tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37468254343107937602024-10-25T04:41:01.613-05:00Politics and news | delivered in seventeen | syllable haikuJPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-84768852965974937162010-07-25T06:16:00.000-05:002010-07-25T06:16:03.441-05:00Sixteen months should be<br /> enough time to let this wait.<br /> Shall we start again?JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-14451096167647490032009-03-26T22:58:00.002-05:002009-03-26T23:00:41.201-05:00House Republicans<br />unveil budget. Few numbers,<br />but they <span style="font-style: italic;">do</span> have graphs!JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-39648834670756506852009-03-26T22:49:00.002-05:002009-03-26T22:53:30.780-05:00Gov. Patrick needs help.<br />Obama pal in trouble.<br />What's up in Boston?JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-48987149503086689522009-03-26T22:44:00.002-05:002009-03-26T22:47:01.771-05:00Webb drafts prison bill.<br />Is America willing?<br />Politics are tough.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-74720138772010001012009-03-26T22:30:00.001-05:002009-03-26T22:33:19.190-05:00Paulson will write tome<br />on economic freefall.<br />Title? <span style="font-style: italic;">Oops, My Bad</span>.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-74391246796215029822009-03-26T22:20:00.001-05:002009-03-26T22:23:05.225-05:00New auto bailout<br />will require change from Detroit.<br />POTUS demands it.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-74423759792077033562009-03-26T16:56:00.001-05:002009-03-26T17:02:20.438-05:00Schwarzenegger puts<br />kibosh on Senate rumors.<br />Hasta la vista!JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-17359619318448624132009-03-26T16:53:00.002-05:002009-03-26T16:56:25.258-05:00Newt likes Tea Parties<br />and "God-fearing patriots."<br />That, and the limelightJPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-7419041481147608292009-03-26T16:46:00.001-05:002009-03-26T16:50:10.542-05:00Biden, Speaker chat.<br />Veep predicts budget passage.<br />Speaker smiles and nodsJPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-68876836230082211502009-03-26T16:40:00.003-05:002009-03-26T16:45:33.586-05:00Dean starts health care push,<br />looking for single payer.<br />O should have played nice.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-59212393922892230272009-03-26T16:36:00.001-05:002009-03-26T16:38:28.731-05:00<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_re_as/as_china_global_currency">Global currency?</a><br />China wants to oust dollar.<br />Geithner listening?JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-27161864479500554032009-03-26T16:29:00.002-05:002009-03-26T16:31:44.415-05:00"Hijacked from office,"<br />Blago takes to radio.<br />Watch out FCC!JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-74350599181246068922009-03-26T16:26:00.002-05:002009-03-26T16:29:00.475-05:00AUC, MoveOn<br />pressure Dems, push Prez' budget.<br />Ads "won't hurt, won't help."JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-5025987207670175372009-03-26T16:06:00.004-05:002009-03-26T16:23:04.945-05:00"Card check" DOA.<br />White House happy to clear plate.<br />Somewhere, Biden cries.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-26755791382886388152009-03-26T15:58:00.003-05:002009-03-26T16:05:51.764-05:00Missing campaign trail,<br />Barack holds online townhall.<br />Who's ready for '12?JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-36956243406673751062009-03-26T15:12:00.002-05:002009-03-26T15:58:22.666-05:00Spitzer to stay put.<br />Ex-Gov's comeback unlikely.<br />Paterson sleeps easy.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-58163640577747510482009-03-26T15:08:00.004-05:002009-03-26T15:12:53.700-05:00Murphy bags Barack.<br />POTUS sends New York e-mail.<br />House special still tight.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-86403835384502165552009-03-26T15:01:00.003-05:002009-03-26T15:07:13.759-05:00Franken nearer still:<br />Coleman says 'no' to Supremes<br />on DC visit.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-9641591528913627442009-03-25T00:34:00.001-05:002009-03-25T00:36:46.148-05:00A convenient truth:<br />Goreacle to write new book.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Our Choice</span> due in fall.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-3921981555872833122009-03-24T23:25:00.002-05:002009-03-24T23:30:41.326-05:00Over top the press,<br />POTUS seeks filter-free news:<br />new Bully Pulpit.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-15821280278862825942009-03-23T18:29:00.001-05:002009-03-23T18:34:44.116-05:00Obama's grad speech<br />leaves Notre Dame up in arms.<br />Catholic backlash?JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-21936067164374680222009-03-23T13:14:00.003-05:002009-03-23T13:19:27.257-05:00New York Gov. behind<br />in general, primary.<br />Who saw it coming?JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-22316908324098658752009-03-23T09:56:00.000-05:002009-03-23T09:56:32.468-05:00More bailout issues:<br />Banks greasing wheels with TARP cash.<br />Worse than bonuses?JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-9533768361187977252009-03-23T09:20:00.000-05:002009-03-23T09:20:54.630-05:00Geithner's revamped plan<br />gets big thumbs up from Wall Street.<br /><a href="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/despair-over-financial-policy/">others</a> not as keenJPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746825434310793760.post-2739723195579639022009-03-23T08:45:00.001-05:002009-03-23T08:46:46.942-05:00Pennsylvania safe.<br />Senate run not in the cards.<br />Matthews signs new deal.JPBarnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254906019919283303noreply@blogger.com0