The Ramble: 12-9-11

Sloatsbburg, NY–  I’m making the last 500 or so miles today, of a week that’s seen me crossing a dozen or more state lines, and running nearly 3000 miles, from the midwest to New Jersey. A productive week.  I also

Don’t Ask, Don’t Think, the New York Slmes goes stupid:

The Senate Stands for Injustice

On one of the most shameful days in the modern history of the Senate, the Republican minority on Thursday prevented a vote to allow

Elizabeth Edwards, Raleigh News Observer:

Elizabeth Anania Edwards, who became a national figure in her fight against cancer and as a partner in her husband John’s political career, died today. She was 61.

Ulysses S. Grant, Cold

Dumbo throws ‘rate underneath the bus, Barack Obama and congressional repubolicans agree to extend Bush era tax rates, from Shailagh Murray
Washington Post:

President Obama and congressional Republicans agreed Monday to a tentative deal that would extend for

‘Rats question Pubs’ Patriotism, then inside the Beltway, respect is a one way street, from John Stanton, Roll Call:

Following several hours of floor speeches hammering the GOP, a handful of Democrats including Sens. Bob Menendez (N.J.), Charles

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• (Chuckle) Insty notes Micheal Graham:
  

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• Olberman still a loser: Glenn Reynolds notes that Glenn Beck is outdrawing Keith Overbite. Like, this

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Good evening. I’m Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana.

Tonight, we witnessed a great moment in the history of our republic. In the very chamber where Congress once voted to abolish slavery, our first African American president stepped forward to address

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An interesting weekend, and lots on the horizon to discuss. Let’s get it.

• PROKULUS: Obama is scheduled to beg and plead for his Porkulus

From the New York Slimes:

Mr. Obama called Ms. Collins and Mr. Specter, as well as Senator Olympia J. Snowe of Maine, another Republican expected to support the deal, to acknowledge they were acting against pressure from their party

The House  republicans set an example  for the jelly spined republicans in the Senate to which to uphold.    The Pelosi-Reid-Obama Debt Plan passed the House nary a single republcan vote.  David Espo, AP:

WASHINGTON – In a swift victory

Barack Obama, speaking to donors in San Francisco:

But – so the questions you’re most likely to get about me, ‘Well, what is this guy going to do for me? What’s the concrete thing?’ What they wanna hear is –