If Mitt Romney is the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, this New York Times op ed he wrote pretty much guarantees he’ll lose Michigan.
Archive for November, 2008
Mitt Romney: “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt”
Posted: November 21, 2008 in EconomyTags: Economy, Is It 2012 Yet?, Mitt Romney
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Public Relations Fail
Posted: November 21, 2008 in Beltway Drama, Economy, Humor, Sarah PalinTags: Beltway Drama, Big Three, Economy, Humor, Sarah Palin
I don’t know what’s worse, the CEOs of the three American car companies going to request a multibillion dollar bailout on Capitol Hill while flying on private corporate jets to travel to Washington, or Sarah Palin giving an interview after pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey while other turkeys are being slaughtered behind her.
Musical Chairs for Secretary of State
Posted: November 20, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Bill Richardson, Department of State, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Richard Holbrooke, Secretary of State, Senate, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The Boston Globe is reporting that John Kerry is expected to take over as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the new congress, with Joe Biden vacating the spot to assume the vice presidency. If this is true, it means he will not be Secretary of State (Hillary Clinton and Bill Richardson have interviewed for the job, Richard Holbrooke has lobbied for it).
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Posted: November 19, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Al Franken, Jim Martin, Mark Begich, Norm Coleman, Saxby Chambliss, Ted Stevens
That’s the Democrats’ count in the Senate now that Ted Stevens has conceded the race to Anchorage mayor Mark Begich. He’s the state’s first Democratic senator since Mike Gravel back in 1981.
But amazingly, the 2008 campaign is not over yet. The Minnesota Senate race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman is razor-thin and the recount is about to begin. In Georgia, because no candidate broke the 50 percent mark, the top two candidates (incumbent Saxy Chambliss and challenger Jim Martin) have to go to a runoff election scheduled for early December to settle it once and for all.
If Al Franken is able to turn around the 200+ vote deficit and Jim Martin pulls off an upset, the Democrats hit the big 60.
White House Job Openings
Posted: November 19, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Barack Obama, Chris Lu, David Axelrod, Eric Holder, Greg Craig, Joe Biden, Lisa Brown, Obama Administration, Peter Orszag, Phil Schiliro, Rahm Emanuel, Robert Gibbs, Ron Klain, Tom Daschle, Valerie Jarrett
Lots of activity in the White House hiring announcements:
Greg Craig gets the White House Counsel job.
Eric Holder will be Attorney General.
Tom Daschle will be Health and Human Services Secretary.
Phil Schiliro gets the nod for Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.
Peter Orszag will take over the Office of Management and Budget.
Lisa Brown will be staff secretary.
Chris Lu will be cabinet secretary.
So to recap, here’s what the administration looks like so far.
President – Barack Obama
Chief of Staff – Rahm Emanuel
Vice President – Joe Biden
Chief of Staff – Ron Klain
White House Counsel – Greg Craig
Senior Adviser – David Axelrod
Senior Adviser – Valerie Jarrett
Press Secretary – Robert Gibbs
Legislative Affairs – Phil Schiliro
OMB – Peter Orszag
Cabinet Secretary – Chris Lu
Staff Secretary – Lisa Brown
HHS – Tom Daschle
Attorney General – Eric Holder
“Drill, baby, drill, by itself, is not an energy policy.”
– Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
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Posted: November 13, 2008 in Beltway Drama, Bush Administration, MoviesTags: Beltway Drama, Bob Woodward, Bush Administration, George W. Bush, Jacob Weisberg, Michael Isikoff, Movies, Oliver Stone, Ron Suskind
I have not yet seen Oliver Stone’s recent biopic of the 43rd president, but I recommend reading this discussion about the movie and the Bush presidency between Stone and journalists Ron Suskind, Jacob Weisberg, Bob Woodward, and Michael Isikoff.
Icepicks and Nukes 