February 07, 2011
— Ace It's no fun in the minority.
She'll become president of the Woodrow Wilson Institute for Liberals Who Want To Seem Smart About Foreign Stuff.
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Posted by: cthulhu at February 07, 2011 10:11 AM (kaalw)
A 'Blue Dog' going to a progressive think tank.
Okey dokey.
Oh and if you didn't hear, the other 'Blue Dog', E. Bayh just signed on as a partner with McGuire Woods.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 07, 2011 10:12 AM (pLTLS)
We have no chance at that seat, but it could be a nasty, costly primary on the left. There's a moonbat that challenged Harman in the primary twice and probably thinks she should be rewarded for nobly "speaking truth to power", but I'm sure there are plenty more who would like to run.
Posted by: buzz at February 07, 2011 10:15 AM (i27M5)
Posted by: ManeiNeko at February 07, 2011 10:15 AM (TiE76)
In some cases, the ramifications have been profound: In Louisiana, defecting Democrats gave Republicans a majority in the state House for the first time since Reconstruction; in Alabama, they delivered the GOP a House supermajority. Republicans have 65 votes to the Democrats' 39, enough to pass constitutional amendments over Democratic opposition.
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at February 07, 2011 10:16 AM (tvs2p)
Posted by: moi at February 07, 2011 10:16 AM (Ez4Ql)
REP. JANE HARMAN (D., CALIF.): This lawmaker can allegedly be heard on an NSA wiretap offering to help seek reduced charges for two pro-Israel lobbyists suspected of espionage in exchange for help from a suspected Israeli agent in lobbying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give Harman a key chairmanship.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 07, 2011 10:18 AM (9hSKh)
Ha, Jane Harman and Nancy Pelosi have a deep and abiding dislike for each other, Harman was in line for rewards in 2006 when the dems took over the House and Pelosi stiffed her. Not surprising at all.
And Harman's husband is the dope who paid $1 for Newsweak.
Posted by: Boots at February 07, 2011 10:19 AM (neKzn)
Posted by: moi at February 07, 2011 10:19 AM (Ez4Ql)
Posted by: Ben at February 07, 2011 10:19 AM (wuv1c)
A 'Blue Dog' going to a progressive think tank.
Okey dokey.
Oh and if you didn't hear, the other 'Blue Dog', E. Bayh just signed on as a partner with McGuire Woods.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 07, 2011 02:12 PM (pLTLS)
Just adds to the proof that there is no such thing as a "moderate" dem in congress. All you have are liberals who are given permission to vote against what they want when the vote won't matter so they can keep their seat.
Posted by: buzzion at February 07, 2011 10:20 AM (oVQFe)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 07, 2011 10:23 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: sifty at February 07, 2011 10:24 AM (oEV9E)
Maddie Fein ran against her without any help from the RNC.. But she did get Film Ladd to make a commercial for her..
Posted by: Dave C at February 07, 2011 10:25 AM (CkUXe)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 07, 2011 02:23 PM (UOM4
In any case, it is too much!
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 07, 2011 10:25 AM (DCpHZ)
Centrist (n): One who has occasional conflicts with Nancy Pelosi and the liberal lions of the House, and who works on climate-change issues.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 07, 2011 10:26 AM (McG46)
Jugears McFuckstick.....take a page out of your cabinets playbook and get out while you still can.
Posted by: Sponge © at February 07, 2011 10:27 AM (UK9cE)
How much taxpayer money supports the Woodrow Racist Wilson Institute?
Don't forget the tax-exempt status.
Posted by: dudeinsantacruz at February 07, 2011 10:28 AM (gv6Wu)
I wonder which full-on barking California moonbat will replace her.
Posted by: George W. Bush at February 07, 2011 10:28 AM (/joDP)
Posted by: t-bird at February 07, 2011 10:28 AM (FcR7P)
Good riddance to that wench.
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at February 07, 2011 10:29 AM (xdHzq)
Pigs tend to hang out near the trough when their hungry and these pricks are insatiable.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 07, 2011 10:30 AM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: Woodrow Wilson at February 07, 2011 10:31 AM (xdHzq)
Posted by: t-bird at February 07, 2011 10:32 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: jane harman at February 07, 2011 10:32 AM (2rOwc)
Posted by: Soothsayer, You, and a dog named Boo at February 07, 2011 10:33 AM (uFokq)
I sure this was reported on already but;
Americans for Tax Reform says (and I am coloring for effect), Obama lied through his f--king teeth in remark in pre-Super Bowl interview when he said,
"I didn't raise taxes once. I lowered taxes over the last two
years. I lowered taxes for the last two years."
Obviously, this is getting massive reportage over the MSM.
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at February 07, 2011 10:35 AM (r1h5M)
Posted by: Soothsayer, You, and a dog named Boo at February 07, 2011 10:36 AM (uFokq)
Posted by: Woodrow Wilson at February 07, 2011 02:31 PM (xdHzq)
Get in line behind me.
Posted by: "Jimmah" Buchanan at February 07, 2011 10:37 AM (G7SaX)
Since Jim DeMint has a rating of 100/100 I guess that makes him a centrist as well.
Posted by: Vic at February 07, 2011 10:39 AM (M9Ie6)
A Jane Harman friend said: “It’s not that she wants to leave Congress. It’s more about seeing the Woodrow Wilson Center as the preeminent place for seeking bipartisan solutions. It’s a classy, well-funded operation. She just sees is as a great challenge and a great opportunity. She kept getting more and more excited about it.”
A brisk walk towards the door turns into a jog, then a run, then a full-on sprint...
Aaaaand, don't let that door hit you in the ass, lady.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at February 07, 2011 10:40 AM (b6qrg)
Posted by: t-bird at February 07, 2011 10:41 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: maddogg at February 07, 2011 10:44 AM (OlN4e)
heads up, valerie jarrett coming up on CNBC
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 10:44 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Woodrow Wilson at February 07, 2011 02:31 PM (xdHzq)
Get in line behind me.
Posted by: "Jimmah" Buchanan at February 07, 2011 02:37 PM (G7SaX)
Don't forget me, either! You'd rather have me inside the tent pissing out than outside the tent pissing in!
Now someone call up the CEO of Haggar to take the measurements for my new custom slacks!
Posted by: El BJ at February 07, 2011 10:45 AM (iBaup)
Resigning right after reelection?
Sounds like a scandal is brewing...
The only other possible reason is terminal illness.....except that Dems always hang on by their fingernails in the case of illness. So I'm thinking you're right on the money.
Maybe that NSA wiretap thing from 2009 with AIPAC is coming to a head?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 07, 2011 10:45 AM (TAjuH)
Could it be that a least a couple of the entrenched Dims see the light at the end of the tunnel and hear the train's whistle, too? Could it be that they see a coming conservative revolution, one that turns the Senate along with the House into a veto-overriding machine even if The Vapid One© gets reelected?
A Boy can dream, can't he?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at February 07, 2011 10:46 AM (b6qrg)
Resigning right after reelection?
Sounds like a scandal is brewing...
The only other possible reason is terminal illness.....except that Dems always hang on by their fingernails in the case of illness. So I'm thinking you're right on the money.
Well, she could always be taking over as editor of Newsweek. A job like that must pay tens of dollars considering what her husband paid for the whole company.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at February 07, 2011 10:47 AM (iBaup)
I know they are working the Todd Palin scandal, heard one on sarah the other day too and the boehner scandal. And they are trying for one on Paul Ryan and Michelle bachman, did I miss any brewing scandals for republicans?
the dems have times when they need your prayers and support
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 10:49 AM (p302b)
Posted by: t-bird at February 07, 2011 10:49 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Bloody Valentine at February 07, 2011 10:50 AM (uFokq)
I hate to say this but I've noticed that only republicans have scandals.
What? Did you mean to say their scandals don't get reported or that the media only uses the word 'scandal' with Republicans?
Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 07, 2011 10:51 AM (pLTLS)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Bloody Valentine at February 07, 2011 10:52 AM (uFokq)
heads up, valerie jarrett coming up on CNBC
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 02:44 PM
It makes it easier....Sun Tzu had something to say about defeating your enemy by convincing his allies to abandon him-and I think it applies here.
Also, incumbency-even in a year like 2010, is usually an advantage. Every noob the Democrats have to pump up to retain a seat the incumbent Democrat abandons further disperses their efforts away from fighting for winnable seats elsewhere.
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at February 07, 2011 10:52 AM (/joDP)
It does seem that way, doesn't it
I mean i know people who voted for Bill Clinton for a second term even with all the rumors swirling around his presidency. I mean they are my parents friends and they freely admit it.
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 10:53 AM (p302b)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 07, 2011 10:53 AM (cniXs)
Hey! I'm a centrist too!
I loooove Ronald Reagan, always have!
Bill. Bill! Uh,..... you have a little schmutz there on your chin. No not there, over to the left....
Posted by: Barfy ObowMao at February 07, 2011 10:54 AM (ihSHD)
Over/under on the number of minutes Lufah designates to that craptastic interview he did? He'll take about it all week. Ad nauseam.
The entire line-up on Fox from 5pm up until Gretais downright putrid.
B. Bear aside. He's okay.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 07, 2011 10:56 AM (pLTLS)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Bloody Valentine at February 07, 2011 10:57 AM (uFokq)
Posted by: Gus Bailey at February 07, 2011 10:57 AM (/t1ba)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Bloody Valentine at February 07, 2011 10:58 AM (uFokq)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Bloody Valentine at February 07, 2011 02:55 PM (uFokq)
Dweezle. Moon Unit.
Posted by: Soona at February 07, 2011 10:59 AM (uBFPK)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Bloody Valentine at February 07, 2011 02:58 PM (uFokq)
Why, that sounds just like the Obama administration.
Posted by: blue star at February 07, 2011 11:00 AM (nsRBU)
Her constituents should sue, or better yet, hang her in effigy; or would that be too violent?
Hahahaha. Take a look at the district. Its uber gerrymandered, where the majority ALWAYS pulls the lever for the D so that they can keep getting their gubmint freebies.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 07, 2011 11:01 AM (cniXs)
Why, that sounds just like the Obama administration.
Which is nothing more than a bunch of beer pongin' straight out of college pukes that think they're ultra - hip and liken their day-to-day job as a think tank.
It's just circular.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 07, 2011 11:01 AM (pLTLS)
You have to be a Pete Stark, a true believer in the direction of the current Dem leadership with not much else to do in life, to hang around.
Maybe Dingell's hanging around for the opportunity to stick the shiv in the Left-Coast Leadership when he gets a chance.
Posted by: JEM at February 07, 2011 11:04 AM (o+SC1)
I remember writing my anti-Ocare letter to her, in which I clarified that a vote for Ocare is really a vote for the course to single-payer and the end of free market medicine in America.
She never wrote back
Posted by: Michael Peter at February 07, 2011 11:04 AM (4zetr)
I hate to say this but I've noticed that only republicans have scandals.
To be fair, Democrats have a narrow stance.Posted by: Larry Craig at February 07, 2011 11:04 AM (Xl7lb)
years.
He's kinda right--the IRS can't collect nearly as much from unemployment checks as they can from paychecks.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 07, 2011 11:05 AM (ElYV9)
don't forget that her sugar daddy mega-millionaire husband is now 95 years old. She can count his remaining time in months, not years. She needs a bit of time to get ready to take over the position of mega-millionaire in her own right.
Think of her as an uglier, but much smarter, Anna Nicole.
Posted by: tom servo at February 07, 2011 11:05 AM (T1boi)
Posted by: Michael Peter at February 07, 2011 11:07 AM (4zetr)
How much does it pay?
Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 07, 2011 11:07 AM (ElYV9)
Posted by: Quilly Mammoth at February 07, 2011 11:09 AM (q4XTU)
So she's "centrist" when compared to Josef Stalin or Karl Marx. Figures.
Does it need to be said that there aren't any so-called "Blue Dogs" in the Democrat party anymore?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 07, 2011 11:10 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at February 07, 2011 11:10 AM (f9c2L)
Posted by: joncelli the FREAKIN' civility expert at February 07, 2011 11:11 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: Sponge © at February 07, 2011 11:12 AM (UK9cE)
How about the Halperin firing? There's some serious scandal going on there.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at February 07, 2011 11:13 AM (TpXEI)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Bloody Valentine at February 07, 2011 02:52 PM (uFokq)
This one's been around since before the Internet.
Posted by: FUBAR at February 07, 2011 11:13 AM (McG46)
Once you've tasted power nothing else will do
You know, this glass of wine ain't gonna fill itself.
*snaps fingers*
Posted by: Valerie Jarett at February 07, 2011 11:14 AM (pLTLS)
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at February 07, 2011 11:14 AM (fjoLg)
Posted by: joncelli the FREAKIN' civility expert at February 07, 2011 11:15 AM (RD7QR)
The main reason tends to be that they think their party will hold the chamber they're in and, when it doesn't happen, they start looking for an escape hatch.
This happened with a lot of senior Republicans in the House after 2006, mainly in ones who don't see the House flipping back anytime soon. My Congress critter at the time, Richard Baker, did this, holding out just long enough for Bobby Jindal to get elected Governor and appoint his replacement instead of letting Kathleen Blanco (D-umbass, Lafayette) do it instead.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at February 07, 2011 11:15 AM (iBaup)
I wonder whether Harman is concerned about losing her safe district to reapportionment?
Except she was just re-elected. Why not just retire at the end of this term?
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 07, 2011 11:16 AM (cniXs)
Good question. Perhaps she's just giving the next Dem candidate the maximum of lead time for fundraising.
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at February 07, 2011 11:19 AM (fjoLg)
She's jumping to the head of the line when it comes to choice post-Congress positions.
Between the census and the number of states whose redistricting will be primarily handled by Republicans, I see a flood of Dems resigning or announcing their intention to retire within the next year.
If she'd waited until January 2013, she'd be fighting with probably an additional 40-50 Dems who are looking for a soft landing.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at February 07, 2011 11:19 AM (iBaup)
Posted by: tarpon at February 07, 2011 11:20 AM (g0QB8)
Think of her as an uglier, but much smarter, Anna Nicole.
Posted by: tom servo at February 07, 2011 03:05 PM (T1boi)
I'd want some proof of that and the fact that she is a democrat congresswoman does not go in her favor.
Posted by: buzzion at February 07, 2011 11:22 AM (oVQFe)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 07, 2011 11:23 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 07, 2011 03:20 PM (pLTLS)
Was it rape-rape? I mean, if it's good for a Super Bowl winning quarterback, it's good enough for this guy.
Posted by: Sponge © at February 07, 2011 11:24 AM (UK9cE)
Posted by: Soothsayer's Bloody Valentine at February 07, 2011 11:25 AM (uFokq)
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 11:26 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Fritz at February 07, 2011 11:27 AM (GwPRU)
I'm not shocked. I'm convinced that the left will continue to bail each other out with massive sums of money to make it look like the left-wing media business is highly profitable and falsely inflate values in an effort to generate revenue. Those evil sons-a-bitches are crafty, I'll give em that.
Posted by: Sponge © at February 07, 2011 11:29 AM (UK9cE)
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 11:30 AM (p302b)
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 11:32 AM (p302b)
I thought christie said no to this? What's going on?
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 11:34 AM (p302b)
We must defeat global warming NOW and WIN the FUTURE ASAP!!!!
Posted by: Sponge © at February 07, 2011 11:35 AM (UK9cE)
Its called "lawfare" curious and its really nothing new. The Palis have tried to get several high-ranking Israeli officials arrested in England over the past several years using this very same tactic employed against Bush.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 07, 2011 11:37 AM (9hSKh)
R. Murdoch should buy AOL.
Just imagine the little lefty snitfits. EPIC.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 07, 2011 03:27 PMA year ago, I would have agreed with ya, lacey.
But too much exposure to O'Reilly, Hannity, Shuckabee and the rest of the "fair and balanced" crowd, plus the recent shift to the FNC stance from honesty to liberal-pandering, tells me ol' Rupe either wants to be part of the MBM Squish Squad or is looking for a cushy buyout himself.
Wouldn't surprise me if he had made an offer for Arianna's Playpen and was rebuffed....
Posted by: MrScribbler© at February 07, 2011 11:37 AM (Ulu3i)
Yesterday at the super bowl party some guy said they were sending ships to rescue the google guy. Guess they don't have to send the ships now.
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 11:37 AM (p302b)
Wasn't Hoover a racist, socialist who believed in the use of eugenics as a means to "improve" the human species?
Posted by: dananjcon at February 07, 2011 11:37 AM (pr+up)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at February 07, 2011 11:38 AM (Pzf4N)
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 03:34 PM
Osama Obama is reminding the Big Man that the feds can steal much more money to waste on frivolous projects -- union-supported projects, that is -- than Noo Joisey can.
Posted by: MrScribbler© at February 07, 2011 11:38 AM (Ulu3i)
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 11:40 AM (p302b)
I missed the football game...but Puppy Bowl VII was wonderful!
And the Halftime Kittehs beat the daylights out of the Black-Eyed Whozitses....
Posted by: MrScribbler© at February 07, 2011 11:42 AM (Ulu3i)
Doesn't matter. The libs think Rupert is Satan (as do his kids - they've hinted that Roger Ailes will be fired and replaced with a hard leftist before Rupert's body is cold), so the optics would be delish.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 07, 2011 11:43 AM (p05LM)
Yesterday at the super bowl party some guy said they were sending ships to rescue the google guy. Guess they don't have to send the ships now.
Did they ever explain WHY this guy was detained? I don't have any sympathy for him if he decided to get involved in foreign politics.
Considering he's been named a "honorary spokesperson" for one of the opposition groups, I figure he was doing something he REALLY SHOULDN'T have been doing but is getting a Get Out Of Jail Free card b/c of his connections to the liberal media via Google.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at February 07, 2011 11:45 AM (iBaup)
Posted by: The Ghost of Woodrow Wilson at February 07, 2011 11:46 AM (mQMnK)
Posted by: USA at February 07, 2011 11:46 AM (YZISw)
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 11:48 AM (p302b)
Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 07, 2011 03:20 PM (pLTLS)
Sometimes I just don't understand people. What would ever make anyone think this was the route to take? And he only worried about how he was perceived to care for his dog?!?
Posted by: Museisluse at February 07, 2011 11:48 AM (u/Nbu)
Posted by: The Ghost of Woodrow Wilson at February 07, 2011 03:46 PM (mQMnK)
Inappropriate sock.
He would have had to have a soul first.
Posted by: fixerupper at February 07, 2011 11:49 AM (rw9qQ)
Bowen hails from Marina Del Rey, which is part of the district, and represented the area in the state Assembly and Senate from 1992 to 2006. She will be termed out of her job as the state elections chief in 2014.
An added incentive for seeking a job in the Beltway? Her husband Mark Nechodom works in Washington, D.C., as the deputy director for energy and climate in the office of environmental markets at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Another candidate expected to run is Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn. A source close to Hahn said the San Pedro Democrat is planning to announce a run once Harman makes her resignation official.
Hahn, who lost last year's lieutenant governor primary to Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, was the 36th Congressional District Democratic nominee in 1998, before the district was redrawn to its current shape after the 2000 census.
Democrats have an 18-point advantage in the the 36th Congressional District, which stretches along the Los Angeles County coast and includes Venice, Torrance and Redondo Beach. It is unknown how the district map will change for 2012 under the current redistricting process.
Once the seat is vacant, Gov. Jerry Brown will have 14 days to call a special election. The election will be the state's first congressional contest conducted under the top two primary rules created by Proposition 14.
Sacbee
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at February 07, 2011 11:51 AM (T5Brv)
Posted by: curious at February 07, 2011 11:52 AM (p302b)
Posted by: MJH at February 07, 2011 11:52 AM (kBLec)
I think a Republican used to represent the district; didn't she beat a GOP incumbent?
I can't remember the last time we had a republican. The districts around here just keep getting gerrymandered to give them to the dems. And no, being on the coast is no guarantee that a more conservative candidate would be elected. See LA City Council District 11's boundaries and what we have for a councilman.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 07, 2011 11:56 AM (cniXs)
Jane Harman and Nancy Pelosi have a deep and abiding dislike for each other
Hey, I just realized I have something in common with Jane Harman and Nancy Pelosi!
ItÂ’s more about seeing the Woodrow Wilson Center as the preeminent place for seeking bipartisan solutions.
Are the Dems going to segregate the armed forces again, one of Woodrow Wilson's shining achievements? Dems don't talk about that much.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 07, 2011 12:09 PM (bvdBq)
Please, someone in the House GOP, find this guy in the budget and delete him. This is exactly the kind of job that should not exist. Thank you.
Posted by: JEM at February 07, 2011 12:23 PM (o+SC1)
And I think the full title is "The Woodrow Wilson Center for Marginalizing Icky Brown People."
Posted by: Merovign, Bond Villain at February 07, 2011 12:24 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Mary Beth at February 07, 2011 12:37 PM (uGE+P)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at February 07, 2011 01:14 PM (SJ6/3)
Posted by: Big E at February 07, 2011 03:25 PM (VOigi)
Regular people call that quitting.
Posted by: MarkD at February 07, 2011 05:26 PM (6CLxP)
According to Huff Po the Woodrow Wilson Center gets a subsidy of $20 million a year.
Huffington Post:
Republican Study Group issues proposed budget cuts...
Huff Po Comment: "Woodrow Wilson Center subsidy $20 million annual savings..." let me guess...Republicans don't like smart and intelligent people?
Hey dumbass, maybe they are trying to cut useless spending and the WWC subsidy is just one in thousands of useless crap we can't afford anymore. Let some left-wing groups keep them up if they want to. Maybe Huff-Po can kick in a few million.
Posted by: Case at February 08, 2011 03:14 AM (0K+Kw)
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