Day: January 6, 2010

Data visualization and politics

Remember The Gop Bloggers and yakkers telling us that Tom Barrett Didn’t really want to Run For Governor? They said he was Reluctant They said his heart wasn’t in it. They said Obama and Doyle Forced him to Run They said his waiting to decide proved he wouldn’t have the…

Yesterday Senator Russ Feingold issued a statement outlining the need to improve our intelligence capabilities: “It should never take an attempted terrorist bombing for us to notice a long-standing terrorist safe haven. Our national security depends on using all the resources at our disposal to gather and integrate information on…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, apparently irritated with White House pressure to accept the Senate’s version of the health reform bills that will be negotiated in conference committee, took a jab at President Barack Obama Tuesday, questioning his commitment to his 2008 campaign promises: Pelosi emerged from a meeting with her…

Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota is retiring from the Senate, leaving his seat up for grabs in 2010. Given the fact that North Dakota is a red state, I expect Dorgan’s seat will be a pickup for the Republican Party, but ultimately it still won’t impact the balance of…