talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/2/2009
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Like many others, I've been saying this for years. So I'm surprised to be surprised. But the journalistic establishment in Washington, whether it's the Post or the Politico or much of the rest of the journalistic apparatus in the city, is essentially Republican in character -- not necessarily ...
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The Republican Village
Eschaton —
Just echoing what Josh says, it isn't clear that the Village media-industrial complex is Republican, but it is clear that most of them think that only the opinions of Republicans really matter. Expect David Gergen to wield a sort of extra-constitutional veto over everything Obama does. ...
Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos —
... in December from 36.2 in November. Wall Street economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected the reading to fall to 35.5. At 538, Nate has his own take on whether the Senate can exclude Burris, and rounds up 3 pro and 3 con posts from other "smart folks." Yesterday DHinMI marked the passing of Senator Claiborne Pell. At TAPPED, Tim Fernholz looks at the state of Pell grants today. Important reminder from Josh Marshall at TPM: [T]he journalistic ...
Needed: Frames For Progressive Swing Voters
Open Left - Front Page —
... , "the three-legged stool of support that Obama received from African Americans, Hispanics, and voters 18 to 29" was the key to his victory. And, yet, as both Josh Marshall and ...
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