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Either he moonlights for the RNC, or as a New York Times reporter he can’t tell the difference between reporting and regurgitating a press release.
Archive for February, 2010
February 8th, 2010
Category: Uncategorized
The combination of effective sanctioning (swift, sure, minimum-dose) for probation and parole violations and close monitoring of offenders’ drug use and location could provide a large fraction of the social control provided by prison at a tiny fraction of the cost in money and suffering.
February 8th, 2010
Category: Democrats in Congress, Elections 2010 and 2012
Murtha’s death is bad news for health care reform.
February 8th, 2010
Category: Uncategorized
Steve Benen has it right. The basic fact about the failure of bipartisanship in Washington today is that Republicans won’t take “Yes” for an answer. It’s not just health care, where there are currently zero Repubilican votes for a bill incorporating half-a-dozen Republican demands. Cap-and-trade, for example, is distinctly market-friendly approach to environmental regulation. The [...]
February 8th, 2010
Category: Uncategorized
I’ll take “political catchphrases” for $200. It’s a Latin word that translates into English as “Commander-in-Chief.”
February 7th, 2010
Category: Uncategorized
I’ve heard dogs snarling. I’ve heard wolves snarling. I’ve even heard bears snarling. I’ve heard hens clucking. I’ve heard hens chirping. I’ve heard hens cackling. But never before have I heard a hen … snarling.
February 7th, 2010
Category: Democratic Party, Republican Party
A lot has been said about the motivation gap in the midterm elections. It’s true that Republicans are more likely to say they’ll vote in November than Democrats. But that’s because there are many fewer of them.
February 7th, 2010
Category: Uncategorized
I don’t watch the Sunday talk shows. But did anyone ask anyone about the Shelby Shakedown? Update Steve Benen reports that of the five shows, three ignored it, one brushed over it, and only Jake Tapper actually covered it: PODESTA: But, you know, I come back to — to attack the FBI for their conduct [...]
February 7th, 2010
Category: Uncategorized
Just in case you want to write your Representative or Senator and tell him to Pass. The. Damned. Bill.
February 7th, 2010
Category: John McCain, moderate
In which it is proven that John McCain is in fact dead and has been replaced by an impostor.