I'm going to go out on a limb and say that we can set down a marker by today's date as the day the GOP Civil War truly began.Santorum At CPAC: ‘Absolutely We Hope That’ Obama Fails, ‘I Believe His Policies Will Fail’ As I mentioned in my big weekend update, this past weekend was the annual ...

So I'm thinking of making this the new format for my blog: One big post each weekend, plus a few smaller posts throughout the week as events and ideas warrant. More on that in a day or two. For now, this... Understanding the Historical Moment  Watching Obama's appearance on PBS News Hour last night...

...from the Redskins defense line. And the Redskins defensive line just got mean . Groggy after being awakened early yesterday morning by a phone call from his agent, Pro Bowl defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth figured he must have misunderstood what was said. Although Haynesworth expected to recei...

I promised myself I wouldn't liveblog this speech, and I made it through the President's address... But this Jindal guy is such a joke I cannot resist. First off, why is he talking to me like he's Kenneth on 30 Rock? Second, why is he using the story of government failures during Katrina as a mode...

I'm starting to get the feeling that most days are going to be posts like this. Even after the dissertation proposal defense on Monday, I'm going to have to stay supremely focused on work. That said, let's take a look at the last few days.... The crisis of credit With the possible exception of the ...

It's time to get caught up on the week's events. Let's see... Nationalization: Alan Greenspan gives it the green light. Nouriel Roubini says not now, but very, very soon. Krugman agrees. Roubini - and can we please stop calling the guy who got it right "a pessimist" and "Dr. Doom." How is it pessim...

Too busy for full blogging today. Here are some remainders to get you through the day... Fact of the day: Adjusted for inflation, American families are poorer today than they were in 2001. Ain't the ownership society grand? Horrible Headline of the Day: Judges Plead Guilty in Scheme to Jail Youths ...

Im not breaking any news here, but I do wonder about something. I'll set it up with Steve Benen's summary: In his full statement, Gregg added that the president "requires a team that is fully supportive of all his initiatives." Well, yes, I suppose that's true. He added, "As a further matter of clar...

Karl Rove, in today's WSJ: The payoff is that support for the stimulus bill is falling. CBS News polling reveals a 12-point drop in support of the bill over the past month. Pew Research and Rasmussen have turned in similar numbers. The more Americans learn about the bill, the less they like it. TPMe...

I wonder if the people breathlessly writing about how Obama has "broken" all of his campaign promises on openness and transparency have any idea how hard it is to to simultaneously code complex data and build a an easy to use web interface in which it can be displayed? Obama can't just wave his m...