Erin McPike, RealClearPolitics
DES MOINES, Iowa -- If the New Hampshire narrative is cut-and-dried -- it's Mitt Romney's to lose next year, and he'd better win it -- Iowa will make your head spin.The two states that will be first to host the GOP presidential primary next year have never agreed on the same Republican. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, tried desperately in the 2008 cycle to be the pioneer who pulled it off, but he came up short in both states. This go-round, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is following a similar model. Receive news alertsIn the Granite State, Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman...
DES MOINES, Iowa -- If the New Hampshire narrative is cut-and-dried -- it's Mitt Romney's to lose next year, and he'd better win it -- Iowa will make your head spin.The two states that will be first to host the GOP presidential primary next year have never agreed on the same Republican. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, tried desperately in the 2008 cycle to be the pioneer who pulled it off, but he came up short in both states. This go-round, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is following a similar model. Receive news alertsIn the Granite State, Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman...
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/03/30/iowa_is_a_crapshoot_this_year_109397.html
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Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Geraldine A. Ferraro, 1935-2011: She Ended the Men?s Club of National Politics
In 1984, Ms. Ferraro took her place in American history as the first woman nominated for national office by a major party.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f19d1609df0cdcd3ceab0c56f9ac5e66
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Poll: Americans souring more on economy
For all the talk of recovery, Americans are growing increasingly pessimistic about the economy as soaring gas costs strain already-tight budgets. So far, people aren't taking it out on President Barack Obama, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42345598/ns/politics/
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FTC steps on Google's Buzz
Agency says the search giant will have to submit privacy practices for review by outside auditors.
Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/52214.html
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House Votes to End Embattled Mortgage Aid Program
House Republicans pushed through legislation Tuesday to terminate an underachieving Obama administration program designed to reduce mortgage payments for homeowners in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure.
Source: http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/hwzm52g_b4k/
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Right Turn: A tale of two journalistic stings
We've recently had two episodes of entrapment journalism. I'm a bit old school, so the idea of concocting a story featuring a journalist who then reports on the self-created event seems, well, wrong. But putting that aside, the two episodes were revealing of the character of the targets and the d...
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GOP House Terminates Dems' Foreclosure Prevention Program
ABC News? Matthew Jaffe and John R. Parkinson report: The House of Representatives voted late Tuesday evening to end the Obama administration?s embattled foreclosure prevention program, arguing that it is wasting tens of billions of taxpayer dollars without a significant...
Source: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=0698ab9c9ef2057c9af47dcbc06425c9
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Tuesday, 29 March 2011
TRANSCRIPT: Obama Speaks to Nation on Libya
The following are President Obama's remarks in a speech to the nation on March 28, 2011, in which he defended his decision to send U.S. forces to Libya.
Source: http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/FSpIjVuhTow/
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House votes to end HAMP
GOP-ers pass a bill that would unwind an anti-foreclosure program unlikely to pass the Senate.
Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/52178.html
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U.S. to send envoy to Libya rebels soon
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States has appointed an envoy to the interim administration set up by Libyan rebels in Benghazi and expects him to go there soon, U.S. officials said Tuesday. 
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Kagan Speaks Out on Public Financing of Elections
For the first time since its controversial 2010 ruling that businesses and labor unions can freely spend money in political campaigns, the Supreme Court returned to the thorny issue of regulating political speech when it spent a heated hour discussing the merits of a state campaign finance law that gives additional public money to candidates who are outspent by well-heeled opponents.
Source: http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/K5QTmufW2Uc/
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Rep. Peter King's hearings on radicalization among American Muslims: Details and background
The Rep. Peter King helmed hearing on radicalization among American Muslims began on Thursday:
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The Fix: The frontrunner-less Republican presidential field
For months now, it's been clear that the 2012 Republican presidential field lacks a strong frontrunner.
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Late afternoon/early evening open thread
What's coming up on Sunday Kos ?.
- Dante Atkins spent spring break driving the West Coast from Los Angeles to Seattle, and will offer a perspective on a 3,000-mile round-trip sojourn through progressive eyes.
- brooklynbadboy will write about the state of the two major political parties.
- Laurence Lewis will discuss the ideals and realities of foreign policy.
- For the first time?and quite possibly the last time?Kaili Joy Gray will defend Sarah Palin. Sort of.
- Heard about the GOP cutting off food stamps to strikers' families? Heard that's not such a big change to current law after all? Don't turn away just yet. David Waldman will show you where the House Republican Crazies hid still more surprises in their "welfare reform" bill, including yet another attack on abortion rights.
- Flu Wiki? These days, it's Radiation Wiki. DemFromCT discusses how
crowd-sourcing fills the information gap when official responses are slow to address
doubt.
Source: http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/WkIW1rx56-E/-Late-afternoon-early-evening-open-thread
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Monday, 28 March 2011
Spring ahead: Americans like Daylight Savings Time
We sometimes like to include off-beat or quirky non-political questions in our national poll?you might remember when we asked Americans whether they were rooting for the Packers or the Steelers in this year's Super Bowl. Last week, we also did something fun.
Public Policy Polling for Daily Kos & SEIU (3/17-20, MoE: �3.1, registered voters, no trendlines):
How do you feel about Daylight Savings Time?Like it: 56
Dislike it: 31
Not sure: 12
Daylight Savings Time has been controversial from the very start. As Wikipedia notes:
Winston Churchill argued that it enlarges "the opportunities for the pursuit of health and happiness among the millions of people who live in this country" and pundits have dubbed it "Daylight Slaving Time". Historically, retailing, sports and tourism interests have favored daylight saving, while agricultural and evening entertainment interests have opposed it, and its initial adoption has been prompted by energy crisis and war.
Today, debates still rage about DST's merits, and online discussions often engender strong passions. So we decided to see how Americans really felt on the topic?and as you can see, a clear majority is in favor of Daylight Savings Time. Of course, we took this poll the weekend after we "sprang ahead," and that glorious extra hour of sunshine in the evening might have tilted the numbers in favor. (I think you can see where I stand on the issue.) On the other hand, the disruption might have caused additional grumbling on the part of the antis, so who's to say if it had any net effect on our polling? Perhaps we'll have to test again in November, right after we turn our clocks back, to find out for sure.
One interesting thing is that support for DST is remarkably consistent across all demographic groups - race, gender, age, ideology, income, geography, and political affiliation. Among every slice of the electorate, 50 to 60% say they like DST, with most in the mid-to-high 50s. (The only two outlier groups, Asian and "Other," have tiny samples.) Of course, since this is a poll of registered voters, we haven't tested kids or people who aren't registered. But among those who do maintain a voter registration, Daylight Savings Time seems like the rare issue that majorities of Americans, regardless of background, are willing to agree on.
So what do you say? I'm including the same poll so that Kossacks can take part. Just click below!
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Week Ahead: Libya in focus, but shutdown looms
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