http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/ en-us 2010-02-09T12:22:48-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/29_summit_skept.html Most liberal bloggers are skeptical of Pres. Obama's proposal to host a televised, bipartisan health care summit. Charles Lemos worries that the summit "runs the risk of endlessly extending an already tortuous process," while Brendan Nyhan complains that Obama "is... Ian Faerstein 2010-02-09T12:22:48-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/28_sarah_in_the.html On a relatively slow news weekend, the biggest topic in the blogosphere was ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin's speech at the National Tea Party Convention, which was carried live by C-SPAN and the three major cable news networks. Not surprisingly, the... Ian Faerstein 2010-02-07T23:27:19-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/25_from_cohen_t.html Now that the dust is starting to settle on Tuesday's IL primaries, bloggers are slowly realizing that IL Dems nominated an LG candidate -- pawnbroker Scott Lee Cohen (D) -- who was once arrested for allegedly holding a knife to... Ian Faerstein 2010-02-05T02:11:35-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/24_bayh_vs_coat.html Yesterday we noted that conservative bloggers such as Hugh Hewitt and Jennifer Rubin were excited about reports that ex-Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) is considering challenging Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN). However, not every righty blogger is enthusiastic about Coats' candidacy. RedState... Ian Faerstein 2010-02-04T12:37:42-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/23_come_on_feel.html Neither liberal bloggers nor conservative bloggers are thrilled about the results of yesterday's IL SEN primaries. The rightroots aren't fans of moderate Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL); Michelle Malkin sums up the views of many on the right when she describes... Ian Faerstein 2010-02-03T12:34:02-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/22_sorry_charli.html Last week we noted that conservative bloggers were thrilled when Quinnipiac Univ. released a poll showing ex-state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R) leading Gov. Charlie Crist (R) 47-44% among RVs in the FL SEN GOP primary. Well, now the rightroots... Ian Faerstein 2010-02-02T12:30:42-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/21_performance.html Health care reform may be "on life support", but the netroots received a nice morale boost from Pres. Obama's performance at the GOP House Issues Conference on Friday. Liberal bloggers think that Obama "very calmly and coolly dismantled" his interlocutors... Ian Faerstein 2010-02-01T13:00:37-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/129_no_day_like.html Liberal bloggers are desperately trying to read the tea leaves in order to discern the prospects for health care reform. Now that WH CoS Rahm Emanuel is signalling that health care reform is no longer Pres. Obama's top priority, Kevin... Ian Faerstein 2010-01-29T12:24:16-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/128_assessing_t.html Liberal bloggers had a mostly favorable reaction to Pres. Obama's SOTU address. To be sure, they were annoyed by his talk about the deficit and his energy policy recommendations (new nuclear power plants and expanded off-shore drilling?). But lefty bloggers... Ian Faerstein 2010-01-28T12:46:38-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/127_your_move_s.html Liberal bloggers have reached a consensus that there is only one plausible path to achieving comprehensive health care reform: (1.) House Dems must pass the Senate bill, and (2.) Senate Dems must return the favor by passing a "sidecar" of... Ian Faerstein 2010-01-27T12:48:44-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/126_a_frosty_re.html It took George W. Bush six years to alienate his base, but if the current mood of the netroots is any indication, Pres. Obama has done it in less than one. Liberal bloggers are up in arms over Obama's proposed... Ian Faerstein 2010-01-26T12:53:28-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/125_beau_says_n.html Bloggers are buzzing about '10 SEN news today. First, conservative bloggers are delighted that DE AG Beau Biden (D) decided not to run for his father's old seat. Righty bloggers believe that Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) is now all but... Ian Faerstein 2010-01-25T12:55:51-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/122_dont_blow_t.html Most liberal bloggers are urging House Dems to swallow their objections to the Senate health care reform bill and pass it anyway, with the understanding that Senate Dems will later pass House-friendly amendments using the reconciliation process. Blogger after blogger... Ian Faerstein 2010-01-22T13:11:47-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/121_you_only_ge.html In the wake of Sen.-elect Scott Brown's (R-MA) upset victory that ended Dems' 60-vote, filibuster-proof majority, liberal bloggers remain divided over how cong. Dems should approach health care reform. The wonkier progressive bloggers -- whom Daily Kos' Joan McCarter derisively... Ian Faerstein 2010-01-21T12:43:19-05:00 http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/120_41.html Conservative bloggers are portraying Sen.-elect Scott Brown's (R) upset victory over AG Martha Coakley (D) in the MA SEN special election as a devastating rebuke to Pres. Obama's agenda -- especially his health care reform bill. "Obama's agenda, chiefly health... Ian Faerstein 2010-01-20T12:31:54-05:00