Penny Pritzker for Commerce Secretary?

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  May 2nd at 09:45 AM  | 

We still have a Commerce Secretary? What the hell has the last one been doing for the past five years? Playing tiddlywinks? Making official what many Democrats have expected for weeks, President Obama plans to nominate Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker, a longtime political supporter and heavyweight fundraiser, as his new Commerce secretary this morning. Pritzker’s nomination could prove controversial. She is on the board | Read More »

The Two Republican Parties: A Study in Contrasts

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  July 9th at 09:30 AM  | 

If you want to understand the fundamental difference between the pale-pastel and the bold-colored wings of the GOP, take a look at this Politico profile of Jim DeMint. With Kay Bailey Hutchison retiring at the end of the year, Jim DeMint is slated to become the new Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in the 113th Congress.  It is so unique for a | Read More »