January 2010
27 posts
President Obama sparred with House Republicans today. Live. Without a teleprompter. For 90 straight minutes. Ambinder reports:
Accepting the invitation to speak at the House GOP retreat may turn out to be the smartest decision the White House has made in months. Debating a law professor is kind of foolish: the Republican House Caucus has managed to turn Obama’s weakness — his...
This Is What I Keep Trying to Tell People About...
… but to my eternal chagrin, I’m not John McPhee. From “Nowheres,” the final essay in McPhee’s fantastic new book, Silk Parachutes, out in March:
I opened a letter from a staff writer at a national travel magazine compiled and edited in Tennessee.
He said, “I would appreciate it very much if you could answer some questions I have about New Jersey… I...