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Tag: second term

Oct 25
2010

From Your “Liberal” Newsweek

Media

George Will has bestowed upon himself the duty to name America’s “worst politician”, and declares Alan Grayson the winner: There are hundreds of plausible nominees for the title of America’s Second-Smarmiest Politician, but surely the top spot is un-contested. Americans of all political persuasions can come together in affirming one proposition: Public life would be […]

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Apr 24
2010
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Do Right Wing Bloggers Even Understand Politics?

Society

So I was reading this over at Power Line: Whenever President Bush talked about immigration, his approval ratings went down. It was like clockwork: liberals never understood that the fatal decline in Bush’s popularity during his second term had at least as much to do with his advocacy of “comprehensive immigration reform” as with war-weariness. […]

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Apr 20
2010
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Paranoia Strikes Deep

Politics

The lady that Buffalo Spingfield lyrics were written for: The Minnesota Republican congresswoman who claimed that President Barack Obama nationalized “51 percent” of the economy has concocted a yet stranger fiction. She believes former President Bill Clinton is trying to “take me out.” “Because I’m using a statement like ‘gangster,’ I’m responsible for creating the […]

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Apr 19
2010

BREAKING: Al Qaeda Leader In Iraq Killed

National Security

Another big get for the military: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday that an Iraqi intelligence team had found and killed al Qaeda’s leader in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri. Maliki said the team had also killed Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the purported leader of al Qaeda’s local affiliate, the Islamic State of Iraq. The […]

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Jan 28
2010

BREAKING: Bernanke Gets Second Term As Fed Chair

Politics

Wow another term to see what else he can screw up.

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Dec 21
2009

How “Fix It Later” Will Play Out On The Campaign Trail

Science

Following up on the notion of “fix it later” when it comes to the health care bill, I believe I have made a strong case for why that is less than likely too happen any time soon. So now I want to take a look at how “fix it later” will end up playing out […]

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Dec 2
2009

Bernie Sanders Putting A Hold On Renomination Of Bernanke

Economy

Bernie Sanders does what others should have done: Sen. Bernie Sanders Wednesday placed a hold on the nomination of Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.  “The American people overwhelmingly voted last year for a change in our national priorities to put the interests of ordinary people ahead of the […]

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Dec 3
2008
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Firewall

Misc

The hope of 60 seats in the Senate is now dead: Relieved Republicans celebrated a resounding win in Georgia’s hard-fought U.S. Senate runoff, a victory that denied Democrats a filibuster-proof majority and cemented the state’s reputation as a GOP bastion. Sen. Saxby Chambliss trounced Democrat Jim Martin Tuesday night, winning his second term by a […]

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Dec 2
2008
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Martinez Out In 2010

Misc

He failed at running the RNC and has failed at being a senator: U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost his approval ratings because of close ties to President George W. Bush, announced Tuesday he will not seek a second term in 2010. His seat was widely seen as vulnerable in […]

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Aug 28
2008

Great Speeches Last Night

Misc

First up we have the awesome speech delivered by Bill Clinton: After that, John Kerry gave a more powerful speech than he did during his entire campaign in 2004. If he would have been like this in 2004, then we would be heading into his second term. And the headliner of the night – Joe […]

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