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A Campaign Without Ideas
There was a time when Republicans campaigned on their ideas, programs and values. This year—lacking ideas, programs or values—John McCain and Sarah Palin are running for the White House on an elaborate fictional narrative of victimhood. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries  ...
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Crooks and Liars — James Fallows: Palin shares some toxic traits with our current leadership: Ignorance, lack of curiosity, ‘decisiveness,’ and of course, dishonesty.  It’s really epic.  Is it possible to support a candidate who campaigns on the notion that expertise is simply irrelevant?  Hell yeah! Facts are overrated. The Anonymous Liberal: John McCain has become a pathological Pinocchio, spouting a torrent of lies. The Brad Blog: Legendary rightwing ...

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