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Conservatives Silent After Norquist's Racial Remark About Obama

Think Progress | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

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Eight days ago in Jacksonville, Florida, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) predicted to a crowd of supporters that he would soon face race-based attacks from t...

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Senate Legislation Blocked Constantly By Obscure Political Maneuvers

Huffington Post | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

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The Huffington Post's Sam Stein reported last year on the aggressive tactics Republican senators were using to obstruct an unprecedented number of bil...

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Squealing on the Left At Obama's Back Flips

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Some are disappointed with him because they had an inflated, starry-eyed hope that he was the man who would magically undue Bush's wreckage. This expectation was unfair to Obama.

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After Heller, The Gun Lobby's "Slippery Slope" Is Gone; Reasonable Regulations Ahead

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

When the dust settles, most Americans -- and I believe even most in the gun violence prevention movement -- will come to see that there are some positives in this decision.

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Social Conservatives Still In Charge of Republican Party

Rep. Barney Frank | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Barney Frank

Leading economically conservative organizations who argued the proposed gambling regulations would interfere with the functioning of our financial system had the support of less than 10% of Republican congressmen.

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The Good Thing About Republicans Attacking Michelle Obama

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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Robert J. Elisberg

When the best you can come up with is attacking your opponent's wife, boy howdy, it shows that you're in serious trouble.

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The G in GOP Stands for Ghoul

Mary Lyon | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Mary Lyon

Charlie Black gave away the mindset -- the same chilling, dreadful policy-making mentality under whose influence we've already suffered for almost eight years -- of the McCain campaign.

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Dr. Dobson Has Just Handed Obama Victory

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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Frank Schaeffer

With enemies like this, Senator Obama doesn't need friends. Dobson's comments will energize his fellow evangelicals to vote for Barack.

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Message to Obama and McCain: Don't Waste Time on Paul's Backers

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The message to Republican presidential contender John McCain and his Democratic rival Barack Obama don't waste any time courting no shot former GOP ...

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Do the Democrats Want to Lose?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

The Democrats are about to lose to Bush and the grossly unpopular Republicans again on FISA and telecom immunity. But are they really losing? That depends on what your objective is.

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Bill Kristol is Not Stupid, So Why Does He Pretend to Be?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

The true contempt for our soldiers comes from Bill Kristol and his neo-con pals who sent them off to fight and die in a totally bogus, elective war -- not from MoveOn.org

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Are the Democrats Worse Than the Republicans?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

President Bush is the most unpopular president of all time -- literally. But if you keep losing to the worst, what does that make you?

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Republicans' Bizarre Rediscovery of Osama bin Laden

Steve Benen | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Steve Benen

Now that it's time for the general election, and the right is desperate to smear Barack Obama, the GOP has rediscovered OBL.

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McCain: Lock-Step and (Oil) Barrel

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.19.2008 | Green

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Janet Ritz

While Obama was in Illinois shoveling sand in bags to hold back the Bush-neglected infrastructure that was crumbling around him McCain was on his way to accept whoops and cheers from oil industry insiders.

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The Shadow Platform

Robert Koehler | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

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Robert Koehler

The GOP shadow platform, which has sustained Bush through eight years of spectacular misrule, is a crippling, regressive national force that we must outgrow if we want to survive, let alone prosper

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The Benediction of Big Al

Mary Lyon | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Mary Lyon

To this day, I still think Gore is the gold standard. Our country would be light years better off if we'd had Al Gore's steady hand at the wheel for the past seven-and-some years.

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Obama: GOP Tactics The Reason bin Laden Is Still Free

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and BETH FOUHY | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A defiant Barack Obama said Tuesday he would take no lectures from Republicans on which candidate would keep the U.S. safer, a shar...

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Texas GOP Pin Asks: "If Obama Is President, Will We Still Call It The White House?"

America Blog | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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Expect the Republican party to do absolutely nothing about the racists in its own midst. The national Republican party in Washington has contacts all ...

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A True Litmus Test For Reelection

Mickey Edwards | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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Mickey Edwards

On the first day of Congress, members swear to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States ... against all enemies foreign and domestic." Not the President, not a political party -- the Constitution.

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House Republicans Short Of Fundraising Targets By Tens Of Millions Of Dollars

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — House rank and file Republicans are tens of millions of dollars short of meeting fundraising targets set by their own campaign comm...

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GOP Reelection Strategy: Pork Barrel Spending

Washington Post | Chris Cillizza And Ben Pershing | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics

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Faced with one of the worst national political environments in modern political history, Republican incumbents are turning to a tried-and-true approac...

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National Journal confirms our low expectations

David Roberts | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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David Roberts

grist.orgNational Journal polls members of Congress:Matt draws our attention to one particular quote from a Republican No: "If there's one thing ...

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Michelle Obama is Nobody's "Baby Mama"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

Michelle Obama is no "baby mama". I still am dumbfounded by what an offensive, insensitive, racially charged reference Fox News made.

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Did John McCain Just Say What I Think He Said About Iraq?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

That an overwhelming majority of Americans want an imminent end to the war apparently doesn't faze McCain.

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The 269-269 Electoral Tie Scenario

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

So what would happen if the Electoral College tied? Well, it goes to the House of Representatives. And since the Democrats have an advantage in the House, you'd think "President Obama." But you'd be wrong.

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