Posts by Aaron Wiener

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele held a press conference this morning to analyze his party’s election victories Tuesday in Virginia and New Jersey and its loss in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. After the jump, watch some video from the event.

Michael Steele: There should have been a primary in NY-23.
After losses by Christie and Deeds, Obama might have some convincing to do in Wisconsin.
The new stepping stone to the presidency: a book deal.
A TV remake caters to the Tea Party set.
GOPers say the lesson of yesterday’s election is that Dems need to move to the [...]

A buoyant Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, speaking this morning to reporters about last night’s election results, declared, “The Republican renaissance has begun.”
He praised the volunteer efforts to get Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie elected as governors in Virginia and New Jersey, respectively, saying, “Our folks are fired up.” Yet he expressed some misgivings [...]

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its support for sweeping climate legislation. The announcement surprised everyone — including the Chamber itself — and was quickly revealed to be a hoax.
Well, today we’re seeing a repeat performance — only it appears genuine. The Chamber has posted a letter on its Website that it [...]

On the campaign trail in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, TWI’s David Weigel took the time to record a conversation with the Center for American Progress’ Matthew Yglesias on bloggingheads.tv. Watch them pick apart the nuances and implications of the race — video after the jump:

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee — or half of it, more accurately — has begun its first day of markup of the landmark Kerry-Boxer climate legislation. And once again, it’s a pretty one-sided debate.
Last week, Ranking Member James Inhofe (R-Okla.) threatened to boycott the markup unless the committee received an Environmental Protection Agency [...]

Opposing the public option could mean tough primaries for Bayh and Lincoln.
According to gridiron theory, Lieberman just helped Reid toward a first down.
After Reid blasts Republicans for holding up her nomination, the new Surgeon General is confirmed.
Jeb Bush accuses Obama of “attack[ing] capitalism.”
A theory for Dem malaise: it’s harder to unite behind doing stuff than [...]

Beer diplomacy sticks: Crowley and Gates share more suds.
Why don’t Democrats like the Democrat-controlled Congress?
Gibbs gets emotional describing Obama’s Dover visit.
Here’s why MSNBC is not the liberal equivalent of Fox.
Americans are growing more pessimistic about race relations.
Pawlenty hits the campaign trail — in Mexico.
The Tea Party flash mob doesn’t materialize.
The South Carolina GOP just can’t [...]

While governor, Palin founded a company — called Pie Spy.
The public supports Obama’s Afghanistan “dithering.”
Romney tries to explain away Massachusetts’ health reform.
A new Toomey ad hits Specter hard for his extreme ideological shift.
Eternal pessimist Gore Vidal: Obama is “better than a country like this deserves,” might as well “give up” on health care.
Michael Steele stands [...]

Last week, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) threatened a Republican boycott of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s markup of the Kerry-Boxer climate bill. Well, we’re not quite at the markup stage yet, but it seems that Inhofe and his colleagues are already making good on their threat.