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    Yeah, it's not just the right-wing media.  It's also political operatives like Karl Rove, Ralph Reed, etc.  It's a whole…
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    • It would be hard.  First, they'd have to get enough votes to remove Boehner as speaker.  Then they'd have to…
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    • Here's hoping you're right...or at least close enough. As an aside, this looks like one of the fringe benefits of…
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    • Interesting...but not necessarily from Boehner's office.  This could also be House Republicans trying to undercut Boehner (although I'm not exactly…
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    • BooMan can speak for himself.  My guess is that President Obama will make a televised address to the nation explaining…
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    • I don't know if "(i)t's nice of Denny Hastert to shoot out both of John Boehner's knees" is quite accurate.…
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    • In case you hadn't noticed, we're "out of the ditch" of the Great Recession.  And the single biggest factor was…
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    • This. (Yes, another edition of "what rikyrah said".) Texas old-timers remember when a young dashiki-wearing Mickey Leland and the rest…
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    • That sounds about right.  As for re-election v. Boehner's ability to deliver, it's probably a little of both.
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    • The platinum coin isn't happening; the Fed stated publicly they won't accept it.
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    • It seems to me the timing and sequence of events matters here.   Early 2011:  President Obama is willing to…
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    • While I can appreciate the analogy, and while each country has a history that stands as one of the starkest…
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    • The 300+ bills the 2009-10 House passed that never got taken up by the Senate---largely because of Republican obstructionism---would seem…
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    • I agree.  And I hope President Obama recognizes that ultimately, as Michael Tomasky writes today, this is a good thing…
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    • You may be right!  The question is: if they shut down the government, and if they lose big in doing…
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    • There'd be a second vote because House rules require a majority to elect a speaker.   (Btw, Willie Brown pulled…
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    • Didn't the Dems already repeal it once under Gephardt?  And Reps reinstate it when they retook the House?
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    • I guess the theory is the combination of 1) throwing a temper tantrum (government shutdown), and 2) getting punished for…
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    • If you meant President Obama is a "Bush Democrat", I'd respectfully disagree.  For example, ask yourself if President Bush would…
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    • Georgia and Arizona get you to 406---both states with large and fast-growing minority electorates.
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