Month: December 2011

Serious Question

I don’t expect the average American to know the names of all nine Supreme Court members, or even to know that there are nine Justices. But I do expect a presidential candidate to know the answers to those questions. Rick...

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On Romney’s 10K Wager

As soon as the following exchange took place in last night’s Republican debate, the intertubes erupted with mockery and loud predictions that Willard Mitt Romney had dug his own grave and killed his campaign. RICK PERRY:...

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GOP Debate Thread

With it now looking unlikely that the NewsMax/Donald Trump debate will actually come off, tonight’s ABC/Yahoo (9pm EST) debate will likely be the last before Iowans go to the caucuses to divvy up their apportionment of...

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Just Another Sliding Step

I never thought I would read something from Matt Taibbi, one of the most cynical commentators out there, and consider it naive: There’s some disturbing rhetoric flying around in the debate over the National Defense Authorization...

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