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Stop Being So Offended, Democrats

Lionel Beehner | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain, Obama, Ferraro, Race, Hillary, Democrats, Political Correctness, Election, Politics News
Lionel Beehner

We don't need to distort the opposition or take umbrage at their every comment to win this election. If we just debate them upright on the issues, we will win.

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Hillary, Hillary, Hillary: An Open Letter to the Former Future President

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Primaries, Quit, Bill Clinton, Rfk, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Mccain, Democrats, Election, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

A once valiant warrior, Hillary is now just a sad footnote in history. She will never recover politically from her monumentally insensitive RFK comment.

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Friday Talking Points [33] -- If It Quacks Like A Lame Duck...

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

President George W. Bush, asked in a press conference why Republicans in the House and Senate are increasingly defying him, proven by the fact that do...

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Ted Kennedy: The Lion in Winter

Bennet Kelley | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Democrats, Ted Kennedy, Politics News
Bennet Kelley

The news that Sen. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor has stirred a nationwide reaction; let us not eulogize him prematurely - if there is one thing Democrats and Republicans agree upon it's that Ted Kennedy is a fighter.

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Stop the Silly Talk about an Obama-Hillary Dream Ticket

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Vice President, Barack Obama, Gop, George Bush, Democrats, African-Americans, Blue Collar Whites, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Home News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

In March close-to-presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama was blunt when asked if he would be Hillary Clinton's vice presidential ...

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What should the Democrats do about Michigan and Florida?

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michigan Primary, Dnc, Democratic Party, Michigan Delegates, Florida Delegates, Democratic National Committee, Florida, Florida Primary, Democrats, Michigan, Politics News
Robert Schlesinger

Over at US News we've set up an open thread trying to get a sense of what people think -- what should the Democrats do about Michigan and Florida? Cl...

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Hey Media: Lay Off Appalachia

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Primaries, Coal, Appalachia, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Elections, Media, Democrats, Barack Obama 2008, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Hillary Clinton, Hillbillies, Media Bias, Media News
Jeff Biggers

Pundits missed the two best kept secrets about Appalachia: it is far from homogeneous and has been a burning ground of change for the past 250 years.

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It's Over. But Let's Just Hope We're Only Talking About the Democratic Nomination

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clinton, Primary, Oregon, Kentucky, Obama, Mccain, General Election, Democrats, Election, Obama White Voters, White Working Class Voters, Racism, White Voters, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

The simple truth is that America is still quite a racist country. I'm not so sure Obama can overturn centuries of deep-rooted racism in just five months.

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Is War vs. Iran Still Politically Possible?

Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Fallon, Iran, Gates, War, Cheney, Rice, Israel, Mccain, Republicans, Ritter, Democrats, Hersh, Nie, Bush, Home News
Sandy Goodman

I must say that I find a "yes" answer to the question in the headline impossible to believe. But apparently the real chance of that new war is still ...

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The Bridge from Camelot

Mary Lyon | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Kennedy Family, Liberals, Democrats, Barack Obama, The Kennedy Administration, Ted Kennedy, Camelot, Politics News
Mary Lyon

We're lucky, as Democrats, that we've had Ted Kennedy as a leading light of our party for so long. He's our link to a past when everything seemed renewed, refreshed, and all things seemed possible.

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The Answer: Wisdom in Washington

Stephen H. Dinan | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Obama, Race, Clinton, Democrats, Presidency, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Politics News
Stephen H. Dinan

The challenges on our nation's agenda are simply too large for the principles of change and wisdom to exclude the other and are why Obama and Clinton need to combine as a single ticket.

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There'll be "Race Riots" in The Streets?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

Michelle Bernard, with her supremely irresponsible, reckless, race-baiting comment, was abruptly cut-off by an incredulous Chris Matthews as he closed last night's show.

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Proud of What?

Mary Lyon | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Economy, Iraq War, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Right or Wrong, Conservatives, Cindy McCain, Tennessee GOP, Republicans, Democrats, My Country, Pride in America, Pride, Politics News
Mary Lyon

I've been deeply ashamed of my country's pursuit of the crooked path extolled by the GOP. My distress arises from the decline of sensible and adult governance, truly objective and honest bipartisanship, and an increase in flat-out money-grubbing

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For Obama and Clinton, Oregon Holds All the Cards

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clinton, Politics, Oregon, Obama, Campaign, Primary, Democrats, Starbucks, Superdelegates, Barack Obama, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

What if Obama loses Oregon tomorrow, or wins only by the barest of margins?

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The Manifesto and the Media

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Evangelical Manifesto, The Los Angeles Times, Republicans, Media, Democrats, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Just recently I wrote about the new Evangelical Manifesto, of which I was a signatory. It's been interesting to see the news coverage that followed it...

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Obama And Clinton's California Kumbaya

William Bradley | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary, Obama, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Democrats, President, Bill Clinton, Politics News
William Bradley

Sunday's California DNC meeting made it clear that both the Clinton and Obama campaigns are ready to turn their swords into plowshares behind the impending nomination of Obama.

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Obama, Clinton Supporters Plan For Inevitable Merger

Washington Post | Matthew Mosk and Chris Cillizza | Posted 05.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Supporters, Democratic Nomination, Barack Obama, Clinton Supporters, 2008 Campaign, Democratic Primary Race, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Top fundraisers for Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have begun private talks aimed at merging the two candidates' teams, not waiting for...

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Romney Poses Bigger Threat to Obama than McCain

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

McCain needs a vice president who can help right the tottering GOP ship. He has no choice but to implore Mitt Romney to sign on to the ticket.

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Friday Talking Points [32] -- Democrats Throw Bush A Few Elbows

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Borah Peak, at 12,662 feet high, is the highest point in Idaho. [That may sound like a strange place to begin this column, but please bear with me.] I...

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Bush Officially Kicks Off GOP's Sleaze Campaign

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

President Bush has made so many utterly dumb statements during his eight years in office that K-Tel could compile a best-selling greatest-hits album. ...

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Poll: Nearly One-Third of Dems Would Back Clinton Indy Bid

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Independent Bid, Washington Times, Politics, Bellantoni, Hillary Clinton, Rasmussen, Democrats, 2008 Election, Politics News
Christina Bellantoni

If Clinton does not win the Democratic Party nomination, 29% of Democrats say she should run an Independent campaign for the White House.

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Bush Is America's #1 Appeaser-Coward-Patsy -- It's Time the Dems Said So

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, John McCain, Al-Qaeda, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Hitler, Democrats, Barack Obama, Chamberlain, Politics News
Paul Abrams

By continuing the war in Iraq -- draining our resources, weakening our military, exhausting our will -- Bush, and his protege McCain, are bin Laden's patsies.

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Clinton Protest Voters for McCain

Taylor Marsh | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, 2008, Democrats, Clinton, Mccain, Voting, Politics News
Taylor Marsh

If Clinton and her female supporters are not respected, they have the power to stand up and walk out on the Democratic Party to send a message that will reverberate for years to come.

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What Value Does the Edwards Endorsement Really Provide?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Edwards, Clinton, Primary, Democrats, Endorsement, Election, John Edwards Endorsement, Edwards Endorsement, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

Edwards' 18 delegates is indeed a bounty, but, there's no guarantee these delegates will automatically cast their votes for Obama simply at Edwards' instruction.

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Annoying HuffPost Trend: Elected Democrats Posting On What's Wrong In Washington

James Boyce | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democrats, Washington, Elected Democrats, Politicians on Huffpost, Politics News
James Boyce

If elected Democrats have a complaint about oh, say corruption in Iraq, they should speak with the people in charge of the purse strings. That would be the Democrats.

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