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Dec 18
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Really? Okay.
— A “clearly shocked” Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), after Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) refused to grant him “an additional moment” to talk about health care on the Senate floor (“44”).
Dec 17
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she says she was trying to go incognito, not slight mccain

she says she was trying to go incognito, not slight mccain

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I am unclear about how to use Drano. I can’t even begin to think about snaking something or plunging. I think I may have messed up my bath.
— Meghan McCain, dumber than she looks. “I just put a half a bottle of Drano down it and the Drano is foaming and not going down .”
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You may like seeing me deliver the news, but I like seeing you perform, Shakira. Your ‘Hips Don’t Lie.’
— Wolf Blitzer, to Shakira.
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oh italians

oh italians

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mormons

mormons

Dec 16
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I guess health care will have to wait until we land.
— Senator Chuck Schumer to Senator Kristin Gillibrand, after calling a flight attendant a “bitch” when she told him to shut off his cell phone.
Dec 15
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My opinion now is that it is yes.
— House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
Dec 14
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Today, everybody agrees that the recession is over.
— NEC dir. Larry Summers, “This Week,” ABC, 12/13.
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Of course not.
— Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer, on whether the recession is over, “Meet the Press,” NBC, 12/13.
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They’re powerful, handsome, rich people, and they’re dead. And they can’t make a difference while I still can.
— MA state Sen./GOP SEN nominee Scott Brown, comparing himself to JFK Jr. and Princess Diana
Dec 11
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For those who are watching, this is perilously close to a debate on the floor of the United States Senate, which rarely occurs in the world’s most deliberative body.
— Senate Majority Whip Durbin, during an impromptu exchange today with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on healthcare reform.
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This Is Really Interesting

A survey of 33 Dems and 24 GOPers on National Journal’s Cong. Insiders panel; and 85 Dems and 88 GOPers on National Journal’s Political Insiders panel (12/12 issue).

Which Current Member Of Congress Has The Brightest Political Future?

     -------DEMS-------           -------GOPERS-------
- Cong. Pol. Cong. Pol.
D. Wass. Schultz 16% 8% K. McCarthy 25% 5%
M. Warner 13 13 P. Ryan 21 15
B. Braley 9 6 E. Cantor 17 20
A. Franken 6 -- A. Putnam 8 --
C. Van Hollen 6 7 J. Thune 8 32
X. Becerra 3 -- C. Boustany 4 --
J. Clyburn 3 -- M. Castle 4 --
J. Crowley 3 -- J. Kingston 4 --
D. Durbin 3 4 M. Pence 4 --
L. Graham 3 -- T. Price 4 --
S. Hers. Sandlin 3 -- J. Cornyn -- 2
R. Holt 3 -- A. Schock -- 2
J. Kerry 3 --
R. Kind 3 --
J. Larson 3 --
K. Meek 3 --
P. Murphy 3 --
S. Murphy 3 --
G. Nye 3 --
T. Perriello 3 --
A. Putnam 3 --
A. Davis -- 5
E. Cantor -- 4
C. McCaskill -- 4
P. Murphy -- 4
C. Schumer -- 4
S. Whitehouse -- 4
S. Brown -- 2
D. Edwards -- 2
C. Murphy -- 2
No one -- 4

Which Rep. Do You Most Admire?

     -------DEMS-------           -------GOPERS-------
- Cong. Pol. Cong. Pol.
N. Pelosi 21% 27% S. Johnson 26% 3%
S. Hoyer 21 7 E. Cantor 13 25
J. Dingell 9 5 J. Boehner 9 11
K. Ellison 6 -- I. Skelton 9 --
B. Frank 6 5 D. Camp 4 2
J. Lewis 6 11 D. Dreier 4 --
H. Waxman 6 6 J. Hensarling 4 2
E. Blumenauer 3 -- P. King 4 --
L. Doggett 3 -- T. Price 4 --
J. McGovern 3 4 D. Price 4 --
G. Miller 3 -- P. Ryan 4 13
D. Obey 3 -- P. Tiberi 4 --
H. Shuler 3 -- F. Wolf 4 --
V. Snyder 3 -- D. Young 4 --
J. Spratt 3 -- M. Pence -- 3
J. Clyburn -- 5 M. Bachmann -- 2
E. Markey -- 4 K. McCarthy -- 2
M. Bean -- 2 T. McClintock -- 2
J. Cooper -- 2
R. DeLauro -- 2
T. Perriello -- 2

Which Sen. Do You Most Admire?

     -------DEMS-------           -------GOPERS-------
- Cong. Pol. Cong. Pol.
D. Durbin 24% 11% J. Thune 21% 15%
T. Kennedy 12 2 T. Coburn 21 8
C. Levin 9 4 J. DeMint 8 3
S. Brown 6 -- J. Lieberman 8 13
R. Feingold 6 2 D. Lugar 8 8
J. Kerry 6 7 L. Alexander 4 7
B. Mikulski 6 -- R. Burr 4 --
R. Byrd 3 -- T. Cochran 4 --
T. Harkin 3 7 B. Corker 4 6
D. Inouye 3 -- L. Graham 4 5
A. Klobuchar 3 -- J. Isakson 4 --
P. Leahy 3 -- J. McCain 4 6
B. Sanders 3 -- J. Sessions 4 --
C. Schumer 3 7 M. McConnell -- 7
O. Snowe 3 -- J. Cornyn -- 5
M. Warner 3 4 C. Grassley -- 2
J. Webb 3 4
H. Reid -- 11
C. Dodd -- 4
T. Carper -- 2
D. Feinstein -- 2
B. Lincoln -- 2
J. McCain -- 2
C. McCaskill -- 2
M. Udall -- 2
No one -- 4

Which Cabinet Sec. Has Most Impressed You This Year?

     -------DEMS-------           -------GOPERS-------
- Cong. Pol. Cong. Pol.
H. Clinton 39% 52% H. Clinton 22% 21%
R. LaHood 9 -- R. Gates 22 39
S. Chu 6 4 A. Duncan 13 8
A. Duncan 6 8 R. LaHood 9 9
E. Holder 6 4 K. Salazar 9 --
T. Vilsack 6 4 E. Shinseki 9 --
S. Donovan 3 -- R. Emanuel 4 --
R. Gates 3 12 E. Holder -- 3
T. Geithner 3 2 G. Locke -- 2
L. Jackson 3 -- K. Sebelius -- 2
J. Napolitano 3 -- No one 13 7
K. Salazar 3 --
E. Shinseki 3 --
H. Solis 3 --
K. Sebelius -- 4
No one 3 --

Who Is Your Party’s Best Political Strategist?

     -------DEMS-------           -------GOPERS-------
- Cong. Pol. Cong. Pol.
R. Emanuel 29% 19% H. Barbour 17% 24%
N. Pelosi 16 -- K. Rove 13 26
S. Hoyer 10 -- E. Cantor 8 --
C. Schumer 10 2 T. Cole 8 --
C. Van Hollen 10 -- P. Sessions 8 --
D. Axelrod 3 25 J. Boehner 4 --
J. Carville 3 4 G. Bolger 4 --
D. Plouffe 3 8 S. LaTourette 4 --
J. Podesta 3 2 F. Luntz 4 --
J. Webb 3 -- K. McCarthy 4 --
A. Weiner 3 -- T. Price 4 --
B. Clinton -- 5 J. Shadegg 4 --
P. Begala -- 4 J. Thune 4 --
J.B. Poersch -- 4 D. Winston 4 --
D. Sosnik -- 4 E. Gillespie -- 12
G. Garin -- 2 M. Murphy -- 7
No one 6 -- M. McConnell -- 4
T. Nelson -- 2
No one 8 6

Who Is The Most Creative Thinker In Your Party?

     -------DEMS-------           -------GOPERS-------
- Cong. Pol. Cong. Pol.
B. Frank 13% -- N. Gingrich 41% 53%
B. Clinton 10 12 P. Ryan 14 2
R. Andrews 6 -- D. Camp 9 --
D. Durbin 6 -- D. Issa 9 --
B. Obama 6 7 T. McCotter 9 --
M. Begich 3 -- L. Alexander 5 --
E. Blumenauer 3 -- C. Boustany 5 --
J. Courtney 3 -- C. Krauthammer 5 --
R. DeLauro 3 -- T. Price 5 --
D. Edwards 3 -- K. Rove -- 5
R. Emanuel 3 8 A. Castellanos -- 5
S. Farr 3 -- M. Murphy -- 4
A. Grayson 3 -- H. Barbour -- 2
P. Orszag 3 -- M. Daniels -- 2
D. Plouffe 3 3 E. Gillespie -- 2
R. Reich 3 --
J. Tanner 3 --
J. Tierney 3 --
C. Van Hollen 3 --
A. Weiner 3 --
D. Axelrod -- 7
C. Schumer -- 7
J. Podesta -- 5
A. Stern -- 4
J. Biden -- 3
N. Pelosi -- 3
B. Reed -- 3
Innovation Ag. 3 --
Third Way 3 3
No one 3 --

Which Voice In Your Party Would You Most Like To Mute?

     -------DEMS-------           -------GOPERS-------
- Cong. Pol. Cong. Pol.
J. Lieberman 22% 23% M. Bachmann 11% 2%
D. Kucinich 19 6 G. Beck 11 2
S. Jackson Lee 13 -- S. King 11 --
B. Stupak 6 2 S. Palin 11 28
M. Baucus 3 -- T. Price 11 --
A. Grayson 3 4 J. Flake 5 --
N. Pelosi 3 15 C. Hagel 5 --
J. Spratt 3 -- R. Paul 5 --
M. Waters 3 -- K. Rove 5 --
L. Woolsey 3 -- M. Steele -- 12
J. Biden -- 4 R. Limbaugh -- 6
H. Dean -- 4 T. Tancredo -- 6
M. Moulitsas -- 4 D. Cheney -- 4
B. Nelson (NE) -- 4 N. Gingrich -- 4
M. Moore -- 2 L. Graham -- 4
H. Reid -- 2 O. Snowe -- 4
A. Sharpton -- 2 M. Huckabee -- 2
A. Specter -- 2 Far right 5 4
Blue Dogs 3 -- Moderate leaders 5 --
Far Left 3 --
MoveOn.org 3 --
No one 13 4

Which Political Figure Has Most Impressed You This Year?

     -------DEMS-------           -------GOPERS-------
- Cong. Pol. Cong. Pol.
B. Obama 31% 25% B. McDonnell 13% 22%
N. Pelosi 16 11 J. Boehner 9 --
H. Clinton 6 9 M. McConnell 9 3
S. Hoyer 6 -- S. Palin 9 11
T. Kennedy 6 -- G. Beck 4 --
J. Biden 3 6 B. Bernanke 4 --
J. Cao 3 -- E. Cantor 4 --
B. Clinton 3 5 D. Cheney 4 2
B. Frank 3 -- L. Cheney 4 --
R. Limbaugh 3 -- C. Christie 4 --
E. Markey 3 -- H. Clinton 4 2
G. Miller 3 -- M. Daniels 4 --
G. Newsom 3 -- J. Lieberman 4 2
M. O'Malley 3 -- B. Obama 4 --
B. Owens 3 -- N. Pelosi 4 --
R. Emanuel -- 6 A. Rand 4 --
S. Palin -- 5 M. Rhee 4 --
H. Reid -- 4 B. Stupak 4 --
M. Obama -- 3 M. Romney -- 9
No one 3 -- H. Barbour -- 8
G. Bush -- 3
J. Cornyn -- 2
R. Gates -- 2
J. Gregg -- 2
T. Pawlenty -- 2
M. Rubio -- 2
P. Ryan -- 2