Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Did Chuck Todd Roll His Eyes When Talking About Republican Press Releases?

Take a look at this clip of Chuck Todd chatting with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.  Pay no attention to Gibbs’ non-answer to Todd’s question; deflecting questions is his job. Rather, take a look at Todd’s expression when asking Gibbs about Christina Romer’s comments from yesterday, which I wrote about here, in which she claimed no one ever thought the stimulus would, you know, actually stimulate the economy ...

Topics: obama, msnbc, stimulus, republicans, matthews, economy, todd, romer, gibbs

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

So Which Is It, a GOP Comeback or Ice Age?

Contrast this:

For the first time since their 2006 election drubbing, top Republicans see signs — however faint — of a political resurgence over the next year.

With this:

For the past few months, political analysts and demographers have been poring over the results of the 2008 election and comparing them with presidential results from the past two decades. From whatever angle of their approach—age, race, economic status, geography—they have come to a remarkably similar conclusion. Almost all indicators are pressing the Republicans into minority status.

Topics: republicans, gop