Month: September 2012

Romney and the Auto Bailout

The headline of Mitt Romney’s November 18, 2008 piece in the New York Times was Let Detroit Go Bankrupt. He probably didn’t choose that headline, and he probably regrets that his name appeared under it. It has made...

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The GOP Must Adapt or Die

It’s extremely rare that I agree with Mark Halperin about anything, but I think his take on the conventions in Tampa and Charlotte is totally accurate. The Democrats out-organized and outperformed the Republicans by a very...

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Let the Bullies Whine

I’d like to second this, from Bob Cesca: You know who shouldn’t be lecturing the Democrats about civility? The people who gave us swift-boating, the Southern Strategy, the outing of Valerie Plame, Birthers, Reverend...

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Obama Speech Just Okay

Barack Obama’s speech reminded me more than anything else of some of Bill Clinton’s State of the Union addresses. It was a little longer than I would have liked. It was more itemized than I would have preferred. I...

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