Author: BooMan

The Low-Education White Vote

Ron Brownstein: Compared with earlier presidents, Obama focused his case less on helping the uninsured and more on providing those with coverage greater leverage against their insurers. That shift was especially evident in his...

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Not a Lot of Protein Wisdom

I don’t really blame Jeff Goldstein for being indignant, but the problem is that he spends a whole lot of words when his final paragraph would have basically sufficed. Kiteley’s pretense of “alarm” leads me to believe that...

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Frivolous Friday Open Thread

What’s the most important thing the Obama administration did today? Announce agreement with Russia on nuclear disarmament treaty. Announce new effort to stem foreclosure crisis. Add Michelle Obama’s podcasts of live...

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Bibi’s Got to Go

If it’s true that Obama and Netanyahu are at the point of no return, then it’s clear that Netanyahu and his ultra-right allies must go. With the U.S. military flatly asserting that Israel is a security and diplomatic...

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On the Path Back

The Research 2000/Daily Kos Weekly Trending Poll is out with some post-health care numbers. Unsurprisingly, the president, the Democratic Party, Congressional Dems, and Nancy Pelosi are all enjoying a nice bump in public...

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