Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 11:00.
I am going to take a much-needed break for this holiday weekend: no posting from now until either Sunday night or Monday morning. With the election season and the early Iowa caucuses last year, there has not been a real break since last Thanksgiving. I won't even bring my computer to New York City, where I will be spending the next few days with my family.
Before I go, here are three basic principles for dealing with the new administration:
- Can't stop pushing from the left: I recently heard an interesting anecdote about the 1993 budget fight. While it is probably the most progressive piece of sizable legislation to pass into law in two decades, it was a grueling fight--passing both branches of Congress by a single vote--and it still could have been better.
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