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Daily Archives: January 4th, 2012

Thank Obama

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

I’ve been critical of Obama on many occasions, but when he does good, he deserves credit and our thanks. Today he made some recess appointments that have given the Republicans the vapors. Go to Kos and thank him here. Somewhere I saw that this might lead to a Republican push for impeachment. Wouldn’t that be […]

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Newt disobeys Reagan

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

There is one and only one unbreakable commandment in the Republican party: Thou shalt love Ronald Reagan as thou lovest Jesus. Indeed, thou shalt love him so much that thou shall refuse to believe that he did anything with which you purport to disagree, such as raising taxes, no matter that the facts are indisputable […]

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Republicans may have obliterated the enthusiasm gap

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

A few days ago I noted that the big question in the election was which side was the most dispirited. I said I thought it would be the Republicans, and it looks like it may turn out that way. As Steve Benen notes total turnout for Republicans only slightly exceeded turnout in 2008, when they […]

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