Not surprisingly, I'm with John Cole. Roger Simon's takedown of Eric Alterman's article about...
Category - President Obama
The Elusive Path to Liberal Lawmaking
Jon Cohn wrote a quick response to Robert Kuttner's post here and, generally, the ongoing liberal...
Everything is Terrible
At least, if you're President Obama and you do ordinary presidential things, you're screwed. Why...
Blood Will Out
By I don't blame my president. He is what he was forced to be. Obama was saddled with more toxic...
President Obama's Michigan Speech
It's worth checking out the president's commencement address at the University of Michigan. Lots of...
And So I Agree With Halperin For Once
I know. I never thought I'd write that headline, but when Mark Halperin is right, he's right. But...
Glaring Competence (with apologies to Shepard Fairey)
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Another Reason to Be Really, Really Pissed Off
The president in his weekly address: "So far, Americans who have filed their taxes have discovered...
President Obama: Communist
Not really: The Obama administration is making final preparations to sell its stake in [Citi]...
A President For Our Generation
His taste in light reading material for example. For the record, I'm sitting in a room surrounded...
Harrumph. Not Good Enough.
Jon Chait, once again, nails the progressive reaction to healthcare: Without a doubt, Obama’s...
President Obama's No FDR
Partly because FDR has enormous majorities to work with. Nate Silver assembled this chart:...
Obama vs. Boehner! Fight!
Greg Sargent reports: At the private White House meeting today between Obama and Congressional...
Serious Questions about Question Time
There's a bipartisan movement afoot to formalize the Question Time concept, and I'm kind of...
Another Question Time!
Tomorrow morning, the president will be doing a televised Q&A with the Senate Democratic caucus...
Final Word on Impeachment For Now
No one really cared much for my impeachment speculation the other day. I still believe the...
Jon Stewart Recaps Question Time
More of this, if you please, Mr. President.
Impeachment Talk is 'Far-fetched'
Steve Benen disagrees about a Republican Congress impeaching President Obama: There's no real limit...
How They'll Get Him
A friend of DougJ dampens the impeachment speculation: But weren’t the wheels already starting at...
Muzzle Rahm (Or Just Fire Him)
Jon Chait on yesterday's infuriating Rahm Emanuel healthcare story: I see two potential...