http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksetElection 2012 news and analysis on polls, primaries, debates and more from Democratic strategist Carter Eskew and Republican strategist Ed Rogers at The Washington Post.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyThu, 14 Feb 2013 05:25:57 GMTThu, 14 Feb 2013 05:25:57 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksethttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/288099cf/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cthe0Einsiders0E20A0C20A130C0A20C130Cd9878a640E759c0E11e20Eaa120Ee6cf1d3110A6b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>Now that Election 2012 is behind us and President Obama’s second term is well underway, Carter Eskew and Ed Rogers have taken their wares over to the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/">PostPartisan blog</a>. There, they’ll continue to provide insider insight on hot topics in the news. And The Insiders feature will live on, with Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen joining the debate.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/the-insiders-20/2013/02/13/d9878a64-759c-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/288099cf/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+Insiders+2.0&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fthe-insiders-20%2F2013%2F02%2F13%2Fd9878a64-759c-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985246175/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/288099cf/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985246175/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/288099cf/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155985246175/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/288099cf/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:25:57 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/the-insiders-20/2013/02/13/d9878a64-759c-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersThe Washington Post Opinions teamhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/2860416a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cthe0Eslippery0Eslope0Einherent0Ein0Ethe0Elogic0Eof0Ethe0Ecatholic0Echurch0C20A130C0A20C0A80C3b3ff0A220E720A30E11e20Eb3f30Eb263d70A8ca370Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>To the surprise of no one, the Catholic bishops have rejected President Obama's <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/01/the-white-houses-contraceptives-compromise/">compromise on the contraception provision</a> in the new health-care law. The administration had extended its exemption from the mandate to offer free contraception in health-care plans from churches to other religious organizations, like Catholic hospitals and charities. The president's proposal would still make access to contraception available to the employees of these institutions through separate insurance plans. In addition to the bishops' objections, some private businesses are also fighting the birth control provision and expressed dismay that the President did not exempt them.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/the-slippery-slope-inherent-in-the-logic-of-the-catholic-church/2013/02/08/3b3ff022-7203-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/2860416a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+slippery+slope+inherent+in+the+logic+of+the+Catholic+Church&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fthe-slippery-slope-inherent-in-the-logic-of-the-catholic-church%2F2013%2F02%2F08%2F3b3ff022-7203-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985019567/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2860416a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985019567/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2860416a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155985019567/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2860416a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:47:43 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/the-slippery-slope-inherent-in-the-logic-of-the-catholic-church/2013/02/08/3b3ff022-7203-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/284dde93/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Ceric0Ecantors0Espeech0Eis0Ebeing0Epanned0C20A130C0A20C0A60C32df0Af9c0E70A8e0E11e20Eb3f30Eb263d70A8ca370Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>Rep. Eric Cantor's speech yesterday attempting to soften the GOP image is being panned, called everything from putting "<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/06/16857757-gop-embraces-cosmetic-makeover-tweaking-tone-not-principles?lite">lipstick on a pig</a>" by a fellow Republican (ouch) to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.politicususa.com/eric-cantor-rebrands-republican-party-plagiarizing-2011-obama-speech.html">plagiarism</a> by a liberal blog (double ouch). My Republican loyalist colleague Ed Rogers even says that things are going from <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/for-the-gop-bad-has-gotten-worse/2013/02/06/21e847d4-7071-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_blog.html">bad to worse</a> right now for Republicans, although he predicts a spring renaissance.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/eric-cantors-speech-is-being-panned/2013/02/06/32df0f9c-708e-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/284dde93/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Eric+Cantor%27s+speech+is+being+panned&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Feric-cantors-speech-is-being-panned%2F2013%2F02%2F06%2F32df0f9c-708e-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984957473/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/284dde93/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984957473/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/284dde93/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984957473/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/284dde93/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:10:21 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/eric-cantors-speech-is-being-panned/2013/02/06/32df0f9c-708e-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/284c11b4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cfor0Ethe0Egop0Ebad0Ehas0Egotten0Eworse0C20A130C0A20C0A60C21e847d40E70A710E11e20Eb3f30Eb263d70A8ca370Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>You would think that the narrow loss in November was a landslide. The mainstream media would have you believe the Republican party is near extinction.</p> <p>Some Republican leaders earnestly want to step up during the party's time of need. They want to present a new face and a fresh approach, to give the media a nod with some "I get it" contrition and turn the page. These leaders are trying to do the right thing, but their personal ambition and inexperience are making them play into the media's hands. There is not yet a market in the mainstream media or within American punditry that will allow for any Republican resurgence. Note to GOP leaders: Be still, surefooted; things could get worse.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/for-the-gop-bad-has-gotten-worse/2013/02/06/21e847d4-7071-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/284c11b4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=For+the+GOP%2C+bad+has+gotten+worse&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Ffor-the-gop-bad-has-gotten-worse%2F2013%2F02%2F06%2F21e847d4-7071-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984911312/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/284c11b4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984911312/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/284c11b4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984911312/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/284c11b4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:40:33 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/for-the-gop-bad-has-gotten-worse/2013/02/06/21e847d4-7071-11e2-b3f3-b263d708ca37_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/284195a4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Csequester0Ea0Ewake0Eup0Ecall0Efor0Eprogressive0Epro0Egrowth0Edemocrats0C20A130C0A20C0A50C9c9d0A0A980E6fa20E11e20Eb35a0E0Aee56f0A518d20Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>How did the sequester, once viewed as a blunt force political trauma instrument designed to compel alternative action, become the likeliest solution to the fiscal stand-off? First, some Republicans are willing to allow the defense cuts to go through because it serves their <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/house-gop-thinks-unthinkable-on-defense-cuts-87171.html?hp=t1_3">highest principle of budget cuts</a> no matter where they come from. Some Democrats, including the president, may be satisfied that the sequester grabs the (false) idol of deficit reduction without touching entitlements. In effect, both political parties may be more comfortable with the whole of the disaster than the sum of the alternatives which would likely require entitlement reform and new revenues. Finally, there are those who believe that the specific structure of the resolution to fiscal uncertainty doesn’t matter; the mere fact of it will cause investment to flourish and markets to boom.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/sequester-a-wake-up-call-for-progressive-pro-growth-democrats/2013/02/05/9c9d0098-6fa2-11e2-b35a-0ee56f0518d2_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/284195a4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Sequester+a+wake-up+call+for+progressive%2C+pro-growth+Democrats.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fsequester-a-wake-up-call-for-progressive-pro-growth-democrats%2F2013%2F02%2F05%2F9c9d0098-6fa2-11e2-b35a-0ee56f0518d2_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984854230/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/284195a4/kg/350/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984854230/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/284195a4/kg/350/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984854230/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/284195a4/kg/350/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:57:52 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/sequester-a-wake-up-call-for-progressive-pro-growth-democrats/2013/02/05/9c9d0098-6fa2-11e2-b35a-0ee56f0518d2_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/28411a2f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cwhy0Eis0Ethe0Epresident0Ehiding0Efrom0Ea0Ebudget0C20A130C0A20C0A50Cd8dae68a0E6f960E11e20Eb35a0E0Aee56f0A518d20Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>I think the fact that President Obama has refused to offer a budget for the government for the next year is underreported. The latest <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/02/04/white-house-on-obamas-late-budget-substance-over-deadlines/">reason the White House gives</a> for the delay is that officials are working on getting it right and they are struggling with the details.  Given that all the resources of the federal government are at the president's disposal, this could not be the real reason. The budget is not a pop quiz that they didn't know was coming; the due date is written in the law. Why has the administration been waffling about submitting a budget? The answer must be that offering a budget would reveal things that they don't want revealed. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/why-is-the-president-hiding-from-a-budget/2013/02/05/d8dae68a-6f96-11e2-b35a-0ee56f0518d2_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/28411a2f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+is+the+president+hiding+from+a+budget%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fwhy-is-the-president-hiding-from-a-budget%2F2013%2F02%2F05%2Fd8dae68a-6f96-11e2-b35a-0ee56f0518d2_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984850147/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/28411a2f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984850147/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/28411a2f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984850147/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/28411a2f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:33:38 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/why-is-the-president-hiding-from-a-budget/2013/02/05/d8dae68a-6f96-11e2-b35a-0ee56f0518d2_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/28381f0d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cleave0Ethe0Eeconomy0Ealone0C20A130C0A20C0A40C158dfa380E6edc0E11e20Eb35a0E0Aee56f0A518d20Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>Is this the year the U.S. economy finally turns the corner? The messages are mixed — from slower than predicted growth in the fourth quarter to higher than expected housing starts. The mixed messages seem to mirror the lack of consensus among economists and politicians about what ails our gross domestic product (GDP) and what might restore it to health.   </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/leave-the-economy-alone/2013/02/04/158dfa38-6edc-11e2-b35a-0ee56f0518d2_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/28381f0d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Leave+the+economy+alone&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fleave-the-economy-alone%2F2013%2F02%2F04%2F158dfa38-6edc-11e2-b35a-0ee56f0518d2_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984831305/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/28381f0d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984831305/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/28381f0d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984831305/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/28381f0d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:32:01 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/leave-the-economy-alone/2013/02/04/158dfa38-6edc-11e2-b35a-0ee56f0518d2_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/2824db76/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cthe0Eobama0Eeffect0Epart0Eii0C20A130C0A20C0A10C5d9e35f60E6ca0A0E11e20E8f4f0E2abd96162ba80Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>Well, with <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm">today's jobless report</a> we see the drag of the "Obama effect" on employment.  The Obama administration and its apologists say that once you get past all the bad news in the jobs report, the news isn't so bad. Sure, GDP is falling and unemployment is rising, but things could be worse. Only the most fawning, docile commentator could continue to make excuses for the president and the Democrats.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/the-obama-effect-part-ii/2013/02/01/5d9e35f6-6ca0-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/2824db76/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+Obama+Effect%2C+Part+II&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fthe-obama-effect-part-ii%2F2013%2F02%2F01%2F5d9e35f6-6ca0-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984702091/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2824db76/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984702091/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2824db76/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984702091/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2824db76/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:02:29 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/the-obama-effect-part-ii/2013/02/01/5d9e35f6-6ca0-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/2823caa1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Ctodays0Econversation0Eabout0Eour0Eeconomic0Efuture0Eis0Eideological0Eand0Estale0C20A130C0A20C0A10C233dc9c0A0E6c880E11e20E8f4f0E2abd96162ba80Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>Is <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/obama-is-a-drag-on-gdp/2013/01/31/4e44a4b4-6be2-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html">President Obama a drag on economic growth</a>, like my fellow insider Ed suggests? I could argue that the real drag on economic growth is the gamesmanship and intransigence of a Republican minority that continues to block compromise that feeds investment uncertainty, which is the real enemy of private sector investment.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/todays-conversation-about-our-economic-future-is-ideological-and-stale/2013/02/01/233dc9c0-6c88-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/2823caa1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Today%27s+conversation+about+our+economic+future+is+ideological+and+stale&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Ftodays-conversation-about-our-economic-future-is-ideological-and-stale%2F2013%2F02%2F01%2F233dc9c0-6c88-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984696979/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2823caa1/kg/350/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984696979/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2823caa1/kg/350/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984696979/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2823caa1/kg/350/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:10:43 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/todays-conversation-about-our-economic-future-is-ideological-and-stale/2013/02/01/233dc9c0-6c88-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/281bc8ea/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cobama0Eis0Ea0Edrag0Eon0Egdp0C20A130C0A10C310C4e44a4b40E6be20E11e20E8f4f0E2abd96162ba80Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>Before the news of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/100419252">stunning contraction of gross domestic product</a> in the fourth quarter of 2012 completely evaporates from the headlines, I’d like to offer one more cause of the economic anemia we are suffering from. Part of the reason we have such low growth is what I call “the Obama effect” — or simply put, “the Obama drag.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/obama-is-a-drag-on-gdp/2013/01/31/4e44a4b4-6be2-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/281bc8ea/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Obama+is+a+drag+on+GDP&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fobama-is-a-drag-on-gdp%2F2013%2F01%2F31%2F4e44a4b4-6be2-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984680803/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/281bc8ea/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984680803/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/281bc8ea/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984680803/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/281bc8ea/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:26:53 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/obama-is-a-drag-on-gdp/2013/01/31/4e44a4b4-6be2-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/28192dea/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cthere0Eare0Esecond0Eacts0Ein0Epolitics0C20A130C0A10C310Cc8ea99bc0E6bb0A0E11e20E8f4f0E2abd96162ba80Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>John Kerry gave a classy farewell speech to the Senate yesterday, which ended a week when he basked in the admiration of that institution and was confirmed as the next secretary of state with only three nays.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/there-are-second-acts-in-politics/2013/01/31/c8ea99bc-6bb0-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/28192dea/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=There+are+second+acts+in+politics&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fthere-are-second-acts-in-politics%2F2013%2F01%2F31%2Fc8ea99bc-6bb0-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984642316/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/28192dea/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984642316/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/28192dea/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984642316/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/28192dea/a2t.img" border="0"/>U S Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsJohn KerryThu, 31 Jan 2013 14:26:40 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/there-are-second-acts-in-politics/2013/01/31/c8ea99bc-6bb0-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/2811778f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cbelieve0Ein0Ethe0Efuture0Eagain0C20A130C0A10C30A0C0A73428cc0E6b170E11e20E9a0Ab0Edb931670Af35d0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>My favorite political slogan is long forgotten. It was formulated for John Glenn’s non-orbital presidential race in 1984: “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.4president.org/brochures/1984/johnglenn1984brochure.htm">Believe in the Future Again</a>.”</p> <p>I didn’t fully understand why, but the words appealed as a counter to what I perceived as a weakening of America's prospects in the recession-ridden early 1980's. The Reagan campaign realized this sentiment, too, and “Morning in America” was born and the shout of ”U.S.A., U.S.A.,” became an empowering mantra.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/believe-in-the-future-again/2013/01/30/073428cc-6b17-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/2811778f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Believe+in+the+future+again&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fbelieve-in-the-future-again%2F2013%2F01%2F30%2F073428cc-6b17-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984617369/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2811778f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984617369/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2811778f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984617369/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/2811778f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:24:33 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/believe-in-the-future-again/2013/01/30/073428cc-6b17-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/280e9c4a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cobama0Eis0Ea0Edowner0Ein0Ethe0Eimmigration0Edebate0C20A130C0A10C30A0C37c3166c0E6ae80E11e20E9a0Ab0Edb931670Af35d0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>Just as it appears that a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressOffice.PressReleases&#38;amp;ContentRecord_id=87afa1c7-c0ac-6131-5e8e-9bf8904159e6&#38;amp;Region_id=&#38;amp;Issue_id=">bipartisan group of senators</a> could be coming together on immigration reform, President <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/29/read-president-obamas-immigration-proposal/">Obama has decided to weigh in</a>.  It's hard to determine what he wanted to accomplish with his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/29/remarks-president-comprehensive-immigration-reform">campaign-style rally and speech</a> in Las Vegas Tuesday.  Maybe he was agitated at being left out or maybe he didn't want to appear to be irrelevant — which he is not — to the process.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/obama-is-a-downer-in-the-immigration-debate/2013/01/30/37c3166c-6ae8-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/280e9c4a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Obama+is+a+downer+in+the+immigration+debate&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fobama-is-a-downer-in-the-immigration-debate%2F2013%2F01%2F30%2F37c3166c-6ae8-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984580352/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/280e9c4a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984580352/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/280e9c4a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984580352/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/280e9c4a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:39:20 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/obama-is-a-downer-in-the-immigration-debate/2013/01/30/37c3166c-6ae8-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27fc952b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cits0Etime0Efor0Ea0Ereality0Echeck0Eon0Eglobal0Ewarming0C20A130C0A10C280C2530A7eae0E6980A0E11e20E9a0Ab0Edb931670Af35d0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>I was in quite a pique when I wrote last Friday about World Bank President Jim Yong Kim wading into the global warming debate via his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/make-climate-change-a-priority/2013/01/24/6c5c2b66-65b1-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_story.html">cliché-ridden op-ed</a>.  I had just about simmered down when I found a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/sunday-review/the-biggest-carbon-sin-air-travel.html?_r=0">“news analysis” by Elisabeth Rosenthal</a> in Saturday’s New York Times. This so-called “news analysis” is a good example of why the left has no credibility on climate change. It underscores the hypocrisy and ignorance that permeate the liberal mindset on the issue. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/its-time-for-a-reality-check-on-global-warming/2013/01/28/25307eae-6980-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27fc952b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=It%E2%80%99s+time+for+a+reality+check+on+global+warming&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fits-time-for-a-reality-check-on-global-warming%2F2013%2F01%2F28%2F25307eae-6980-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984491300/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27fc952b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984491300/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27fc952b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984491300/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27fc952b/a2t.img" border="0"/>global warmingDemocratic PartyJohn BoehnerMon, 28 Jan 2013 19:37:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/its-time-for-a-reality-check-on-global-warming/2013/01/28/25307eae-6980-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27fb3905/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Chillary0Eclintons0Epolitical0Estressors0C20A130C0A10C280C8877cb5a0E69640E11e20E9a0Ab0Edb931670Af35d0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is not certain what her political future may hold. I not only believe her, but also think the wisest course for her is to take a break from the fray. Few other political figures have earned it more. For more than two decades, she has been living and working under almost unimaginable stress, and she has been doing it with rare grace and often unmatched skill. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/hillary-clintons-political-stressors/2013/01/28/8877cb5a-6964-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27fb3905/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Hillary+Clinton%E2%80%99s+political+stressors&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fhillary-clintons-political-stressors%2F2013%2F01%2F28%2F8877cb5a-6964-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984469402/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27fb3905/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984469402/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27fb3905/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984469402/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27fb3905/a2t.img" border="0"/>U S State DepartmentChris Stevensfirst ladyMon, 28 Jan 2013 16:19:47 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/hillary-clintons-political-stressors/2013/01/28/8877cb5a-6964-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27e5cd40/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cthe0Eeffects0Eof0Eclimate0Echange0Ehave0Earrived0Eahead0Eof0Eschedule0C20A130C0A10C250Ca8a2ccf80E670A30E11e20E889b0Ef23c246aa4460Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>A year ago, I went to Antarctica with a group of climate scientists and leaders, many of whom have visited and worked at that continent's research stations for several decades. Many of the scientists were surprisingly reticent about drawing systemic conclusions about the role of global warming, but their rigorous adherence to just the facts they know from years of study on an individual aspect of climate change made their conclusions all the more credible and devastating. Some studied individual regions of Antarctica; some studied krill, a crustacean that is the foundation of the food chain for the Southern Ocean. They would confine their comments to the subject matter they knew and the changes they had documented and linked to the changes in the climate. The only time I saw them want to venture beyond their area of expertise is when our ship would pull close to land and they would often remark how the ice sheets kept retreating further and further each year. One night after a lot of wine, a scientist told me that the continent was like a half gallon carton of ice cream left out on the counter, slowly melting away from the edges, becoming more and more squishy each year.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/the-effects-of-climate-change-have-arrived-ahead-of-schedule/2013/01/25/a8a2ccf8-6703-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27e5cd40/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+effects+of+climate+change+have+arrived+ahead+of+schedule&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fthe-effects-of-climate-change-have-arrived-ahead-of-schedule%2F2013%2F01%2F25%2Fa8a2ccf8-6703-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984378515/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27e5cd40/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984378515/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27e5cd40/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984378515/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27e5cd40/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:43:50 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/the-effects-of-climate-change-have-arrived-ahead-of-schedule/2013/01/25/a8a2ccf8-6703-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27e56f36/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cthe0Eworld0Ebank0Eshould0Estay0Eout0Eof0Eglobal0Ewarming0Epolitics0C20A130C0A10C250C6c3ab0Ad60E66f50E11e20E889b0Ef23c246aa4460Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>Republicans unite! Rush Limbaugh, sound the alarm; Sean Hannity, et al, please get off the Benghazi, Libya, scandal. America's way of life is being threatened by global warming zealots who want to mindlessly raise American power bills.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/the-world-bank-should-stay-out-of-global-warming-politics/2013/01/25/6c3ab0d6-66f5-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27e56f36/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+World+Bank+should+stay+out+of+global+warming+politics&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fthe-world-bank-should-stay-out-of-global-warming-politics%2F2013%2F01%2F25%2F6c3ab0d6-66f5-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984364665/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27e56f36/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984364665/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27e56f36/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984364665/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27e56f36/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:08:56 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/the-world-bank-should-stay-out-of-global-warming-politics/2013/01/25/6c3ab0d6-66f5-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27dd1de5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Crepublicans0Etoday0Eare0Eheld0Ehostage0C20A130C0A10C240C8faa7c420E66440E11e20E889b0Ef23c246aa4460Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>In recent posts (<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/if-you-cant-win-cheat/2013/01/23/0c1d159a-6574-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html">here</a> and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/republicans-have-nobody-but-themselves-to-blame/2013/01/16/e80bc770-5fef-11e2-9dc9-bca76dd777b8_blog.htm">here</a>), I have written about the serious political dilemma facing today's Republican Party. The party's soul has been hijacked by radicals that if unchecked will lead it into the political wilderness for a generation. As I wrote earlier, Republicans are now where Democrats were in the late 1970s, out of synch with the issues and burdened by a shrinking base. In fact, these are the twin demons dragging the party down. Just as Democrats once clung to a narrow issue set that appealed to its shrinking base but had outlived its usefulness for recruiting new voters, Republicans today are held hostage by a diminished conservative, white and male minority.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/republicans-today-are-held-hostage/2013/01/24/8faa7c42-6644-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27dd1de5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Republicans+today+are+held+hostage&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Frepublicans-today-are-held-hostage%2F2013%2F01%2F24%2F8faa7c42-6644-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984332574/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27dd1de5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984332574/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27dd1de5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984332574/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27dd1de5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:51:22 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/republicans-today-are-held-hostage/2013/01/24/8faa7c42-6644-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27dbbc25/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cno0Ebudget0Eno0Epay0Eis0Ea0Epowerful0Ebumper0Esticker0C20A130C0A10C240Cb4cae6360E662d0E11e20E889b0Ef23c246aa4460Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>The House of Representatives voted yesterday to implement a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/23/news/economy/debt-ceiling-house-republicans/">budget process</a> that could have a historical effect. With all the sniping from Democrats and yawns from the mainstream media it might be easy to miss the significance of what is happening. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has engineered a graceful pivot that puts the supporters of the status quo in Washington on the defensive. President Obama and the Senate Democrats, who have not passed a budget in four years, will have a hard time ignoring their responsibilities and an even harder time disguising what they are really for.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/no-budget-no-pay-is-a-powerful-bumper-sticker/2013/01/24/b4cae636-662d-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27dbbc25/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=%E2%80%98No+budget%2C+no+pay%E2%80%99+is+a+powerful+bumper+sticker.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fno-budget-no-pay-is-a-powerful-bumper-sticker%2F2013%2F01%2F24%2Fb4cae636-662d-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984316116/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27dbbc25/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984316116/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27dbbc25/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984316116/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27dbbc25/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:16:16 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/no-budget-no-pay-is-a-powerful-bumper-sticker/2013/01/24/b4cae636-662d-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27d2a37f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cif0Eyou0Ecant0Ewin0Echeat0C20A130C0A10C230C0Ac1d159a0E65740E11e20E889b0Ef23c246aa4460Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>A story that should register higher on the political-outrage meter (POM) is a concerted Republican campaign to subvert our democracy by rigging our elections.</p> <p>As has been well documented, in 2012 Republicans pursued a voter suppression strategy to selectively suppress turnout among Democratic constituencies. The courts, in some instances, struck down these efforts, and resentment toward them may have fueled greater turnout, but the scope of them was breathtaking. If you are interested, read <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/sep/21/voting-wrongs/">Elizabeth Drew's summary here</a>. This is one of our most astute and balanced observers of our politics for more than 40 years and she doesn’t contain her anger.                       </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/if-you-cant-win-cheat/2013/01/23/0c1d159a-6574-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27d2a37f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=%E2%80%98If+you+can%E2%80%99t+win%2C+cheat%E2%80%99&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fif-you-cant-win-cheat%2F2013%2F01%2F23%2F0c1d159a-6574-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984268883/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27d2a37f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984268883/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27d2a37f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984268883/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27d2a37f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:58:48 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/if-you-cant-win-cheat/2013/01/23/0c1d159a-6574-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27c81713/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Ca0Edemocratic0Eronald0Ereagan0C20A130C0A10C220Cc518a7ae0E64a10E11e20E889b0Ef23c246aa4460Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>The ABC White House correspondent Jonathan Karl said he felt like he was watching a “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=169914014">Democratic Ronald Reagan</a>” when President Obama delivered his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/2013/transcripts/inauguration/index.html">second inaugural address</a> yesterday. An interesting point.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/a-democratic-ronald-reagan/2013/01/22/c518a7ae-64a1-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27c81713/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+Democratic+Ronald+Reagan&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fa-democratic-ronald-reagan%2F2013%2F01%2F22%2Fc518a7ae-64a1-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984206248/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c81713/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984206248/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c81713/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984206248/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c81713/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:56:28 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/a-democratic-ronald-reagan/2013/01/22/c518a7ae-64a1-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27c77735/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Ca0Epresident0Eof0Eregulation0Eand0Elitigation0C20A130C0A10C220C51d19160A0E64930E11e20E889b0Ef23c246aa4460Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>Yesterday, the president finally did what he always wanted to do and what his followers on the left have been pining for. President Obama’s inaugural address was a lurch to the left that scratched the itch so many of his followers have had for four years. Finally, the cliches embraced by anyone who has ever worn a beret or attended a university campus protest wearing a Che Guevara T-shirt were all wrapped into one speech.  </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/a-president-of-regulation-and-litigation/2013/01/22/51d19160-6493-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27c77735/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+president+of+regulation+and+litigation&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fa-president-of-regulation-and-litigation%2F2013%2F01%2F22%2F51d19160-6493-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984202861/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c77735/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984202861/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c77735/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984202861/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c77735/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:52:35 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/a-president-of-regulation-and-litigation/2013/01/22/51d19160-6493-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27c11ee2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Ca0Epuzzling0Espeech0C20A130C0A10C210Ce79a6de60E640Ae0E11e20E9e1b0E0A7db1d2ccd5b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/inauguration/2013-inauguration-waiting-watching-bearing-witness/2013/01/21/7bc849ce-63b6-11e2-b84d-21c7b65985ee_story.html">Today is the president’s day</a>. Good for him, his family and his party. Good for all of us as we watch America’s democracy at work, as an <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/01/21/when-is-an-inauguration-like-a-royal-wedding/">example to the rest of the world</a>. Our democracy is a garden that needs tending. We take for granted the peaceful elections, transitions and the acquiescence of the losing side to peacefully coalesce as a loyal opposition. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/a-puzzling-speech/2013/01/21/e79a6de6-640e-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27c11ee2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+puzzling+speech&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fa-puzzling-speech%2F2013%2F01%2F21%2Fe79a6de6-640e-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984162689/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c11ee2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984162689/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c11ee2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984162689/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c11ee2/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:18:08 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/a-puzzling-speech/2013/01/21/e79a6de6-640e-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27c0171b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cour0Ejourney0Eis0Enot0Ecomplete0C20A130C0A10C210C231431e80E63f80E11e20E889b0Ef23c246aa4460Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-obamas-second-inaugural-address-transcript/2013/01/21/f148d234-63d6-11e2-85f5-a8a9228e55e7_story.html">President Obama’s address</a> today looked back to the campaign and ahead to the State of the Union speech and beyond.</p> <p>He gave a clear exposition of his governing philosophy, rooted in his interpretation of our nation's purpose. What binds us, he told us, is an “allegiance to an idea,” that we are all created equal and possess God-given rights to freedom. But, the president reminded us, these founding truths may be self-evident, but they are not “self-executing.” We the people, acting through our democracy, must strive to improve them in a “never-ending journey.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/our-journey-is-not-complete/2013/01/21/231431e8-63f8-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27c0171b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Our+journey+is+not+complete&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Four-journey-is-not-complete%2F2013%2F01%2F21%2F231431e8-63f8-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984163016/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c0171b/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984163016/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c0171b/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984163016/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27c0171b/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:50:59 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/our-journey-is-not-complete/2013/01/21/231431e8-63f8-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersCarter Eskewhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27abb160/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cthe0Einsiders0Cpost0Cboehner0Eputs0Edemocrats0Ein0Ea0Ebox0C20A130C0A10C180Caf751a220E61a90E11e20Ea2bd0E7e40A992296860Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ithe0Einsiders/story01.htm<p>House Republicans are emerging from their retreat in Williamsburg with a creative plan, and a clever challenge for Senate Democrats and the White House.  <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/18/boehner-senate-budget-exchange-debt-ceiling-hike/">Speaker John Boehner said</a>, “Before there is any long-term debt limit increase, a budget should be passed...[it] is a shameful run that needs to end, this year.” The speaker said the fact that Senate Democrats haven’t passed a budget in almost four years is shameful, but what it really is, is destructive to America.  And by the way, it’s hypocritical to listen to the president blame Republicans and to keep a straight face while he specifically insults the House of Representatives and does nothing to control spending himself. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/boehner-puts-democrats-in-a-box/2013/01/18/af751a22-61a9-11e2-a2bd-7e4099229686_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insiders">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636689/s/27abb160/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Boehner+puts+Democrats+in+a+box&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fthe-insiders%2Fpost%2Fboehner-puts-democrats-in-a-box%2F2013%2F01%2F18%2Faf751a22-61a9-11e2-a2bd-7e4099229686_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_the-insiders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984047013/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27abb160/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155984047013/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27abb160/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155984047013/u/0/f/636689/c/34656/s/27abb160/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:26:39 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/boehner-puts-democrats-in-a-box/2013/01/18/af751a22-61a9-11e2-a2bd-7e4099229686_blog.html?wprss=rss_the-insidersEd Rogers