Sam Stein Reports:
Reid Still Has Cards To Play As Health Care Enters Final Stages
In the end, the cards that Reid still has to play — limited but still potentially effective — are enough to persuade Democrats that he has a shot at cobbling together the 60 votes needed to get a strong bill past the Senate.
But for some progressive, the history of leadership caving to the demands of those who hold out the longest — along with the White House’s desire to simply get some bill passed — loom large over the debate’s remaining weeks.
“They are going to do what they can to get the votes,” said Joe Trippi, a long-time Democratic strategist. “It is really a question of who is going to blink first. And I have to believe that even if they earnestly, all-out fight for [the public plan] they are going to cave in the end.”
Cheryl Gay Stolberg:
In Support of Abortion, It’s Personal vs. Political
“Here is a generation that has never known a time when abortion has been illegal,” said Anna Greenberg, a Democratic pollster who studies attitudes toward abortion. “For many of them, the daily experience is: It’s legal and if you really need one you can probably figure out how to get one. So when we send out e-mail alerts saying, ‘Oh my God, write to your senator,’ it’s hard for young people to have that same sense of urgency.”
Jeff Poor Reports:
If you’re curious to see how the mainstream Washington, D.C. press views the global warming debate, Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift may have tipped off the public off.
On the Nov. 29 edition of “The McLaughlin Group,” host John McLaughlin asked about the prospects of a Copenhagen climate change treaty and its possible impact on the U.S. economy. MSNBC and “The McLaughlin Group” regular Pat Buchanan gave some spot-on analysis on global warming alarmist about former Vice President Al Gore and how it pertains to the climate change issue.
Honduras elects conservative rancher as new president
By all accounts, the national election in Honduras was a rousing success. Despite a call to boycott by the small band of remaining supporters of Manuel Zelaya, turnout exceeded 60%. It produced a clear winner, conservative rancher Porfirio Lobo Sosa, sweeping out the liberal government of both Zelaya and interim caretaker president Roberto Micheletti.
