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https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/07/presidents-for-fourth-6.html A plain blog about politics: Presidents for the Fourth 6 I did overrated, so I guess it's time to talk about underrated presidents in the new Siena College survey experts. Once again, I'll just b... a plain blog about politics for the presidents fourth https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/06/hatch.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Hatch Congratulations to Orrin Hatch, renominated for a 73rd term as Senator from Utah . OK, it's not really his 73rd term. Still, he's quite th... a plain blog about politics hatch https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/newtor-tom-p-baxter-business-visionary.html A plain blog about politics: Newt...or Tom P. Baxter, Business Visionary Ezra Klein and Kevin Drum are right on target, thus passing the Bill McNeal test. As everyone knows, Bill usually has great instincts abo... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/09/shhhhhh-little-cold-water.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Shhhhhh! (A Little Cold Water) I hesitate to do anything other than praise Ezra Klein's terrific WaPo column over the weekend, in which he asked political scientists "wha... a plain blog about politics shhhhhh little cold water https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/01/chris-matthews-goofball.html A plain blog about politics: Chris Matthews, Goofball I'm sure you've seen the story by now. I sort of agree with Josh Marshall , I think, about how Matthews' penchant for saying whatever nutty... a plain blog about politics chris matthews goofball https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/05/for-tuesday-i-walk-to-village.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: For Tuesday I Walk to the Village Yes, that's right: it was election day again for my part of Texas. Only one item on my ballot, however...the election in my precinct was on... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/12/elsewhere-politics-and-tragedy-and.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Elsewhere: Politics and Tragedy, and Others I'm not posting much today, but I did write something about tragedies and politics over at PP. I also have a new column up over at TAP a... a plain blog about politics elsewhere tragedy others https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunday-question-for-conservatives_26.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Sunday Question for Conservatives I've said that the fate of the immigration bill depends on whether mainstream conservatives in the House Republican conference want it to pa... a plain blog about politics sunday question conservatives https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/03/not-hidden-not-slushy.html A plain blog about politics: Not Hidden, Not Slushy As you may know, Michele Bachmann has been running around saying that there was a $105B hidden slush fund in the ACA. (Or something like tha... a plain blog about politics hidden slushy https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/01/yes-virginia-massive-maldistribution.html A plain blog about politics: Yes, Virginia, Massive Maldistribution Stinks I've been writing a fair amount about the filibuster and majoritarian or antimajoritarian politics in the Senate, and it occurs to me that, ... a plain blog about politics yes virginia massive stinks https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/02/perot-myths.html A plain blog about politics: Perot Myths I have an item up at PostPartisan talking about third party candidates , but it also gives me an excuse to try again to debunk the myth that... a plain blog about politics perot myths https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/08/read-stuff-you-should_21.html A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You Should Happy Birthday to James Burton , 74. Some good stuff: 1. Discharge petition talk bubbled up again recently; Joshua Huder shoots it down... a plain blog about politics read stuff https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/07/complexities-of-gop-etiquette.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: The Complexities of GOP Etiquette OK, perhaps it's a cheap shot, but I sort of have to write this one. Yesterday, I ranted : Ryan is apparently still upset, or still pretend... a plain blog about politics complexities gop etiquette https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/03/winter-1971-1972-continued-again.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Winter 1971-1972 Continued Again So G. Gordon Liddy revamped his Gemstone proposal, and presented a slimmer and somewhat less outrageous version to the group on February 4, ... a plain blog about politics winter continued https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/12/be-citizen-not-subject.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Be a Citizen, Not a Subject Regular readers will not be surprised that I heartily endorse Kevin Drum's " Barack Obama: President, Not King. " I'd only mention that wh... a plain blog about politics citizen subject https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/01/plum-line-nominations-plus-some.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Plum Line: Nominations (plus some Housekeeping) Over at Plum Line today: an update on the next steps with exec branch and judicial nominations , in light of Senator Mike Lee's threat to pu... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/02/friday-baseball-post_22.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Friday Baseball Post The Friday Baseball Post is really an elsewhere this week; for those who didn't see it earlier, I wrote something for Baseball Prospectus ab... a plain blog about politics friday baseball post https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/11/sunday-question-for-liberals.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Sunday Question for Liberals The Obama Administration now says that Healthcare.gov will be working by the end of November. Do you believe them? a plain blog about politics sunday question liberals https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/08/bachmann-supposedly-targets-very-stupid.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Bachmann (Supposedly) Targets Very Stupid Donors Today's fun story is courtesy of the New York Post, which " reports " that some Jews are donating to Michele Bachmann because they mistakenl... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/12/q-day-1-expectationswinnowing-phony.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Q Day 1: Expectations/Winnowing Phony Candidates A commenter asks: 1. If Perry manages to come in third in Iowa, is it possible to spin this as a major 'comeback' even if people like Silve... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/07/july-16-1973.html A plain blog about politics: July 16, 1973 The White House tapes are public. Alexander P. Butterfield is brought in as a surprise witness to the Ervin Committee, where he reveals -- ... a plain blog about politics july https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/05/what-mattered-this-week_25.html A plain blog about politics: What Mattered This Week? There's a new judge on the DC Circuit, the first one nominated by Barack Obama. That's going to matter. I'll add that the developments over ... a plain blog about politics mattered week https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/03/read-stuff-you-should_29.html A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You Should What should I start with today? How about, if you don't mind too much, a little bit of self-promotion. My latest TNR column, on Libya and th... a plain blog about politics read stuff https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/04/more-cranky-monday-blogging.html A plain blog about politics: More Cranky Monday Blogging Why, why, why, did the Washington Post give over space to discredited GOP hack Frank Luntz over the weekend? Luntz, as part of the Post's... a plain blog about politics cranky monday blogging https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/03/sunday-question-for-conservatives.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Sunday Question for Conservatives OK, a Palin question. My impression is that a lot of conservatives like Sarah Palin...but outside of a relatively small group of enthusiasts... a plain blog about politics sunday question conservatives https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/07/july-23-1973.html A plain blog about politics: July 23, 1973 Nixon responds to the Ervin Committee's request for a handful of tapes: a plain blog about politics july https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/12/get-moving-on-judges.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Get Moving on Judges Given Republican holds and filibusters against Obama judicial nominees, should Obama, as David Fontana in TNR suggests , revisit his strateg... a plain blog about politics get moving judges https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/04/elsewhere-tribute-to-newt-blue-dogs.html A plain blog about politics: Elsewhere: Tribute to Newt, Blue Dogs Down At Post Partisan, I take advantage of the end of the Newt Gingrich campaign to take several shots at the disgraced former Speaker. I did no... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/11/sunday-question-for-conservatives_27.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Sunday Question for Conservatives What if anything do you think Barack Obama should be doing about the Eurozone? The GOP presidential candidates appear to be not very interes... a plain blog about politics sunday question conservatives https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/02/sunday-question-for-liberals.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Sunday Question for Liberals While we're at it...I don't suppose that liberals believe that Ronald Reagan should be on American coins or currency, but (and restricting i... a plain blog about politics sunday question liberals https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-30-1973.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: March 30, 1973 It's a travel day: Nixon, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman are off to the Pacific White House. Which means, alas, no more tapes during the following... a plain blog about politics march https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/10/against-careful-vetting-kevin-jennings.html A plain blog about politics: Against Careful Vetting (Kevin Jennings edition) Chris Good thinks that Kevin Jennings has survived the attack on him (ostensibly for apparently mishandling advice to a young student twent... a plain blog about politics kevin jennings https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-anti-quagmire-president-so-far.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: The Anti-Quagmire President (So Far) On Obama and Syria: the one area of national security and foreign policy in which Barack Obama really has earned the benefit of the doubt is... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-high-ground-lonely.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: The High Ground? Lonely Of course it's irresponsible for an elected official -- and not just any elected official, but a high ranking one, the Senate Majority Leade... a plain blog about politics the high ground lonely https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/09/obamacare-is-more-like-apology-tour.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: "Obamacare" is More Like the Apology Tour Than ACA -- Fortunately For... Jonathan Chait has been saying for months that he just can't see how Republicans can nominate Mitt Romney, given that his signature accompli... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/12/going-nuclear-was-about-republicans-not.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Going Nuclear Was About Republicans, Not Democrats I'll join those who are impressed that Chris Cillizza went back to assess why he was wrong when he asserted during the summer that the Sen... a plain blog about politics going nuclear https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/10/screed-of-day.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Screed of the Day I'm not going to even try to pull a quote, or attempt a subtle analysis -- just go over and see why Kevin Drum gets frustrated writing abou... a plain blog about politics of the screed day https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/03/notes-on-nerdfight.html A plain blog about politics: Notes on a Nerdfight Nate Silver posted a very long takedown of election predictions , some of which are by economists and some by political scientists. He prove... a plain blog about politics notes on https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/03/chicago-style.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Chicago-Style All political activists believe the other party is far more ruthless than their own party (and, probably, believe that the other factions wi... a plain blog about politics chicago style https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-30-1971.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: June 30, 1971 I think the most interesting part of this is the cast of characters in the room: The president is talking to Chief of Staff Bob Haldeman aga... a plain blog about politics june https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/11/?m=0 A plain blog about politics: November 2013 a plain blog about politics november https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/12/what-mattered-this-week_29.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: What Mattered This Week? Senate reform matters, so I'll say that the bipartisan group put out a proposal that wasn't a complete joke probably counts. If you don't li... a plain blog about politics mattered week https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/01/plum-line-new-hampshire-wrap.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Plum Line: New Hampshire Wrap My New Hampshire wrap is up over at Plum Line. I should repeat the most important part of it here: I was totally wrong about Rick Santoru... a plain blog about politics new hampshire plum line wrap https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/11/sunday-question-for-conservatives_17.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Sunday Question for Conservatives When, if ever, do you think a significant number of (elected) Democrats will turn against the ACA? Between now and 2014? After the 2014 elec... a plain blog about politics sunday question conservatives https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/10/23-across.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: 23 Across? Yes, I'm back with another in a series of complaints about odd political choices by the Sunday New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Previous it... a plain blog about politics across https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/friday-baseball-post.html A plain blog about politics: Friday baseball post One of the things I love in baseball is extra inning games, the longer the better. Tonight's fifteen inning tilt between the Red Sox and t... a plain blog about politics friday baseball post https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/12/ A plain blog about politics: December 2012 a plain blog about politics december https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/02/read-stuff-you-should_27.html A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You Should Happy Birthday to Adam Baldwin , 51. I really need to watch Full Metal Jacket again; I've seen bits and pieces here and there over the years... a plain blog about politics read stuff https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/03/hey-pols-its-ok-to-want-re-election.html A plain blog about politics: Hey, Pols: It's OK To Want Re-election I'm talking about William Saletan's column this week in Slate in which he tells Democrats to do what they think is right regardless of the ... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/04/read-stuff-you-should_19.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You Should Happy Birthday to Tim Curry , 67. Hey, I did not realize that he was involved in "Clone Wars." Anyway, mainly because he was in the sadly un... a plain blog about politics read stuff https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/10/arlen-specter_22.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Arlen Specter Rich Yselson called Arlen Specter, who died last week, a " poor man's Richard Nixon. " Something about Specter brought out the snark, didn't... a plain blog about politics arlen specter https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/06/friday-baseball-post.html A plain blog about politics: Friday Baseball Post I really don't have much this week. I don't know why there are so many perfect games all of a sudden. I don't have much to say about the u... a plain blog about politics friday baseball post https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/03/housekeeping.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Housekeeping Hey, I'm back! Thanks to Andrew for the gig; to Patrick and Chris for making it easy to do; and to Andrew's terrific readers for their ema... a plain blog about politics housekeeping https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/11/quick-note-on-shutdowns.html A plain blog about politics: Quick Note on Shutdowns There's been a lot of speculation about a government shutdown during the upcoming 112th Congress ( or even earlier ), or a default caused by... a plain blog about politics quick note shutdowns https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/08/annals-of-spin-wheres-gop-tax-hike.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Annals of Spin: Where's the GOP Tax Hike? First, I think the clearest description of reality vs.spin about the current fight about taxes is provided today by Stan Collender, so I'll... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/02/translated-from-obama-and-mccain.html A plain blog about politics: Translated, from the Obama and McCain Behind the fun of the McCain/Obama back-and-forth today was something I find fairly interesting. They both say that they want to change the... a plain blog about politics from the https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/09/beware-poll-write-ups.html A plain blog about politics: Beware the Poll Write-Ups! Oy, Pew : At this stage in the campaign, Barack Obama is in a strong position compared with past victorious presidential candidates. With ... a plain blog about politics beware poll write ups https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/03/sunday-question-for-conservatives.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Sunday Question for Conservatives What is the most important story that the press (that is, the neutral or "mainstream" press) is ignoring or drastically underplaying right n... a plain blog about politics sunday question conservatives https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/12/q-day-5-what-could-obama-have-done.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Q Day 5: What Could Obama Have Done? Richard Skinner asks: Is there anything that Obama could have done, that he didn't do, that would have significantly lowered the unemployme... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/09/catch-of-day_9.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Catch of the Day Have to give one of these to Dan Drezner, for celebrating the craven self-interest displayed by politicians in the Syria matter : Look, t... a plain blog about politics of the catch day https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/12/primary-challenges-are-effects-not.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Primary Challenges Are Effects, Not Causes I have no real disagreement with Jamelle Bouie's claim that a primary challenge to Barack Obama from the left is a foolish idea , and that l... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/09/democrats-day-1.html A plain blog about politics: Democrats Day 1 I'm writing about the Michelle Obama speech, mainly, for PP ( will add link when it goes up ). I think I'll handle some of the rest notes-s... a plain blog about politics democrats day https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/08/catch-of-day_27.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Catch of the Day Goes to Matt Yglesias. Gonna quote his whole item : A lot of crazy stuff is being said this week about monetary policy, perhaps none of it... a plain blog about politics of the catch day https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/03/cranky-monday-blogging.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Cranky Monday Blogging I usually think that Jeff Zeleny at the NYT does a good job, but the Page 1 story he and Jim Rutenberg wrote about the possibility of a cont... a plain blog about politics cranky monday blogging https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/06/young-voting-update-scotland.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Young Voting Update: Scotland! OK, I admit, I haven't been following the upcoming referendum on Scottish Independence. If it's not about aliens trying to win Wimbledon by... a plain blog about politics young voting update scotland https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/02/one-and-out.html A plain blog about politics: One and Out Kudos to the New York Times for not only running a fine op-ed against Barack Obama's silly rhetoric that he'd "rather be a really good one-... a plain blog about politics one https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/02/presidentialism-vs-madisonianism.html A plain blog about politics: Presidentialism vs. Madisonianism Ah, the day-that-isn't-Presidents-day is a good excuse to get around to a response I've been meaning to get to, to a typically provocative a... a plain blog about politics vs https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/12/public-option-debate-all-over-again.html A plain blog about politics: "The Public Option Debate All Over Again" Fascinating press conference today from Barack Obama. His comments at the end about purists were, from my perspective, absolutely correct,... a plain blog about politics the public https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/02/question-time.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Question Time I've refrained from saying anything about Barack Obama's appearance at the House Republican Conference, because I hate to be a spoilsport ab... a plain blog about politics question time https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/04/oh-im-going-to-hate-this-in-about-four.html?m=1 A plain blog about politics: Oh, I'm Going to Hate This In About Four Years After Hoover was defeated in 1932, the next incumbent to lose in a general election was Ford, in 1976, followed in short order by Carter in ... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/03/carl-levin.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Carl Levin The Senator from Michigan retires , giving Sherrod Brown the undisputed title of Most Rumpled Senator but leaving Most Jewish Looking Senato... a plain blog about politics carl levin https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/05/may-26-1972.html A plain blog about politics: May 26, 1972 The first attempt to break into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. The Cuban-Americans registered at... a plain blog about politics may https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-exactly-are-you-blocking.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: What Exactly Are You Blocking? More on pass-and-patch. House Democrats, understandably, are wary of passing the Senate bill with only promises that the Senate will then ... a plain blog about politics are you exactly blocking https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/06/sunday-question-for-conservatives.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Sunday Question for Conservatives Here's one I've never asked: what do you think of Richard Nixon? As I read it, the party line on Nixon has been all over the place since 197... a plain blog about politics sunday question conservatives https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/01/sotu.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: SOTU He did fine. Of course he did; the State of the Union and other speeches to a Congressional Joint Session are among the easiest things that... a plain blog about politics sotu https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/09/fun-with-kennedynixon.html A plain blog about politics: Fun with Kennedy/Nixon John Sides has a good item up today responding to Ted Sorenson's op-ed from Sunday about the Nixon/Kennedy debates. I have a partial not-... a plain blog about politics fun with kennedy nixon https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/friday-baseball-post_28.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Friday baseball post [Note: this is a long Friday baseball post, and I'll warn everyone right away that there's no political content.] We're about to leave the d... a plain blog about politics friday baseball post https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/01/logic-of-repeal-vote.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: The Logic of the Repeal Vote I've been saying that the ACA repeal vote now scheduled in the House for next week is basically a symbolic payoff to Tea Partiers and other ... a plain blog about politics the logic repeal vote https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/03/santorum-2016.html A plain blog about politics: Santorum 2016? Alex Pareene, in an otherwise excellent Super Tuesday wrap yesterday, says: As could have been predicted shortly after he dropped out of t... a plain blog about politics santorum https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/03/gaffe-factor.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: The Gaffe Factor Matt Yglesias reminds everyone that gaffe-centric press coverage of elections is foolish , because gaffes don't matter very much. He's rig... a plain blog about politics gaffe factor https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/02/more-on-health-care-choices.html A plain blog about politics: More on Health Care Choices Nate Silver has a very reasonable take today on the Charlie Cook thesis that health care was (1) a choice for Obama and (2) a bad choice, f... a plain blog about politics more on health care choices https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/04/logjam-breaking.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Logjam Breaking? Via Yglesias, Annie Lowery reports that the Democrats are finally moving to a cloture vote on a key Treasury Department appointment, Lael ... a plain blog about politics logjam breaking https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-12-1972.html A plain blog about politics: September 12, 1972 With the indictments on their way very soon now, talk turns to how to spin it, and there's a short-lived goofy idea that they should appoint... a plain blog about politics september https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunday-question-for-everyone_30.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Sunday Question for Everyone Fall 2012: what's the biggest foreign policy/national security issue in the presidential election? To the extent that it matters, does it cu... a plain blog about politics sunday question everyone https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/09/cheney-and-presidential-weakness.html A plain blog about politics: Cheney and Presidential Weakness Dick Cheney wasn't an incompetent vice president because he was a stupid man. He, and the president who listened to him far too much for far... a plain blog about politics cheney presidential weakness https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-party-strength.html A plain blog about politics: On Party Strength How strong are American political parties? Party scholars disagree about how to go about thinking about that question. For me, the way to ... a plain blog about politics party strength https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/10/friday-baseball-post-world-series.html A plain blog about politics: Friday Baseball Post -- World Series Champs Edition The San Francisco Giants, World Series Champs. I could get used to this! Just two quick comments or so, since it's late and I suppose soon... a plain blog about politics friday baseball post https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/05/priming-and-poetry.html A plain blog about politics: Priming and Poetry I'm still catching up on all my reading, so I don't know whether anyone (or for that matter everyone) has said this already, but without asc... a plain blog about politics priming poetry https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-20-1973.html A plain blog about politics: March 20, 1973 I'll start with the biggest development of the day, although it won't be visible until the end of the week. On March 20, James McCord -- con... a plain blog about politics march https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/01/majorities-and-majorities-and.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Majorities and Majorities (and the Filibuster) Are filibuster opponents in favor of majority rule in the Senate? No, not really. What they're in favor of is majority party rule. Tha... a plain blog about politics and the filibuster https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/07/against-magic.html A plain blog about politics: Against Magic Matt Yglesias wrote an absolutely wonderful post over the weekend about party politics, and how to go about improving things in the world. ... a plain blog about politics magic https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/04/catch-of-day_26.html A plain blog about politics: Catch of the Day Adam Serwer had a very nice post up about the Prop 8 supporters and their claim that a gay judge in a long-term relationship is uniquely un... a plain blog about politics of the catch day https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/09/more-on-why-romney-goes-with-such-weak.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: More on Why Romney Goes With Such Weak Stuff Yesterday over at PP I argued that GOP obsession with "vetting" Barack Obama, and with a variety of ill-fated attack lines, comes from two ... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/04/rorschach.html?m=0 A plain blog about politics: Rorschach I'm usually pretty quick to slam Frank Rich, so I suppose I should say something when he makes good points, as he did in most of yesterday's... a plain blog about politics rorschach https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/09/monday-movie-post.html A plain blog about politics: Monday Movie Post There are essentially two things good about Political Animals , the recent six-episode miniseries on USA. Make that three things: six-episod... a plain blog about politics monday movie post https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/imitate-nixon-is-so-rarely-good-idea.html A plain blog about politics: "Imitate Nixon" is So Rarely a Good Idea I strongly recommend Andrew Sprung's epic takedown of a particularly awful column by Gideon Rose in the Sunday NYT. Sprung hits most of ... a plain blog about politics https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/03/friday-baseball-post.html A plain blog about politics: Friday Baseball Post Jody Gerut retired this week. Sad day for me. Why? I had -- that is, my roto team...well, let me stop and warn you, first: this is a roto p... a plain blog about politics friday baseball post https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/02/read-stuff-you-should_27.html A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You Should Happy Birthday to the great Kent Desormeaux, 42. I lived in Washington when Desormeaux was riding in Maryland, and, well, it doesn't get muc... a plain blog about politics read stuff https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/big-house-part-4.html A plain blog about politics: Big House Part 4 As I said at the start, I'm intrigued by this reform, and kudos to Beaudrot for raising it and Yglesias for adding to the thought . I rea... a plain blog about politics big house part https://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/10/old-old-senate-update.html A plain blog about politics: Old Old Senate Update I don't think I've said anything about this one since Tommy Thompson (71) won the GOP primary in Wisconsin. It's time for an update. Recall ... a plain blog about politics old senate update

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