http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/ en-us Copyright 2010 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:22:48 -0500 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:24:54 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/29_summit_skept.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/29_summit_skept.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:22:48 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/28_sarah_in_the.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/28_sarah_in_the.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:27:19 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/25_from_cohen_t.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/25_from_cohen_t.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:11:35 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/24_bayh_vs_coat.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/24_bayh_vs_coat.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:37:42 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/23_come_on_feel.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/23_come_on_feel.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:34:02 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/22_sorry_charli.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/22_sorry_charli.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:30:42 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/21_performance.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/21_performance.html Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:00:37 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/129_no_day_like.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/129_no_day_like.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:24:16 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/128_assessing_t.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/128_assessing_t.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:46:38 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/127_your_move_s.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/127_your_move_s.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:48:44 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/126_a_frosty_re.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/126_a_frosty_re.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:53:28 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/125_beau_says_n.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/125_beau_says_n.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:55:51 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/122_dont_blow_t.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/122_dont_blow_t.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:11:47 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/121_you_only_ge.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/121_you_only_ge.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:43:19 -0500 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... http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/120_41.html http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/120_41.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:31:54 -0500