Monthly Archives: September 2010

That’s the Spirit!

From JOE KLEIN at TIME: An astute commenter noted that I passed through Nevada without a word about the Harry Reid-Sharron Angle Senate Race. There is a reason for that. This trip is about things I can actually see with … Continue reading

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Tater Tot

From THINK PROGRESS: Late last week, the Ben Quayle for Congress campaign released a new YouTube video featuring the young Republican blasting the government for supposedly “loading massive debt on the backs of Americans so the politicians can keep spending … Continue reading

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Hope they’ll be sorry that Buck stopped here

From Politicususa: Out of the madness in a world gone crazy, stepped Ed Buck – straight from central casting as an American citizen standing up for the right to question our candidates. Buck showed up on The Ed Show to … Continue reading

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The Devolution of the Rethuglican Party

From Maureen Dowd at The New York Times (Op-Ed): Christine O’Donnell doesn’t understand why monkeys can’t turn into people right before her eyes. Bill Maher continued his video torment of O’Donnell by releasing another old clip of her on his … Continue reading

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I wouldn’t vote for her, I love lucid!

(CNN) — American politics has a photogenic new face with a troubled past of bad finances, potential fraud and a flirtation with witchcraft. A previously unknown conservative activist named Christine O’Donnell is a sudden political sensation and Washington is trying … Continue reading

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The Pledge of a Grievance

From CQ POLITICS: STERLING, Va. — House Republicans on Thursday officially unveiled what they hope will be a majority-making agenda at a Virginia hardware store warehouse. The agenda, “A Pledge to America,” calls for a series of reforms, including cutting … Continue reading

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Cupcakes? I think Twinkies is more like it!

From Gene Lyons at  Salon: To the connoisseur of American political theater, the most entertaining aspect of the 2010 election season has been the rise of the right-wing cuties — political celebrities whose main qualification is looking terrific on television. … Continue reading

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Summers’ Time and the Leaving is Easy

From The Washington Post: President Obama‘s top economic adviser, Lawrence H. Summers, will step down as director of the National Economic Council after the November elections and return to a teaching post at Harvard University, the White House announced Tuesday. … Continue reading

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