This Week in Washington – August 2, 2010

By: Brian Darling (Diary) | August 2nd at 11:00 AM |

Many liberals are fleeing President Obama. Gallup has the President at 45% approval and 47% disapproval for a -2% gap today. In a story titled “Democrats Scatter Monday as Obama Comes to Town,” on the NBC affiliate for Atlanta, GA, further evidence is provided of this emerging phenomena: If you think this will be a time for Democrats running for office to rally around the chief executive- -you probably | Read More »

Tags: Ben Nelson, Elena Kagan, Gallup, H.R. 1586, Land and Water Conservation Fund, New START Treaty, NPR, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ben Nelson, Speaker Pelosi, The Foundry, The Hill, United States Senate

The Filibuster is Essential for Democracy

By: Brian Darling (Diary) | December 26th at 03:00 PM |

The filibuster is essential for democracy, because it protects Americans from a tyranny of the majority, whether that majority be Democrats or Republicans. Right now, liberals are angry at Congress because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was not allowed to steamroll the minority party, and moderates within his own caucus, to pass a version of ObamaCare with a public option. The left wants to exterminate | Read More »

Tags: Bill Frist, constitutional option, Ezra Klein, Filibuster, Harry Reid, New York Times, ObamaCare, Paul Krugman, Senator Ben Nelson, Senator Blanche Lincoln, Senator Joe Lieberman, TPMDC, Washington Post

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