Canada's new leader of the opposition has passed away less than one year into his tenure. R.I.P. This figures to make the shape of Canada's party system even more unclear in the short-term.
Author: Scott Lemieux
Given that making an argument on the merits that there is an "imperial presidency" on domestic as well as foreign policy is essentially impossible, as you can see from these.
Shorter Rick Perry: "You don't think I still believe the stuff I write in the book I released last year, do you?"
Well, she'd beat Pataki in a two-person race...
Apparently, George Pataki may try to fight Jon Hunstman for fifth place in a few blue state primaries. I await the 9,000 word Matt Bai thumbsucker in which he explains.
I've said this before, but one thing always worth nothing about the capital gains tax cut scam is that if you were a true believer in the power of the.
Rebecca Traister has a terrific piece about counterfactuals and the 2008 primary. Amanda has some comments as well. Traister does a good job of outlining the where there may have differences -- Obama's coatails (which were likely decisive in the Hagan and Franken Senate races)...
I think I agree with Paul's interpretation of the clip of Perry babbling nonsense about sex ed. While I agree in general that Perry isn't very bright, I think in.
If the alternative was trying to defend a wide variety of crackpot views, I'd eat popovers and run too.
Matt has some useful additions to my post yesterday on presidential power. On the second term, one could add the the 2005 bankruptcy "reform," which again involved legislation supported by powerful interests, an issue that doesn't divide the Republican coalition, and key support from parasite-state...
I have a column up at the Prospect about the decision of the BART transit police to -- in the ignoble tradition of the Alien and Sedition Acts -- cut.
I have more to say about what the presidency and what it can and can't accomplish based on Jeff Shessol's terrific book on FDR and the court-packing fight. But.