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Hagel: Making An Example Of The Apostate
I am on the record saying that Hagel never seemed like the brightest bulb to me but I deferred to those who insisted that he’s really quite brilliant. I dunno. What I saw today didn’t exactly make...
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Defending The Sequester
Poor Krugman. He must be tired of trying to make people understand that austerity is the wrong prescription for the economy. But he soldiers on. Thank God. This week he takes on the situational...
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Everybody Wins But The Country
Dave Weigel has the definitive post today on the Hagel nomination cock-up. He points out that Hagel himself is the only real loser here: He botched up his confirmation hearing, giving Republicans all...
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Top GOPer Admits Massive Flip-Flop On Military Sequester Cuts
Let’s play: Pretend A Democrat Said That. From CNN, here’s Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn claiming the sequester won’t hurt the military: Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said he plans to make the case to...
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Iraq War at 10: Anniversary of My Political Awareness
As the US kicked off the Iraq War on the evening of March 19, 2003, with the infamous “shock and awe” bombardment of Baghdad, I huddled into a small high school classroom for an antiwar gathering...
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Sequester Hurts The Troops
The next time your Republican representative says they support the troops, laugh and call them a liar because they obviously don’t care enough to make sure the men and women in the military will be...
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Mea Culpas, “The Arab Mind” and the White Man’s Burden
David Ignatius wrote his Iraq mea culpa today and it’s a good one. He admits that Iraq was an epic strategic blunder and that he was wrong to have been such an enthusiastic cheerleader for it. But in...
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Fast-Food Worker Strike: “To Proclaim Themselves Fully Human.”
Watch this opening from today’s All-In With Chris Hayes. Seriously, you might even tear up like I did. I’m talking about his opening monologue about the Thursday fast-food strike in NY, and what this...
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In GOP Bizarroworld, George W. Bush’s Presidency Was A Huge Success
In case you’re wondering where the Bush apologists on your TV today are getting their bizarroworld opinions about Bush being the most awesomest president in the whole wide world, Politico conveniently...
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Next Week’s Opportunity To Get Our Labor Board Operating Again
President Obama has nominated five people to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Two are Republicans. All are waiting for confirmation by the Senate. Let your Senators know these nominees...
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