Author: David Adesnik

By Feb 23,2009

Jindal on the future of the GOP

Yesterday: MR. [DAVID] GREGORY: What is the state of the Republican Party? GOV. [BOBBY] JINDAL: Look, our Republican Party got fired with cause these last two election cycles. We became...

By Feb 23,2009

Jindal the wonk

Listening to Bobby Jindal is different from listening to almost any other Republican. For example, consider Jindal’s discussion with David Gregory yesterday on Meet the Press. Jindal consistently tries to...

By Feb 22,2009

Egos in Hillaryland

Yes, I know, it’s almost as shocking as gambling at Rick’s. Here a plum from the article at TNR: The hard-charging [special envoy Richard] Holbrooke remains the biggest question mark....

By Feb 22,2009

The new math in Congress

It’s easy to forget that at the time of Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993, the Democratic party still had a substantial Southern wing. The Democratic majority today is almost the...

By Feb 21,2009

Need a stimulus? Get a lobbyist.

Doublethink and Conventional Folly are angling for some of those blogosphere infrastructure funds. But first we need some seed money to hire a lobbyist. AP: Melanie Sloan, executive director of...