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    BooMan hasn't spent eight months blathering about "war for oil." BooMan didn't posit the entire R2P as a conspiracy by…
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    • Are you contending that this is a bad thing for Obama to have done? He 1) didn't come into office…
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    • It's also not at all clear that they've actually gotten the military dictatorship.  It's a transitional government until the elections.…
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    • And keep in mind, I'm pretty good at faulting the Bush administration for things.
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    • The GOP will "use" Cain for cover; on tax policy, or border security. And let's not forget the ultimate cover:…
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    • Yep, overthrowing the dictator is the easy part. When a people topple their dictator, it's always a crap shoot.  You…
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    • I can't fault Bush and Rice too much for trying to improve relations with Libya.  Blessed are the peacemakers, right?…
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    • I find "personal grudge" to be the most likely explanation for Lieberman's behavior.
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    • The city-suburbs-rural divide exists in every state, even in Massachusetts. But still, states qua states have characters and identities.  There…
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    • Lyndon LaRouche has a ton of door-knockers. Enthusiasm among the highly politically involved is only a small part of politics.
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    • Political developments going back a few years have convinced me that the distinction between the Deep South and the Upper…
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    • I can think of two Republican foreign policy hands who haven't completely discredited themselves over the past decade and a…
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    • Given the investments in building permanent bases, and that palatial embassy in the Green Zone, I remain a bit skeptical.…
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    • Indeed.  The institutional inertia from the M-I Complex iron triangle must have been immense.  He not only had to decide…
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    • I did some googling once about the trend in Wall Street political donations since 2008, and it's pretty amazing. In…
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    • Until the GOP reforms itself or is replaced by a decent party with a sane ideology, this country is on…
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    • There are two related, but distinct, points to make about the (profitable) loan the government made to save the American…
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    • Preliminary SAT. The SAT for juniors.
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    • Then why didn't they come out for the other two? Here's a thought: the UAW actually knows more about the…
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    • I'm very much on the fence. Convince me.  Especially, convince me that the UAW is wrong about the South Korea…
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