Friday, May 20, 2011

Washington Examiner: Byron York - Eye-for-an-eye filibuster stops Democratic nominee

Byron York - Eye-for-an-eye filibuster stops Democratic nominee

Byron York - Eye-for-an-eye filibuster stops Democratic nominee

If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate. Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor nominated by President Obama to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, is the latest to learn that lesson. Read More

Susan Ferrechio - Senate GOP blocks vote on Obama judicial nominee

The Senate on Thursday blocked President Obama's pick for the federal appellate bench, using the first filibuster of a judicial nominee in six years to prevent the chamber from voting on University of California at Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu. Senators voted 52-43, eight votes short of the 60 needed to hold a vote on Liu's nomination to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. It was the first defeat of one of Obama's judicial nominees. Read More

Hayley Peterson - Obama: Israel must abandon occupied land

President Obama personally intervened into Arab-Israeli peace talks for the first time Thursday, bluntly calling for Israel, a longtime U.S. ally, to relinquish key territories -- including the Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem -- to a newly established Palestinian state. Read More

Philip Klein - Daniels endorsed a form of an individual mandate in 2003, according to local newspaper report

During his 2003 run for governor, an Indiana newspaper reported that Mitch Daniels supported a form of an individual health insurance mandate. An item in the South Bend Tribune from October, 23, 2003, on a campaign stop Daniels made to a health clinic, reported: The candidate said he favors a universal health care system that would move away from employee-based health policies and make it mandatory for all Americans to have health insurance. Read More

Timothy P. Carney - The media's double standard on the revolving door

I'll be on NPR's "On the Media" this weekend discussing the revolving-door cashout of Meredith Baker. In the interview, which we've already taped I point out what I think is a blind spot for media coverage of the revolving door. Read More

Philip Klein - President Obama's pointless Middle East speech

President Obama's just concluded his long, blathering, Middle East speech in which he tried hard not to offend anybody. But by the end, he sounded a lot like President George W. Bush, talking about the need for the U.S. to stand up for democracy and self-determination abroad. Read More

Conn Carroll - The Draft Perry movement begins---in California

Some have speculated that if Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels declines to enter the 2012 race, conservatives would then form a Draft Texas Gov. Rick Perry campaign. California Assemblyman Dan Logue isn’t waiting that long. He announces on FlashReport: Read More

Conn Carroll - Jon Huntsman’s secret life as a progressive

We already detailed most of this in our “Who will be the John McCain of 2012?” post, but ThinkProgress has added some helpful links in their post today: Jon Huntsman’s Secret Life As A Progressive: Read More

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