Helpful Advice from the Reality-Based Community

By: Brian Faughnan (Diary)  |  February 5th at 11:53 AM  | 

I want to recommend a strategy for Senate Democrats. They ought to stop playing around, and lay down the law to the Republicans. No more Mr. Nice Guy: The administration should use its supposed vaunted community organizing to build public pressure for its version of the stimulus, and then Obama, Pelosi, and Reid should hold a press conference where they say: 1) The only reason | Read More »

McConnell to Reid: Open Debate… or Else

By: Brian Faughnan (Diary)  |  November 22nd at 08:38 AM  | 

Roll Call reports on a letter to Harry Reid put together by Republican leader Mitch McConnell, and signed by all Republican Senators: A feisty Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned Friday that while he looks forward to working with President-elect Barack Obama in the coming months, Republicans will continue to demand that they be given the ability to amend legislation or will filibuster bills | Read More »