Reconciliation
Recap: Will Gene Sperling replace Larry Summers? Also: What the Tea Party wants from the Constitution; and should Obama be a better loser?
Elsewhere:
1) "Nothing much happened in 2010."
2) Benjamin Wallace-Wells is a really fine writer.
3) How Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell could preempt filibuster reform.
4) Tomorrow's a federal holiday, so no Wonkbook, and blogging is likely to be slow.
By
Ezra Klein
| December 30, 2010; 6:33 PM ET
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Ezra, I just noticed your Constitutional musing made it onto The Drudge Report. You have to admit that gives you a lot more exposure than MSNBC. Congratulations! You are headed for the big time.
Posted by: bobsteph1234 | December 30, 2010 6:38 PM | Report abuse
--*Tomorrow's a federal holiday, so no Wonkbook, and blogging is likely to be slow.*--
You're a defacto government employee, Klein, so enjoy the "free" day.
Posted by: msoja | December 30, 2010 8:54 PM | Report abuse
"You are headed for the big time."
But not in a good way. Tu eres un idiota y los periodicos lo comprenden.
Posted by: WrongfulDeath | December 30, 2010 10:02 PM | Report abuse
LOL msoja
Regarding filibuster reform it's safe to say that anything Reid negotiates is going to suck. I mean, the people who have been fighting for this all along don't even have a seat at the table.
Posted by: bmull | December 31, 2010 12:42 AM | Report abuse
Wrongfuldeath, my point is that the only worse than bad publicity is none at all. I understand ratings and the Drudge Report gets more hits than a particular MSNBC show gets viewers. BTW, if you are going to call me an idiot, please use the masculine form. OK puta!
Posted by: bobsteph1234 | December 31, 2010 7:58 AM | Report abuse
"Tomorrow's a federal holiday, so no Wonkbook, and blogging is likely to be slow."
Maybe you could use the time off to read that old Constitution. Might do you some good.
Posted by: dingus5 | December 31, 2010 8:08 AM | Report abuse
Ezra,
Happy New Year to you and yours. As a suggestion for a New Year's resolution, you may want to discuss the actual cost of healthcare and the driving factors in it a little bit more becuase building up to 2014 and beyond that's going to become more and more pressing.
Posted by: visionbrkr | December 31, 2010 9:58 AM | Report abuse
Should Obama be a better loser? We knew he was a loser when we elected him. What difference does it make whether he's better or worser?
Posted by: sbritchky | January 1, 2011 1:30 PM | Report abuse
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