They're Just Not Into You, Mr. President

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Saturday September 03, 2011 · 4:32 PM PDT

2011/09/03 · 16:32

Finally! Edie Freedman explains the mystery of Barack Obama's presidency in a way that makes sense of the frustrating commitment to act weak in the face of intransigence, "They're Just Not That Into You, Mr. President." Her blog post deserves to go viral. Take a look yourself....

Dear Harry Reid:

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Wednesday September 16, 2009 · 12:09 PM PDT

2009/09/16 · 12:09

I just added my name to OpenLeft's petition pressuring Majority Leader Reid to bring public option to the floor for debate. Regardless of the media chatter, we still have the votes, but only if the grassroots forces it. There is an old saying attributed to Franklin Roosevelt which I paraphrase, "You elected me to do these things; I want to do these things; now make me do them."

Politicians are not our leaders. They FOLLOW and respond to what they are forced to do. Let's make them do the right thing. Please get on the phone, on email, and call, write, bug. Get your friends and family to do it, too!

My comment to Harry Reid is below the fold.

AaroninNM

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Sunday November 16, 2008 · 9:38 PM PST

2008/11/16 · 21:38

The Treasury, as the rest of the federal government, must be part of rebuilding the real economy, not protecting those who have led and benefited from the financial gamesmanship built on the deregulation movement started by Ronald Reagan beginning in 1980.

The conventional wisdom that we must have Summers or someone like him, an investment banker, a leader from the most speculative, least genuinely productive sector of the economy running the Treasury Department is just that, conventional wisdom drawn from a long period when the foxes were guarding the henhouse.

AaroninNM

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Thursday March 29, 2007 · 8:28 AM PDT

2007/03/29 · 08:28

Kudos to the Albuquerque Tribune for solid reporting on the slimeball ad attacking fired USA David Iglesias. Here's their story, by Michael Gisick. It's an afternoon paper and Scripps owned. It's a far better run, more accurate and progressive read than our locally-owned Albuquerque Journal.

A Washington Post blog picked up the story as well. Still haven't heard if this is more widespread. Anybody have word on similar ads elsewhere attacking fired USAs?

AaroninNM

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Wednesday March 28, 2007 · 9:15 AM PDT

2007/03/28 · 09:15

David Iglesias, fired (read honest) New Mexico federal prosecutor, was the subject of a truly vicious attack ad on Albuquerque right wing talk station, KKOB-AM, this morning in drivetime. Funded by New Mexicans for Honest Courts(!?) and placed by a firm that works for Republican candidates, it sounds professionally produced. I wonder if this is purely local venom or part of a national strategy?

AaroninNM

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Monday November 13, 2006 · 7:15 AM PST

2006/11/13 · 07:15

There are multiple reasons to think we may still take the NM-01 House seat away from Heather Wilson. Her current lead is under 1,500 votes, prior to the count of provisional and in-lieu-of-absentee ballots.

Gap shrinkage in these ballots is the main one and funny business on election day is interesting in its own right. See details below the fold.
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