Obama 2012 campaign's Operation Vote focuses on ethnic minorities, core liberals

Re: Democratic Special Election Loss In New York

Even among Jewish voters in New York's 9th congressional district, polls showed that the economy, Social Security and Medicare were more important than Israel. And that, says Moss, is the real takeaway for Obama.

Re: Al Sharpton's New Show, PoliticsNation, on MSNBC

"I'm a big fan of Rev. Sharpton; I've known him quite a bit," Griffin says. "He's smart. He's entertaining. He's experienced. He's thoughtful. He's provocative — [he's] all the things that I think MSNBC is."

Elizabeth Warren announces bid for Senate seat in Massachusetts

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-announces-bid-for-senate-seat-in-massachusetts/2011/09/14/gIQApsQwSK_story.html

Republicans have scored an upset victory in a House race that started as a contest to replace Rep. Anthony Weiner after he resigned in a sexting scandal but became a referendum on President Barack Obama's economic policies.

Retired media executive and political novice Bob Turner defeated Democratic state Assemblyman David Weprin on Tuesday in the special election to fill the seat vacated by Weiner, a seven-term Democrat who resigned in June.

Re: Obama's Speech on Jobs in Ohio

But Obama seems confident his effort behind the jobs proposal will be a success, and this attitude is backed up by administration officials who say House Republicans can either join Obama or face voters angry about higher taxes for the middle class and Washington dysfunction.

Obama produces jobs bill, pushes Congress to pass it 'immediately'

Democrats Seek to Impose Tougher Supreme Court Ethics

President Obama's Jobs Speech to Congress

9/8/2011

American Jobs Act

Re: Super Committee Members

Democratic Party- Patty Murray, Max Baucus, John Kerry, James Clyburn, Xavier Becerra, Chris Van Hollen

Republican Party- Jeb Hensarling, Dave Camp, Fred Upton, John Kyl,
Pat Toomey, Rob Portman

Re: Super Committee on Debt

"The committee is sure to have a good element of partisanship, but there are powerful incentives for its members to reach agreement. Perhaps most important, if it fails to produce deficit savings of at least $1.2 trillion, or if the House or Senate votes down its recommendations, severe across-the-board spending cuts would be initiated automatically, hitting large swaths of the federal budget starting in 2013, including priorities dear to both parties. They include Medicaid, farm subsidies and the defense budget."

Re: Super Committee of 12 Senators, on Debt

“This committee has the opportunity to show the American people we can still come together, put politics aside, and solve a problem plaguing our country,” said Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), the panel’s Democratic chair."
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"Under pressure to tackle their work, which must be finished by Nov. 23"

GOP Debate 2012

(Ronald Reagan Presidential Library)

After all, the Republican-led House of Representatives has been aggressively moving to curtail protections for endangered species and regulations for clean air and water, and most of the Republican presidential candidates have been intensely critical of any government effort to address climate change. 

Re: EPA

"The surprise White House decision Friday to shelve tougher smog regulations may not allow President Obama to breathe easier politically.
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"A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Friday called the White House retreat on onzone standards a “good first step” but “only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to stopping Washington Democrats’ agenda” on regulations and other matters."

Re: Sarah Palin

The former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential nominee addressed a Tea Party rally in Iowa on Saturday. She criticized both President Obama and Republican presidential candidates, but said nothing about her own plans to run, despite her cheering supporters.