Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

Deep Thought

by BooMan
Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 07:03:43 PM EST

Oh, didn't I predict this? But why listen to me when there is bitching to do?

Deep Thought | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

You figure the Progressive Caucus can work around the Blue Dogs and still get anything passed knowing the GOP will be in lockstep to stop every piece of legislation Nancy brings up?

The stimulus package will be a damn good test. Obama will have to peel off one of the two groups to get anything done, and it'll be far harder in the Senate.

We'll see.

More at Zandar vs. The Stupid.

by Zandar1 on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 07:56:02 PM EST

Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

Here's a list of the primary committee assignment for each of the freshman reps.

by BooMan on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 08:37:52 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

The Republicans won't be in lockstep. Those days are over.

by BooMan on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 08:38:24 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Deep Thought (4.00 / 2)

See, I don't get that. Inertia is a hard thing to overcome, especially political inertia. Every time the chips are down for the GOP, they double down on their bet no matter how dire the situation is.

Knee-jerk reaction to anything Obama wants to pass is going to be "no" for any Republican. Democrats are still The Enemy. Obama's election changed nothing on the partisan bickering front.

I'm not being mean, I'm being honestly curious, who are the Republicans that are going to jump sides?

More at Zandar vs. The Stupid.

by Zandar1 on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 08:45:20 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

Check the November election results and find out who won by less than 5% - those would be your target House Republicans. In the Senate, the ladies from Maine and the Republican gentlemen from Pennsylvania and Ohio would be the most likely targets IMO.

The Underground Railroad

by Oscar In Louisville on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 09:54:02 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

Who wants to listen to a blogger that poses with a cookie shooter?

Oh, there you are, Perry. -Phineas -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 at 08:55:11 PM EST

Deep Thought | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Go to: [ Booman Tribune Homepage : Top of page : Top of comments ]

. Home
. About
. Contact
. Advertise
. FAQ
. Search

Username:
Password:

. Make a new account
. Reset password

Gift Cards * New Arrivals

NOTE: Overstock bests Amazon's prices and is "blue."

THE BOOKS WITH "BUZZ":
______________

Learn the real story behind the CIA's War on Terror:

The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
by Jane Mayer

Read Barack Obama's vision for America:

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama

DaveW recommends:

I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas Hofstadter

Need some laughs?

I Am America (and So Can You!)
by Stephen Colbert

rae recommends:

Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire
by Morris Berman.

On BooMan’s shelf:

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

This looks interesting:

Adventure Divas
by Holly Morris

Here’s a good one from
Elizabeth Gilbert:

Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert

"Crash" * Best Motion Picture, Academy Awards * Only $11.79 at Overstock * 2006 SAG Winner, Best Ensemble

Check out
Powell's new section:
NEW FAVORITES
Selected new arrivals at 30% off

Recommended by Indianadem and ejmw:
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Wellstone

From northcountry’s bookshelf:

The New Golden Age:
The Coming Revolution Against
Political Corruption and Economic Chaos by Ravi Batra

A novel about contractors in Iraq from the woman that runs The Spy That Billed Me:

Outsourced: A Novel
from RJ Hillhouse.

Download Sleeper Cell on iTunes

(Better than "24") Download Weeds on iTunes

(Hilarious 1/2-hour adult comedy starring Mary-Louise Parker) Download Late Nite with Conan O'Brien on iTunes

Download South Park on iTunes

James Hunter - People Gonna Talk:

Great Deals
----- * ^ * -----

Find mystery novels by Nancy Pickard ("Kansas")

Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power by Phyllis Bennis (interviewed on DN!)

Featured by Keith Olbermann, New (Powell's Sale): Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower by William Blum (whose other books merit serious consideration)

"Explosive" State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
by James Risen

The book the CIA doesn't want you to read: Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
Larry Johnson's review

BT's all-time best seller:

PERMACULTURE:
A Designers' Manual
$79.95 * Sale: $59.95

Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in U.S. Women's History (Third Edition)

The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor And Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
by Timothy Egan

Green Press Initiative
----- * ^ * -----

Journalistas: 100 Years of the Best Writing and Reporting by Women Journalists by Eleanor Mills * NYT review

Bury Me Standing: the Gypsies & Their Journey

1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus

Brokeback Mountain
by Annie Proulx
----- * ^ * -----
Check out Powell's
"At The Movies"

Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World by Noam Chomsky (Power & Terror: Post 9-11 Talks)

The Price of Privilege:

How Parental Pressure and
Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of
Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
by Madeline Levine

Save 35-70% on
name brand clothing,
footwear, and outdoor gear
at SierraTradingPost.com
:

We listened to PEN American Center's "State of Emergency" and found 1940s books by Curzio Malaparte only at Alibris. (Selection (MP3) excerpted from "The Skin.")

Banned Books * Are you a fan of Film Noir, Art House, Documentaries or Hong Kong Action? * Searching for a long-lost children's book or a first printing of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue on vinyl? Find it at Alibris!

:
:

Booman Tribune Homepage
admin@boomantribune.com
powered by Scoop

More blogs about Blogs at Technorati.

Technorati Profile