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The arrogance of aristocrats, American style

Monday, December 22, 2008 10:01 PM
It's bad enough that Caroline Kennedy thinks she's entitled to a Senate seat solely by virtue of her last name, and that she thinks she can land the position merely by making a phone call to the governor . But now, she's even refusing to reveal the most
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Bush's war on women's bodies

Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:26 PM
As the sun finally begins to rise and banish the darkness of the Bush years, we continue to witness an alarming chain of eleventh-hour regulations emanating from the White House. The latest of those offenses against decency was published today : The Bush
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Watergate felon gets Presidential medal

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:14 PM
Today, President Bush awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal (the second-highest honor a civilian can receive) to a slate of 24 recipients. One of those recipients was convicted Watergate felon Chuck Colson . Good grief. Colson played a central role
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Patrick Fitzgerald now a hero of the Right

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 9:35 PM
In chapter 3,784 of Topsy-Turvy Wingnut Logic For Dummies, Patrick Fitzgerald has suddenly become a hero of the Right , transformed in an instant from his supporting role as Left Wing Lackey #3: News this morning that U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald
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As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:37 PM
This is priceless : Some videos you just have to see to believe. On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving. This proved to be a slightly absurd but ultimately unremarkable
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Bishops in retrograde

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:50 PM
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is issuing a statement which characterizes any pro-choice legislation enacted under the Obama administration as an " attack on the church ." By some bizarre twist of logic, they also assert that any such legislation
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The enduring Palin effect

Monday, November 10, 2008 11:16 PM
Roll Call , via DailyKos : Two-thirds of voters saw the “Saturday Night Live” election parodies during the campaign season and 10 percent said the program had an influence on their vote. Asked whether they would prefer Alaska Gov. Saran Palin (R) or actress
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Two bets I am thrilled to lose

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 3:08 PM
Back in late February or early March, it was increasingly clear that McCain and Obama would be their parties' nominees. At that time, I firmly believed Obama could not beat McCain; I felt that he could have beaten any other Republican, but that McCain's
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A bright new day

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:40 PM
A bright new day has dawned in this country. Hallelujah. Congratulations, Mr. President. You have a huge job ahead of you, given that you will be faced with excising the cancer of the last eight years, but you have our support. Get to work. We'll help
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Sit, walk, run, fly

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 7:58 PM
This morning, a co-worker said she'd gone to vote before work and went to Starbucks afterward, before coming in to the office. Standing next to her at the counter was a young African-American man, and they struck up a conversation about the election.
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