openleft.com - 11/5/2008
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The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus - a reliable parrot of conventional wisdom - joins the Punditburo's insistence that the largest progressive mandate in contemporary American history means that obviously - clearly! - America remains more conservative than ever:
"The experience of President Bill ...
openleft.com - 11/1/2008
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openleft.com —
In my newspaper column this week, I noted
that the term "center-right nation" is now the word...
du jour for the elite media and Punditburo. We are being told that no matter how big a progressive landslide Tuesday may bring, our country nonetheless will ...
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"Center-Right Nation" Watch
ourfuture.org - 11/7/2008
ourfuture.org - 11/6/2008
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ourfuture.org —
The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus - a reliable
parrot of conventional wisdom - joins the Punditburo's insistence...
that the largest progressive mandate in contemporary American history means that obviously - clearly! - America remains more conservative ...
(more)
"Center-Right Nation" Watch - Ruth Marcus Edition
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Center Right, Center Left
TalkLeft —
Via Yglesias, Fox News declares America a "Center Left" country: Via Sirota, Ruth Marcus proves Broder still rules the Beltway World. Here's the thing, if the Beltway takes Obama's platform and declares it Center Right, hell even Far Right, I will not complain. But they won't. That is Far Left to these bozos. Their contempt for the American People is disgusting. By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only
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