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deusx : Op-Ed Columnist - America Is Not Yet Lost - NYTimes.com - "The truth is that given the state of American politics, the way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government. Senators themselves should recognize this fact and push through changes in those rules, including eliminating or
jcgregorio : Op-Ed Columnist - America Is Not Yet Lost - NYTimes.com - """But by now, we know how the Obama administration deals with those who would destroy it: it goes straight for the capillaries."""
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deusx : GOP Fighting For Money From Stimulus They Opposed - "House Republicans, as a group, may take great pride in the goose egg they offered President Obama's stimulus package. But now the unanimous opposition is struggling to bring that money home. "
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deusx : Op-Ed Columnist - The Republican Rump - NYTimes.com - "But the G.O.P.’s long transformation into the party of the unreasonable right, a haven for racists and reactionaries, seems likely to accelerate as a result of the impending defeat. This will pose a dilemma for moderate conservatives. Many of the
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deusx : The GOP ticket's appalling contempt for science and learning. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine - "This is what the Republican Party has done to us this year: It has placed within reach of the Oval Office a woman who is a religious fanatic and a proud, boastful ignoramus. Those who despise science and learning are not anti-elitist. They are moral
Rod Begbie : The GOP ticket's appalling contempt for science and learning. - By Christopher Hitchens - "This is what the Republican Party has done to us this year: It has placed within reach of the Oval Office a woman who is a religious fanatic and a proud, boastful ignoramus." I love Hitchens. [via] #
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17 month ago
deusx : McCain's attacks fuel dangerous hatred -- baltimoresun.com - "John McCain and Sarah Palin, you are playing with fire, and you know it. You are unleashing the monster of American hatred and prejudice, to the peril of all of us. You are doing this in wartime. You are doing this as our economy collapses. You are
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45 month ago
deusx : G.O.P. Agenda in House Has Moderates Unhappy - New York Times - "the leadership's new American Values Agenda, a list of initiatives heavy on ideological themes, seems short-sighted and ill-timed considering that few conservatives are at serious risk in November."
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