Volume VI Issue 2 April 2010 George Miller | Chairman of House Commit- tee on Education and Labor, “Chief Archi- tect” of Democratic Heathcare Reform John DiIulio, Jr. | Former Senior Advisor to Exclusive Interviews! ʬˑˇʵˇ˕˖˃ˍʏʷʵʵˇː˃˖ˇʥ˃ːˆˋˆ˃˖ˇ ʻ˗ˎˋʧˆˇˎ˕˖ˇˋːʏʫ˕˔˃ˇˎˋʥ˃˄ˋːˇ˖ʯˋːˋ˕˖ˇ˔ President George W. 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A Deadly Trade 0D[/HY\ n the immediate after- them to seriously reassess the ergy and enthusiasm amongst /XNH+DVVDOO Imath of January’s Mas- direction of their organization. the Democratic faithful as a Healthcare: A Debrief Conservatives on the Rise in Latin America sachusetts special Senate elec- What’s wrong with the Demo- whole. Liberal grassroots or- 3DW6WHGPDQ /XFDV%ODQFKDUG tion, the bottom fell out of the cratic Party? And, more im- ganizations like MoveOn.org An Unaccountable Silence A Strained, Yet Oddly Healthy Relationship Democratic Party. Conser- portantly, how can it be fixed? or DailyKos – groups that -RKQ*HH 6DP*UHHQEHUJ vative pundits crowed at the The answer to this first proved so effective in leading death of the Democratic su- question begins and ends with the Democratic breakthroughs American Detention Policy Abroad Kill the Filibuster permajority, while liberal ob- Democrat Martha Coakley’s of ’06 and ’08 – were nowhere 1HHO/DOFKDQGDQL &KULV6KLPDPRWR servers reacted with a mix of failed Massachusetts Senate to be seen in the first signifi- The New Bull-Moose shock and dark apprehension. bid. There is good reason why cant election of the new de- 3KLOO9HQLFH Both sides agreed that the con- Coakley and her dismal can- cade. Instead, it was an emer- What Obama Needs to Do )NTERVIEWS test decided in Massachusetts didacy have become whipping gent conservative grassroots 6DPXHO/HH Yuli Bernstein held far broader implications: posts for pundits and politi- blogosphere that decided the -HVVLFD0D\HU voters were unhappy with the cians alike. Stories of her gaffes race in Massachusetts, funnel- pace and tenor of their Dem- are legendary: she misspelled ing a million dollars a day into Joe Sestak ocrat-dominated government, the name of her own state in a Brown’s campaign during the %RE0D-HVVLFD0D\HU-RKQ*HH and they had responded by ele- widely circulated ad (“Massa- final days of the contest. Dem- vating Republican Scott Brown chusettes”), and infuriated the ocratic spirits have faltered, to represent one of the bluest entire Red Sox Nation by incor- and they may well keep on fall- 4HE¸3OAPBOX states in the Union. Late night rectly identifying famed pitch- ing through November 2010. comedian Jon Stewart cap- er Curt Schilling as a Yankees This leads to the second, Loudest from THE¸3OAPBOX tured this new national mood fan. At the same time, Coak- more important question. If best: “It’s not that the Demo- ley’s campaign was sluggish loss of energy is to blame for crats are playing checkers and and ineffective, squandering a recent Democratic disappoint- the Republicans are playing multimillion dollar fundraising ments, what can be done to stop chess. It’s that the Republicans edge that persisted for much of it? One answer (and potential are playing chess and the Dem- the race and fielding a GOTV source of inspiration) can be ocrats are in the nurse’s office effort that was a weak shadow found south of the Mason-Dix- because, once again, they glued to Brown’s massive Election on Line. It’s a Democratic orga- their balls to their thighs.” Day mobilization. As a result, nization that has stayed reso- As Democrats struggle to a Republican won by a com- lute and optimistic through the regain their lost momentum fortable four-point margin in a very worst of political fortunes, (and find their lost mojos), state whose registered Demo- and it’s not one you’d expect. Republicans are feeling con- crats outnumber Republicans The Democratic Party of fident. Bolstered by a record- by a figure of three-to-one. Georgia has maintained its re- breaking CPAC turnout and Coakley’s inept candidacy solve and spirit through one of deafening string of Tea Party and staggering defeat were a the most caustically anti-Dem- Rallies, conservatives can look referendum on the Democratic ocratic environments in the to the 2010 midterm elections entitlement that has long per- nation. Being a Georgia liberal with renewed confidence. meated supposed party “strong- outside of the Atlanta metro Meanwhile, if Democrats want holds” like Massachusetts or area is hardly a winning prop- to retain their congressional California. Yet Coakley’s loss osition; in my own experience majority – and actually get also carries grimmer implica- growing up in my home state, anything done – it’s time for tions. It suggests lagging en- I never witnessed a Democrat- PENN POLITICAL REVIEW APRIL 2010 Page | 5 NATIONAL 335 SHQQSROLWLFDOUHYLHZ The Biggest Loser: .ATIONAL 'LOBAL ʹˊ˃˖ʰ˃˖ˋˑː˃ˎʦˇˏˑ˅˔˃˖˕˅ˑ˗ˎˆˆˑ˖ˑʊ˔ˇʋˎˇ˃˔ːˈ˔ˑˏ ˖ˊˇˋ˔ˈ˔ˋˇːˆ˕ˋː˖ˊˇʵˑ˗˖ˊ The Biggest Loser Wet Canada 0HOLVVD5REHUWV (PHUVRQ%URRNLQJ STORY BY EMERSON BROOKING Thank You for Your Service... 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