The Plum Line Archive: 2012
Happy Hour Roundup
* The budget skirmishing continues as Harry Reid prepares to force Senate Republicans to vote on what he calls the "Tea Party" spending plan favored by House GOPers, in the belief that some moderate Republicans will balk. * Post fact...
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Greg Sargent
| March 8, 2011; 6:28 PM ET |
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Happy Hour Roundup
* Senator John Ensign's retirement means Republicans can breathe a big sigh of relief, and both parties will aggressively pursue the seat. Also: It provides an opening for Sharron Angle to have another run at changing this Congress's current course...
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Greg Sargent
| March 7, 2011; 5:57 PM ET |
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The Morning Plum
* Wisconsin Dems deny reports that they are set to return: Yesterday the Wall Street Journal caused a stir by reporting that Dems were signaling that they were prepared to return to the capitol even if Governor Scott Walker fails...
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Greg Sargent
| March 7, 2011; 8:41 AM ET |
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Mike Huckabee backtracks on Natalie Portman criticism, but it's too late
Has Mike Huckabee developed a kind of culturally conservative version of Tourette's syndrome? As you may have heard, Mike Huckabee got in a bit of trouble again today because he appeared to criticize actress Natalie Portman, suggesting she is a...
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Greg Sargent
| March 4, 2011; 2:23 PM ET |
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Happy Hour Roundup
* What if the American people declared that they think the best way to fix the deficit is to cut defense spending and hike taxes on the rich, and no high level politician in either party cared? * Governor Scott...
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Greg Sargent
| March 3, 2011; 6:44 PM ET |
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Why did Huckabee think Obama 'grew up in Kenya?'
Yesterday, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee told conservative radio host Steve Malzberg that President Barack Obama had "grown up in Kenya," and cited the president's father's background as proof that Obama has an abiding hatred of Western culture: HUCKABEE: I...
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Adam Serwer
| March 2, 2011; 10:38 AM ET |
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