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Plenty of liberals are plenty upset with President Obama for that tax-cut deal he made with the Republicans.
Mr. Obama said that extending Republican custody of his balls through 2012 "was like the Holy Grail for them, but I'm keeping my eyes on the North Star," adding, "I have no idea what any of that means."
Bush never treated his base as contemptuously as Obama deals with liberals. He responded to tax cut criticism by dismissing his critics as sanctimonious and fixated on purist policymaking. This unproductive response is part of a trend.
Brilliant. Good work by you. Keep on truckin', GOP stalwarts. You've got a clear road ahead.
Here's Part II of my Q and A/unabashed plug for Taibbi's Griftopia. Buy one for yourself, and another for every stocking you have to stuff.
In elections and political discourse, there are constant references to the world of the playground as in, Who will stand up to the bully? With the squ...
So you're walking down the street, another cold December morning, and you're on your way to work, and you've seen this view a thousand times before a...
Let's be clear. The Republican Party has only one core value: massive economic benefits for the wealthiest Americans. And they'll sacrifice the welfare of everyone else who is gullible enough to vote for them in order to get it.
Midnight. The Oval Office. President Barack Obama is pouring over the budget figures. Suddenly, the Amazing Spider-Man swings in through the window.
After tonight's deal with congressional Republicans, the revolt against the Obama presidency may well continue -- except it won't be coming from the right.
For all the niceties of form that are observed once candidates are elected to office, electoral politics is and always has been a nasty business, and ...
Mr. Obama has played his hand. He has agreed to cut taxes for the rich in return for an extension of unemployment benefits. But this attempt to masquerade as Robin Hood is a cynical farce.
Beware of Republicans bearing populist speeches. Republican populism is an oxymoron, a con-job, a Fox friendly flimflam for those in lemming lockstep ...
Negotiation on tough issues is a requirement of being a leader and a statesman, but we can no longer call it a negotiation if we're the only ones giving anything up.
Failing to ratify START will have serious ramifications for other U.S. priorities around the world. Yet nuclear terrorism and reduced leverage on Iran are risks Republicans seem blithely willing to tolerate.
