Actual analysis -- what a concept. From DDay @ FireDogLake. H/t Atrios.
Either the White House has learned that there’s no margin in pre-compromising, or they don’t believe that they will ever get to an actual deal with Republicans, so they might as well put out their optimal policy preference. Either way, they are definitely playing some political hardball so far.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The Zombies - This Old Heart of Mine
One of the original British Invasion bands cover a Motown song. Recorded live in France, looks like 1965 or 1966. H/t Hacienda.
Rats. Just found out that embedding is disabled, so click on this link to see/hear the clip.
Rats. Just found out that embedding is disabled, so click on this link to see/hear the clip.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The Beatles - Girl (Love Version)
How about one more from the Love album...except that this one was not released on the original version, but only as a bonus track last year. The changes are pretty subtle.
Monday, November 26, 2012
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
A beautiful and very different version, from the 2006 album Love. The end contains a bit of studio chatter introducing the next song, "A Day in the Life."
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Cracks in the Solid South
An interesting article in the WaPo about indications of Republican weakness in voting patterns in the South.
Much of the post-election analysis has focused on the demographic crisis facing Republicans among Hispanic voters, particularly in Texas. But the results across other parts of the South, where Latinos remain a single-digit minority, point to separate trends among blacks and whites that may also have big implications for the GOP’s future.
The results show a region cleaving apart along new electoral fault lines. In the region’s center, clustered along the Mississippi River — where Bill Clinton polled most strongly — the GOP remains largely unchallenged and the voting divide between blacks and whites is deepening. Nearly nine of 10 of white voters in Mississippi, for instance, went for Republican nominee Mitt Romney this year, according to exit polls. About 96 percent of black voters in the state supported Obama.
Much of the post-election analysis has focused on the demographic crisis facing Republicans among Hispanic voters, particularly in Texas. But the results across other parts of the South, where Latinos remain a single-digit minority, point to separate trends among blacks and whites that may also have big implications for the GOP’s future.
The results show a region cleaving apart along new electoral fault lines. In the region’s center, clustered along the Mississippi River — where Bill Clinton polled most strongly — the GOP remains largely unchallenged and the voting divide between blacks and whites is deepening. Nearly nine of 10 of white voters in Mississippi, for instance, went for Republican nominee Mitt Romney this year, according to exit polls. About 96 percent of black voters in the state supported Obama.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
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