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I think NOT going into Syria probably resonated well with people who were used to America just saying, "Fuck it,…
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Interestingly, this goes against the "reasoning" of the Free Market Five on the Supreme Court.  They argue that money (speech)…
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I had two brushes with Letterman.  He did a bit where he kept pulling up into a Burger King drive-thru…
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What's the matter with South Carolina? I'm going to go with South Carolinians.
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Reading that, I'm surprised Obama didn't send over some drunken Secret Service agents to pee on her lawn.
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Urban vs Rural.  It's been the story since the founding of the Republic. Cows get more representation than city dwellers.
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Watching Jeb! and Rand Paul argue over his brother's legacy could be worth the cost in popcorn.
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I do worry about Big Weed.  Given what we've seen from the tobacco and food industries, they have used science…
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Clinton was successful in Kosovo, because there was a success to be had there: stopping genocide/ethnic cleansing.  He probably fucked…
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Same deal with FDR, but the "Tea Party" was fewer people back then.
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For instance, Mitch McConnell might mistake the Kentucky Wildcats for the Duke Blue Devils. I mean if THAT'S not politically…
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Well, if you want to predict the future, I'd go with Krugzilla.  But I agree that Silver is very good…
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I think the problem is that family structures are incredibly important. A strong extended family can compensate for a weak…
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Much better analysis than John Cole's but then it is past drink-thirty in West Virginia. Mary Landrieu needs to make…
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Both sides alienate people with their rhetoric. Democrats routinely alienate racists, misogynists and  billionaires with their rhetoric. At this point,…
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I think he came to DC expecting to win everyone over.  He's pretty clearly failed at that, and understands that…
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When we were stuck in Iraq, I used to say that BushCo never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity.…
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This is of a piece with your earlier post about the Pirates of the Mediterranean vs the US Navy.  Most…
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Would they have to give up their "Free Mumia" t-shirt after the 90 days?  Or could they keep it as…
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Be interesting to see who Hillary surrounds herself with in 2016.  She took Bill's legacy hires on in 2008 and…
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