In case it wasn’t clear to everyone after watching two years of politically driven lockstep obstructionism in the Senate, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, fresh on the heels of Tuesday’s big Republican victory, has again directly stated that his top goal is to make sure Obama loses in 2012. From The Hill: “Over the past week, [...]

Peter Orszag has an oped in the New York Times regarding Social Security. It’s full of the usual Orszag claptrap in which he sets himself up as the sober, responsible judge, while “the left… seems adamantly opposed to restoring actuarial balance to Social Security.” Orszag ends with this: Given the left’s strident opposition to any [...]

Democrats in Congress were prepared to absorb defeats last night. But there were some surprise losers who shared the honors with them: 1. Sarah Palin An enormous GOP wave swept across the country, and it should have delivered the Senate to the Republicans. Sarah Palin interjected herself into primary races in Delaware and Nevada, however, [...]

1.  Worked across party lines for a year and a half passing Audit the Fed, and forced a 96-0 vote in the Senate.  Chris Hayes on MSNBC called it “the single greatest act of bipartisanship since Obama took office.”  It was popular with 80% of the country. 2.  Backed Bill Halter in an accountability challenge [...]