Once during a “preliminary screen” for a job interview I was asked to name my favorite blog. The question caught me off guard, though it shouldn’t have since the job in question was equal parts in-house writing, external messaging, and social networking for a well-established Denver consulting agency.
I mulled the question quickly in my head, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Matthew Yglesias'
The Case for Yglesias
March 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Tags: Kaplan Test Prep·Lamar Alexander·Matthew Yglesias·SAFRA·The Washington Post
Yglesias on Chuck Todd, Media, and Governance
February 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Politics and media
Matt Yglesias points out in a post today that all political reporting can’t always reflect the fervor of Election Day. To make his point, he grabs a quote from NBC White House correspondent Chuck Todd, as featured in a commercial seen during the Olympics: “I love politics; I wish every day was Election Day.”
Yglesias shows [...]
Obama Should Go Around Shelby, Loudly
February 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Politics
Richard Shelby has, essentially, committed an act of terrorism against the U.S. government: the senator from Alabama has taken 70 hostages and will release them in exchange for an exorbitant ransom roughly $40 billion in government spending on defense contractors in Shelby’s home state.
Today, Matthew Yglesias cites Harold Meyerson and says hey, if the Republican [...]
Tags: Matthew Yglesias·Recess Appointments·Richard Shelby·Senate Holds
Toot Sweet
February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Politics
Yglesias:
In the real world, if your problem is that 41 Senators are playing procedural hardball and making it impossible to get things done, the solution is for 59 Senators to play hardball in return and stop letting the 41 stop things. Recognize that zero voters will punish you for engaging in procedural hardball and that [...]
