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Is this what truly drives Joe Lieberman, being relevant, being at the center of attention, being important, being influential, being powerful?
Mike Lux | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics
With the Republicans becoming locked into being the party of No, Democrats are going to need to seriously consider revising the rules of the Senate at the beginning of next term.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics
Harry Reid boldly announced the bill would contain something public option-esque. But will a reform bill that contains as limited a measure as the opt-out plan survive the Senate?
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics
We really should take a minute today to appreciate the greatest contribution made by disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to America: the gift of Roland Burris.
Robert Stavins | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green
The new debate over climate change is repeating the confusion that was prevalent in the press about the allowance allocation in the Waxman-Markey legislation in the House of Representatives.
Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics
I do think Democrats will ultimately pull together to overcome a Republican filibuster, meaning that there will be a vote on the floor on a reform package likely with a public option component.
The Denver Post | Mike Riley | Posted 10.04.2009 | Denver
WASHINGTON -- With a push in Congress to reform regulation over Wall Street, financial firms have been spending big, and among the major beneficiaries...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.22.2009 | Media
There is so much to enjoy in this piece on Enviroknow, in which a blogger contacts Senator Lisa Murkowski's office to ask about a bogus set of talking...
Robert Stavins | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green
I had thought that arguments about massive "free lunches" in the energy efficiency and climate domain had long since been laid to rest. The debates in California (and some of the rhetoric in Washington) prove otherwise.
The Denver Post | Michael Riley and Lynn Bartels | Posted 09.13.2009 | Denver
The Democratic primary contenders in the U.S. Senate race are furiously trying to line up supporters across the state, creating dividing lines at all ...
Bill Chameides | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green
Everything seems to presage a Lugar "yes" on climate legislation. Everything but Lugar's take on the current state of the U.S. economy.
Denver Business Journal | Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver
Former Colorado Lt. Gov. Jane Norton said Tuesday she has formed an exploratory committee for a possible U.S. Senate race in 2010....
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics
Max Baucus is in the news today because he has "circulated the framework" of a health care reform bill of his own which Ezra Klein calls "not-that-bad...
Mike Lux | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics
Passing a strong, comprehensive bill, with a public option, through the Senate is eminently doable. Let's look at the actual facts in terms of passing a bill acceptable to most Democrats.
The Denver Post | Mike Riley | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver
Andrew Romanoff set his sights on a race for the U.S. Senate only after the breakdown of several months of backroom negotiations with Gov. Bill Ritter...
Posted 10.19.2009 | Denver
Rumors that incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet may face a primary challenge from former Speaker of the Colorado House Andrew Romanoff are now...
William Bradley | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics
We live in a moment of hyperpartisan politics and hyperactive media. These things militate against what the Kennedy eulogies celebrated.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media
Should it come down to using budget reconciliation, you can expect the punditocracy to inveigh against it. The foundation for this has already been laid by the AP using the GOP "nuclear option" talking point.
Terry Humphrey | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics
The U.S. Senate has never ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966, one provision of which would mandate universal health care.
Mike Smith | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics
I arranged for Placido Domingo, the great tenor, to sing to Ted Kennedy on his 72nd B-day. Of course, Teddy loved to sing and joined in two-part harmony. He had a great baritone.
Danny Miller | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics
Ironically, it was President Kennedy's assassination less than a year into Ted's first term that really allowed the younger Kennedy to find his place on the national stage.
Mike Lux | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics
No one in all of America's great history got more tangible things that mattered accomplished for the American people. On issue after issue, Ted Kennedy was at the center of the debate.
Jennifer Brunner | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics
Fighting for the dignity of humanity is at the core of the politics of empowerment. It is exercised by protecting the right of every eligible person to vote with fairness, equality and respect.
Janet Ranganathan | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green
Rebel groups are funded by profits from mining activities, and by unwitting American consumers who purchase electronics using minerals sourced from mines in eastern DRC.
Steven Hill | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
Recognizing the Supreme Court as an ideologically skewed judicial legislature helps us to understand how badly this crucial body needs to be updated for the 21st century.
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Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics