We Waited Four Years for This?

Red state Democrats nervous about Senate budget proposal, sources say
Patty Murray / AP

The author of Senate Democrats’ budget proposal has refused to release specifics on her legislation prior to a Budget Committee markup on Wednesday, a move Republicans say reveals the proposal’s unpopularity even among Democrats.

On Social Security, A Divided Democratic Party

Willingness to allow adjustment to benefit increases raises left’s hackles
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Democratic Party leaders on Tuesday signaled a willingness to accept an adjustment to Social Security benefits that New York Times’ columnist and amateur psychohistorian Paul Krugman has called “cruel and stupid.”

One Big Gun-undrum

Dem Senators in red states face gun-control dilemma
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Gun-control advocates are pressing for stricter gun laws in the wake of Friday’s deadly school shooting in Connecticut but the fate of new restrictions will hinge on Democrats who have long been skittish on the issue.

The Fiscal Cliff is Coming

Dems, GOP stake out negotiating positions on looming fiscal cliff
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Democrats and Republicans staked out negotiating positions this week over the so-called fiscal cliff as Congress prepared to adjourn for the Thanksgiving recess.

3.5 Years: Zero Budgets

Senate Dems haven't approved a budget resolution since April 29, 2009
Harry Reid / AP

October 29, 2012 marks another mournful milestone for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his Democratic colleagues. Today is exactly three and a half years from the last time Senate Democrats passed a formal budget resolution, as required by law.

Scary Harry

Dem Senate candidates refuse to back Harry Reid
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Several Democratic candidates in recent months have been hesitant to voice support for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), who, if Democrats retain control of the Senate, must be reelected majority leader when Congress begins a new session next year.

Grasping for ‘Accomplishments’

Dem report listing Senate’s achievements contains falsehoods, omissions, distortions, etc.
Harry Reid, Charles Schumer / AP

A report from the Democratic Policy and Communications Center that lists the Democratic Senate majority’s “Accomplishments in the 112th Congress” contains distortions, exaggerations, omissions, and falsehoods.

The Real Elizabeth Warren

Five Extreme Things the Professor Won’t Mention in Her DNC Speech
Elizabeth Warren / AP

Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren has a number of skeletons in her closet, including close links to radical left-wing pressure groups and a record of helping corporate interests suppress asbestos liability lawsuits.