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Bush Has Not "Kept Us Safe"

After the previous post, it seems appropriate to move delusion to delusion. So, let's look into the case of Wall Street Journal columnist and former Reagan speech writer Peggy Noonan. In what world does Peggy Noonan reside? And what color is the sky there?

Post-Partisan Progressives

Conservatives hail the incoming Obama administration appointments; progressives express misgivings. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill celebrates Barack Obama as "pragmatic," which she says may dismay some "on the left." David Corn says this isn't the change...

Did SEIU Help Take Down Blago?

Interesting speculation from Politico's Ben Smith: The [Obama-Biden] transition hasn't yet responded to questions about [Illinois Governor] Rod Blagojevich's indictment, but the key question is whether the transition was talking to prosecutors, whether Obama and...

Mobilize For A Real Recovery

What could be the most important test the progressive movement will face in decades starts now. With the economy facing a historic crisis, the question is whether progressives can unite around a plan to make the economy work for working people again. If progressives...

Nelson Rockefeller's Deepest, Darkest Secret

'Tis the season to be vetted — if you’re angling for a high-ranking post in the incoming Obama administration. Obama transition officials are currently quizzing hundreds of hopefuls, working to get them to reveal the deep, dark personal secrets that, if...

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