Month: October 2012

Debate Pre-Game

You political junkies are probably just twiddling your thumbs waiting for the debate to start. So, here’s a thread where you can discuss your predictions, your anxieties, or just what kinds of things are crossing your mind...

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Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick’s Contempt For You

Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district had about the most inauspicious beginning to his term that can possibly be imagined. He literally failed to show up for the swearing-in ceremony because he...

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Attacking the Less Fortunate

I sometimes have a hard time predicting what Republicans will do because I just don’t think like them. That’s why I didn’t expect Romney to respond to the release of his 47% Speech with a Recovery, Not...

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Turning ‘Republican’ Into a Bad Word

In general, my advice to the candidates as they prepare for tonight’s debate is to avoid getting all wound up in their consultants’ data about whom they need to pander to or how they need to behave. But, if I were...

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