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Stormy Monday, 10/28/13

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StormyMondayWill HHS Secretary Sebelius fall on her sword? Will Websitegate force Barack Obama from office? Will Republicans ever shut their damn mouths and concentrate, for once, on doing something positive, rather than devoting all their time and tons of public money to futile attempts at de-legitimizing this President? No, no, and hell no.

After initial refusals, followed by scheduling issues, it now appears that Secretary Sebelius will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday. Expect majority members on the Committee to grandstand vigorously, hoping to compile some tasty video clips they can use for next year’s reelection efforts when they try to convince their constituents to save them from having to go and earn an honest living for another two years.

Wednesday morning, the 29-member Conference Committee holds its first meeting on the budget. Can Democrats and Republicans agree on a way forward? Can anything actually get done? Well, one thing that might get done this week is the passage of a House resolution formally giving the President a wag of the finger for having the colossal temerity to suspend the debt ceiling until February 7.  Laissez les bipartisan temps rouler!

With a week remaining in the Virginia gubernatorial campaign, Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe has rolled out the second of two heavyweight friends by the name of Clinton to ensure that his lead over the comprehensively loathsome Ken Cuccinelli holds. McAuliffe hasn’t exactly covered himself in dust and glory over the course of his exasperating political career, but watching him kick Cuccinelli’s ass is going to be fun, and comes with the bonus of seeing Smilin’ Bob McDonnell shuffle off the political stage for good. President Clinton’s three-day tour continues, while Cuccinelli – eager, I guess, to affirm his comprehensive loathsomeness bona fides – has called in Bobby Jindal and Rand Paul to thump the tub for him.

At noon on Thursday, Senator-elect Cory Booker will be sworn in by Vice President Biden, and Luis Quintana, president of Newark’s city council, becomes acting mayor.

Tuesday, the Count on Coal coalition holds a Capitol Hill rally, featuring outrageously disingenuous, self-serving speeches by executives from Big Coal, plus a phalanx of 31 members of Congress headed by Mitch McConnell, who will come out to voice their support for the planet-killing energy source.

The President heads to Boston on Wednesday to console distraught Red Sox fans over their team’s World Series loss to St. Louis (or, dammit, maybe congratulate them on their win). Oh, and to discuss the Affordable Care Act.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will meet with President Obama at the White House Friday to discuss a Strategic Framework between their countries, among other agenda items.


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