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themoderatevoice.com - 20 days ago
Brooks: Independents are Meandering Cats
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The money line from Mr. Brooks’ column today: Independents are herds of cats who find out what they think through a meandering process of discovery. While that’s probably not fair to say about all independent voters, it’s a shockingly accurate description of the ...
Conservatism Didn't Lose in NY-23
rushlimbaugh.com - 22 days ago
Conservatism Didn't Lose in NY-23
— rushlimbaugh.com — RUSH: These are my thoughts on New York 23. In the first place I'll have to double-check... this but I'm reasonably sure that this was the highest percentage of the vote ever won on the Conservative Party line by a House or Senate candidate. I think ... (more) Conservatism Didn't Lose in NY-23

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liberalvaluesblog.com - 20 days ago
Embracing One’s Meandering Cat
— liberalvaluesblog.com — I initially wasn’t going to bother responding to David Brooks ‘ column today–until I read Pete Abel’... s response. Brooks, perhaps thinking being a New York Times columnist gives him the authority, presumes to understand the thoughts of all independents. In the end he ... (more) Embracing One’s Meandering Cat

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The Log in David Brooks’s Eye
mahablog.com - 17 days ago
The Log in David Brooks’s Eye
— mahablog.com — David Brooks tells us that Islam harbors evil : Most people select stories that lead toward cooperation... and goodness. But over the past few decades a malevolent narrative has emerged. That narrative has emerged on the fringes of the Muslim world. It is a narrative that sees human history as ... (more) The Log in David Brooks’s Eye

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Embracing One’s Meandering Cat
Liberal Values — ... ‘ column today–until I read Pete Abel’s response. Brooks, perhaps thinking being a New York Times columnist gives him the authority,  presumes to understand the thoughts of all independents.  In the end he uses what he claims to be the views of independents to justify calling on the Democratic Party to do what he believes should be done. ...

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