Mike Madden - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/mike_madden/?source=rss&aim=mike_madden en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST Is it tea party time in Texas? By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/23/texas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/23/texas/index.html?source=rss A GOP primary between Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will test the Republican path for the future Why reconciliation might not save the public option By Alex Koppelman and Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/24/reconciliation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/24/reconciliation/index.html?source=rss Liberals want Harry Reid to pass reform under a procedure that doesn't allow filibusters, but it's not so easy How the GOP got its groove back By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/19/republican_governors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/19/republican_governors/index.html?source=rss Republicans look ahead to 2010, without bothering to figure out whether they've solved their problems first Does Sarah Palin make GOP governors nervous? By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/18/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/18/palin/index.html?source=rss The two newest Republican governors offer weak explanations for why they didn't campaign with the former Alaska one What's happening with healthcare reform? Salon explains By Mike Madden and Alex Koppelman Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/11/healthcare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/11/healthcare/index.html?source=rss Answers to some of the big questions out there, from abortion coverage to the public option, and more Bill Clinton tells Senate Dems to get to work By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/10/clinton_lunch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/10/clinton_lunch/index.html?source=rss "The worst thing is to do nothing," the former president tells Senate Democrats as they mull healthcare reform Michele Bachmann's army marches on Washington By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/05/michele_bachmann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/05/michele_bachmann/index.html?source=rss The Tea Party crowd descends on the Capitol to fight socialism, healthcare and President Obama One of these things is not like the other By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/2009_elections/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/2009_elections/index.html?source=rss Christie and McDonnell won by shushing the base, while Palin was the kiss of death in a rock-red House district Get ready for the Grand Old Tea Party takeover By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/02/ny_23/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/02/ny_23/index.html?source=rss The loony wing of the Republican Party prepares for a big day in Tuesday's elections GOP candidate endorses Dem in NY race By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/01/ny23/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/01/ny23/index.html?source=rss Dede Scozzafava, who quit a New York House campaign Saturday, endorses Democrat Bill Owens over a conservative Why is the media defending Fox and attacking Obama? By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/28/fox_versus_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/28/fox_versus_obama/index.html?source=rss It could be a simple matter of who's in the club, and who isn't Senate healthcare bill includes public option By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/26/public_option/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/26/public_option/index.html?source=rss Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will include a government-run plan in reform, a big win for progressives Glenn Beck guest cites Obama's "surrender monkey" speech By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/23/surrender_monkeys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/23/surrender_monkeys/index.html?source=rss British journalist James Delingpole refers to the president's Cairo talk as "the Cairo surrender monkey speech" Quote of the day By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/23/qotd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/23/qotd/index.html?source=rss Glenn Beck just wants conservatives to die trying Washington cuts Wall Street's allowance By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/22/pay_caps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/22/pay_caps/index.html?source=rss The Obama administration lays out new pay rules for bailed-out companies, and Rush Limbaugh sees red Olbermann saves the public option? By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/22/olbermann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/22/olbermann/index.html?source=rss The MSNBC host admits he didn't invent the term "Medicare for Everybody," but he doesn't mind if you think he did Is it still spam if the GOP does it? By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/21/bachmann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/21/bachmann/index.html?source=rss Democrats wonder whether Fox News has a double standard for unsolicited e-mails from politicians The waiting is the hardest part By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/21/healthcare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/21/healthcare/index.html?source=rss Don't worry, Senate Democrats and the White House say, healthcare negotiations will be done soon enough I get my investment advice from Glenn Beck and G. Gordon Liddy By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/19/glenn_beck/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/19/glenn_beck/index.html?source=rss Want to make money off of right-wing paranoia? Try buying gold -- I did, and it worked Health insurers protecting their own paychecks? By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/16/insurance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/16/insurance/index.html?source=rss The White House says an insurance lobbying group objected to provisions that might cut pay for insurance executives The future of political journalism? By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/16/click/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/16/click/index.html?source=rss Actual headlines from Politico's hard-hitting "Click" section Are we bipartisan now? By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/14/olympia_snowe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/14/olympia_snowe/index.html?source=rss All that effort yields just one Republican vote for healthcare reform -- but the White House isn't counting Healthcare reform passes Senate Finance By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/13/vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/13/vote/index.html?source=rss Next step? Combining it with a more liberal version and bringing a final bill to the Senate floor Democrats push back on insurance report By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/insurance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/insurance/index.html?source=rss The DNC, the White House and Democrats in Congress all hit back at the insurance lobby over healthcare reform Limbaugh: "I am trying to earn a profit" By Mike Madden Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/limbaugh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/12/limbaugh/index.html?source=rss The talk radio host tells NBC his main motivation is ratings, not ideology