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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/26/2008
David Brooks: McCain's Collapse "Unspeakably Sad"
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In today's agonies, David Brooks trembles over the transformation of the once great, John McCain. You know, all the usual blather about the great leader he once was and his tragic decline these last few weeks or months. It's truly unbearable stuff especially to those among us (pretty much ...
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 10/27/2008
Moderate Republicans, Reformist Conservatives, and Other Animals
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — A reader writes: I read your posting on Limbaugh's monologue. There is one point I do not... understand. You seem to claim that a bad campaign by McCain justifies moderate Republicans jumping ship. I do not understand why that in anyway justifies the ... (more) Moderate Republicans, Reformist Conservatives, and Other ...

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washingtontimes.com - 10/22/2008
BLANKLEY: Conservatism reborn
— washingtontimes.com — By: bandaid BannedMonique: Я люблю свободу October 22, 2008 at 3:59 p.m. | Mark as Offensive By:... bandaid BannedMonique: You might want to brush up on your Russian, too. October 22, 2008 at 3:49 p.m. | Mark as Offensive By: Personholecover David ... (more) BLANKLEY: Conservatism reborn

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Florida GOP Mailer: Obama "No Friend Of Israel"
huffingtonpost.com - 10/28/2008
Florida GOP Mailer: Obama "No Friend Of Israel"
— huffingtonpost.com — The Republican Party of Florida is sending out a new mailer that accuses Barack Obama of being... "dangerously unprepared" and "no friend of Israel." The direct mail piece, which was passed on to the Huffington Post by a reader, pairs two noxious ... (more) Florida GOP Mailer: Obama "No Friend Of Israel"

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The Mahablog:  The Usual Slop From David Books

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The Usual Slop From David Books
The Mahablog — ... service and American exceptionalism” is code for “he’ll start more stupid wars.” “McCain would be an outstanding president,” Brooks says, without offering much in the way of evidence. It’s possible the McCain that lives in Brooks’s head would make a decent president, but the flesh-and-blood McCain who is actually campaigning would be a disaster. See also No More Mr. Nice Blog, Prairie Weather, and M.J. Rosenberg at TPM Cafe.

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