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‘That Dumb Cowboy Bush’

By | 12.14.09 | 10:33 am

Matthew Yglesias, making another version of his argument that the multiple veto points in the legislative branch overly empower the minority and make America “ungovernable,” drew a quip from Glenn “Instapundit” Reynolds: “Funny, that dumb cowboy Bush seemed to get a lot done with fewer votes in Congress.” Yglesias More…

Weigel Talks NY-23 on Bloggingheads

By | 11.03.09 | 1:20 pm

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:

Eighty Votes or Nothing

By | 08.20.09 | 11:58 am

Good catch by Matthew Yglesias: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), the key Republican players in the Senate’s health care tussle, are telling reporters that a health care bill that fails to get 75 to 80 votes will, in Enzi’s words, “fail because the American people More…