Swift Boating

As Goes California...

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

The nation is catching up to California. The contempt directed at Sacramento politicians is already bleeding over on every other politician in the state.

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Pandering for Palin: SarahPAC Makes First Sales Pitch

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Geoffrey Dunn

While personal and political controversies are muddying up Palin's political agenda in Alaska, the distant horizon of national politics looms ever so pristine -- and inviting.

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The Fringe Right Bubble is Bursting

Caroline Presno | Posted 05.25.2011

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Caroline Presno

Now we have Republicans, Democrats, and Independents walking away from and speaking out against extreme rhetoric and deeds. The country is ready for an Obama administration.

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Race Boating: Swift Boat Backer Funds Racist Mail

Open Left | Posted 05.25.2011

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Swift Boat funder Robert Perry, a top national Republican donor, is funding overtly racist attack mail this cycle. It's not Swift Boating. It's Race B...

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GOP Senator McConnell Contradicted By Own Staffer On Frost Family Smear

Courier-Journal | James R. Carroll | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell knew last week -- at a time when he was denying it -- that his staff had sent e-mails encouraging reporters to ...

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