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Running with Scissors: Why the Debt-Ceiling Deal is a Victory for the Tea Party and Barack Obama

I don’t like the Tea Party’s social conservatism, but its libertarian impulses are proving to be extraordinarily good for America’s long-term economic health—and Barack Obama’s prospects for reelection. Barack Obama ought to be crowing right now (and he most certainly … Continue reading

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The News in Refrain

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Jacob Weisberg’s Advice to Obama: Pick REALLY SMART People for Your CABINET

Here’s a novel idea. How about acting as if intelligence and experience actually matters in staffing the people around the president? Unlike President Bush, Barack Obama is intellectually confident and won’t mind having super smart people (like himself) surrounding him.  Jacob Weisberg, … Continue reading

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George Bush: Good Night, Weird Prince, and Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Texas

The American Prospect’s Paul Waldman bids “43” (George Bush) farewell. Money quote: Goodbye to the rotating cast of butchers manning the White House’s legal abattoir, where the Constitution has been sliced and bled and gutted since September 11. Goodbye to the … Continue reading

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History Made? Yes, We Did: Election Night, November 4, 2008 (in 10 Minutes)

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UNHINGED: McCain-Palin Rallies Attract Some Mentally Unstable People Shouting Things Like “Treason,” “Terrorist,” and “Kill Him”—And the Campaign Doesn’t Rebuke Them

See this report on the Weimar Germany angry mob-like atmosphere at McCain-Palin rallies here. And see McCain tolerate a crowd member calling Obama a terrorist here: This is John McCain’s Republican Party. And Sarah Palin’s Republican Party. Icky.

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