Why Independent Minded Voters Don’t Put Much Stock In What McConnell/Boehner/NRCC/NRSC/RNC Have To Say These Days…

…because it’s fairly easy to bitch slap all the spin dried nonsense that’s come out of their mouths over the last 12 months: The Republicans will (probably) pick up seats (everywhere) in 2010. But not because the Party has new ideas or new leadership. Just because the pendulum is swinging back the other way. And [...]

Sometimes George Will Just Nails It

On President Obama: He seems to feel entitled to have his way without tiresome interventions in the political process by the many interests affected by his agenda for radical expansion of the regulatory state. … Obama’s leitmotif is: Washington is disappointing, Washington is annoying, Washington is dysfunctional, Washington is corrupt, verily Washington is toxic — [...]

Bringing The Friday Funny (again)

Everyone’s glass house is shattered with this oldie but goodie. It’s what Chris Rock is so good at. Happy Friday, everyone.

“They’re Not Letting Us Do Anything! What Should We Do??!!!??!”

Driving the conversation?

Sweet!

Engadget live stream of the latest tech revolution, here.

Folkenflik/Perkins/McDevitt/Bosse/Pindell Sort Out “What’s Next?” (but who’s buying the drinks?)

The media. On the media. By the media. I can’t wait. Here are the details for tonight’s 7:00pm (free and open to the public) event at St. Anselm College.

Barack Obama, Deficit Peacock?

Brilliant.

Senator Gregg’s Deficit Reduction Commission Amendment Fails, But Both NH Senators Are On The Right Side Of History

Senatus has their write-up here. Roll Call has the vote tally here. Meanwhile, make yourself puke with this.

Previewing Obama’s State Of The Union

Meanwhile, even after ’06, and ’08, the Republicans still are putting forward these guys to counter Team Democrat: Think about it. h/t Andy Sullivan for the video

Read This And Sound Smart At New Hampshire Cocktail Parties

Frank Rich on what Obama needs to do now (crib notes: Plouffe is window dressing. Real reform is where the action is at). The National Journal on why Obama’s health care bill is worth saving (crib notes: the status quo is unsustainable and the bill is better than doing nothing). The Concord Monitor on how [...]