madkane.com - 1/14/2009
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Back in 2004 I summed up George Bush’s first term in my Alpha Politics. So it seems only appropriate to do the same for the Bush-Cheney second term. (Most of the links point to one of my satirical posts on the topic.)
A is for Jack Abramoff who’s big in pay-to-play.
B’s for ...
newsweek.com - 1/11/2009
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newsweek.com —
Dick Cheney , who will step down as
vice president on Jan. 20, has been widely portrayed
as a creature of the dark side, a monstrous figure who trampled on the Constitution to wage war against all foes, real and imagined. Barack Obama was elected ...
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Obama's Cheney Dilemma | Newsweek Politics
digbysblog.blogspot.com - 1/12/2009
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digbysblog.blogspot.com —
Sunday, January 11, 2009 Establishment Dicks by digby
I've written before about the influence of uber-villagers like
Stuart Taylor and how his noxious views on torture are likely to affect policy. And now we see the results of his handiwork. ...
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