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highclearing.com - 11/20/2008
Different poxes on different houses
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By Thoreau Act I: The Suckitude of Democrats So, the other day, I was reading some commentary (sorry, can't remember where) on the Dems letting Lieberman keep his committee chairmanship. The comment that struck me was that this was just one more way that the Dems are showing absolute scorn ...
thenextright.com - 11/26/2008
Strategy, Issues, or Candidates?
— thenextright.com — Rick Moran poses some valid questions for the Rebuild enterprise. Namely aren't we focusing too much on... tactics when what we really need is an ideological revival or a new Reagan? That's a good question, but ultimately a straw man. I would break ... (more) Strategy, Issues, or Candidates?

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/14/2008
Michael Steele Formerly Announces For RNC Chairman
— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — Former Maryland Lieutenant Gov. Michael Steele is formally in the race to be chair of the RNC.... He will get lots of public attention. But he, at the outset, more popular among Republicans generally than among the Republicans on the Republican National ... (more) Michael Steele Formerly Announces For RNC Chairman

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huffingtonpost.com - 11/25/2008
After Obama: How Dems Can Keep Party Going
— huffingtonpost.com — Much of the sweeping victories enjoyed by the Democratic Party this November have been credited to three... major catalysts: Barack Obama, for his campaign and fundraising efforts; the campaign committees, for their influential fifty-state-strategy; and ... (more) After Obama: How Dems Can Keep Party Going

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Thoreau has an epiphany: For a long time, I was kind of amazed by the libertarian rhetoric of the GOP, the way that somebody could argue for torture and corporate welfare and unchecked police powers and massive deficits and a global empire, and then follow it up with “Because I believe in limited government and the free market.” The cognitive dissonance wasn’t what bugged me (I’m cynical enough to take it as a given that politicians know how to lie) but rather that they would even bother appealing to the small government crowd that they feel free to screw ...

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