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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Matthew Yglesias'
Yglesias on Chuck Todd, Media, and Governance
February 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Politics and media
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 [...]
