Largest Democratic Super PAC No Longer Television-First [Click] I think that means that active campaigning in states with big and expensive television markets will commence early on—and candidates with smaller warchests will be more competitive than before.
The UK House of Commons is scheduled to vote on PM May’s Brexit plan at 2PM Eastern Time today. The expectation is that it will be decisively defeated, then Labour will submit [“table” in British parlance] a motion of no confidence in the government which will not gain enough Tory support to pass, then Labour and others will work hard on a second Brexit referendum. It continues to amaze me that the Conservative governments have so consistently underestimated the regulatory hurdles of Brexit; there are simply not enough civil servants to do the job in a timely manner.
Is This the Year for a Redistricting Revolution? [Click] “In a way that no one was anticipating, over the past two years, it’s become an issue that’s moved closer to the mainstream and started driving votes.”
The House of Commons vote on the Government's Brexit bill was a catastrophic defeat for the Government. No UK government has lost by such a margin (230 votes, 432 to 202) in at least a century. Mrs. May and Mr. Corbyn each called for a vote of no confidence in the Government.
Daily Mail on May’s defeat [Click] “The majority of 230 was by far the biggest on record, higher than the 166 defeat for the Labour majority government in 1924. Cheering could be heard by crowds of protesters gathered outside Parliament as the news filtered through - while the EU expressed shock.” Lots of photos inside and outside of Commons, as well as a number of videos. Granted that the Daily Mail is by US standards a fervid tabloid, it seems rather difficult to exaggerate this particular situation.
It occurs to me that our cousins across the pond can take some solace from the fact that their Parliament is at least capable of holding debates and actually voting on proposed measures; whether anyone likes the result of the vote is secondary. In addition, I have not read any reports that No. 10 is reduced to serving cold take-away hamberders. It will be interesting to see whether or not our Dear Leader will by means of Twitter admonish PM May about how a stable genius like himself would have carried Brexit through to a successful conclusion.
Hmmm....inconsistent with the title of this thread, but here are some items from the news:
ReplyDeleteJudge Rules Against Trump Citizenship Question on Census [Click] Here’s some analysis from Talking Points Memo. [Click]
New York Finally Passes [Slightly] Early Voting[Click]
Largest Democratic Super PAC No Longer Television-First [Click] I think that means that active campaigning in states with big and expensive television markets will commence early on—and candidates with smaller warchests will be more competitive than before.
The UK House of Commons is scheduled to vote on PM May’s Brexit plan at 2PM Eastern Time today. The expectation is that it will be decisively defeated, then Labour will submit [“table” in British parlance] a motion of no confidence in the government which will not gain enough Tory support to pass, then Labour and others will work hard on a second Brexit referendum. It continues to amaze me that the Conservative governments have so consistently underestimated the regulatory hurdles of Brexit; there are simply not enough civil servants to do the job in a timely manner.
Trump Humblebrags About Buying ‘Over 1,000 Hamberders’ For Clemson Team[Click] Photo shows the new White House table service.
Oops! Hungary’s PM Orban may finally have gone too far. [Click]
Is This the Year for a Redistricting Revolution? [Click] “In a way that no one was anticipating, over the past two years, it’s become an issue that’s moved closer to the mainstream and started driving votes.”
As for the hamberders, all I can think of is Steve Martin in his Pink Panther movie trying to pronounce the word!
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ReplyDeleteOur Pets: The key to the obesity crisis? [Click] The puzzle feeder [Click] is certainly interesting.
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ReplyDeleteThe House of Commons vote on the Government's Brexit bill was a catastrophic defeat for the Government. No UK government has lost by such a margin (230 votes, 432 to 202) in at least a century. Mrs. May and Mr. Corbyn each called for a vote of no confidence in the Government.
ReplyDeleteDaily Mail on May’s defeat [Click] “The majority of 230 was by far the biggest on record, higher than the 166 defeat for the Labour majority government in 1924. Cheering could be heard by crowds of protesters gathered outside Parliament as the news filtered through - while the EU expressed shock.” Lots of photos inside and outside of Commons, as well as a number of videos. Granted that the Daily Mail is by US standards a fervid tabloid, it seems rather difficult to exaggerate this particular situation.
DeleteBTW, good to remember that Gillibrand belonged to the Blue Dog coalition while in the House. . . .
ReplyDeleteAs Beto O'Rourke also did.
ReplyDeleteIt occurs to me that our cousins across the pond can take some solace from the fact that their Parliament is at least capable of holding debates and actually voting on proposed measures; whether anyone likes the result of the vote is secondary. In addition, I have not read any reports that No. 10 is reduced to serving cold take-away hamberders. It will be interesting to see whether or not our Dear Leader will by means of Twitter admonish PM May about how a stable genius like himself would have carried Brexit through to a successful conclusion.
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