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By jwilkes - Thursday, January 8th, 2009 at 5:44 PM
A good part of the reason seats of power in American government change partisan control is because of small, avoidable mistakes. At first, they seem like itty-bitty missteps. A Congressman makes an insensitive comment. A nominee for Cabinet secretary turns out to be not confirmable. Seemingly shoe-in legislation gets stymied. The majority party s more...
By jwilkes - Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 at 1:14 PM
It doesn't take a veteran of the political scene to know that Joe Biden has a long, storied history of leaving interviews, press conferences, campaign events, and virtually any meeting that involves members of the press or general public with the distinctive taste of leather and rubber in his mouth. To be frank: he's frank. He'll say what's on hi more...
By jwilkes - Monday, January 5th, 2009 at 7:46 PM
I think it’s incredible that Beau Biden, the Delaware Attorney General and son of the state’s senior US Senator, went overseas for a tour of duty in the Iraq with his Delaware National Guard Unit. It’s a selfless act of bravery and patriotism. And from a partisan standpoint, I think it’s fantastic because far too few Democ more...
By jwilkes - Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 5:08 PM
With his ship taking on water quickly, it’s captain- embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich- is still firing his canons wildly. And much to the vexation of Senate Democrats, he’s actually landing some nasty shots.
Despite having been charged with attempting use his constitutional appointment powers to sell President-elect Barack more...
By jwilkes - Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 2:41 PM
When the Florida recount grinded to a halt in 2004 and it became clear that Al Gore would be heading back to life as a private citizen, Democrats gritted their teeth and started planning how, in four long years, they’d get George W. Bush the second time around. But after enduring a period that saw two foreign wars and economic indicators po more...
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