September 6, 2011

Mean Old Dick

September 6, 2011 Buck Banks

We’re done with old Dick Cheney’s TV book tour.
He used that memoir of his like a skewer —
He got Condi and Colin,
Sideswiped Hillary and kept rollin’,
But now we’ll always remember him as sick, tired and dour.

Deep Thoughts: The Political Philosophy of Rick Perry

September 6, 2011September 6, 2011 Buck Banks

Most races are lost, not won.

— Texas Gov. Rick Perry, quoted by Salena Zito in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

James Hoffa, Rhetorician

September 6, 2011 Buck Banks

President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. Let’s take these son of bitches out and give America back to an America where we belong.

— Teamsters President James Hoffa, introducing President Obama at a rally in Michigan.

Will Obama Resist the Temptation to Run on Character?

September 6, 2011 Buck Banks

First, things can still get worse for the president. One personal scandal or account of presidential pique could drive his numbers down further. Second, the temptation to make the election a personal choice and to run against a Republican’s character, not his policies — playing to the incumbent’s strength — will be close to irresistible.

— Ben Smith, writing in Politico about President Obama’s likability.

Texans are the Nation’s Most Underinsured

September 6, 2011 Buck Banks

27.2%

Of Texas residents reported being uninsured in the first half of 2011, and continue to be the most likely in the United States to lack health coverage, according to Gallup. At the other end of the spectrum is Massachusetts, where 5.3% of adults are uninsured.

Day: September 6, 2011

Mean Old Dick

Deep Thoughts: The Political Philosophy of Rick Perry

Most races are lost, not won.

— Texas Gov. Rick Perry, quoted by Salena Zito in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

James Hoffa, Rhetorician

President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. Let’s take these son of bitches out and give America back to an America where we belong.

— Teamsters President James Hoffa, introducing President Obama at a rally in Michigan.

Will Obama Resist the Temptation to Run on Character?

— Ben Smith, writing in Politico about President Obama’s likability.

Texans are the Nation’s Most Underinsured

27.2%

Of Texas residents reported being uninsured in the first half of 2011, and continue to be the most likely in the United States to lack health coverage, according to Gallup. At the other end of the spectrum is Massachusetts, where 5.3% of adults are uninsured.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”