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The Big Story: Hillary For Sec. of State? The press is buzzing with reports that Barack Obama is considering Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State. The latest wrinkle: Reuters reports that Hillary travelled to Chicago yesterday, though her office says it was for personal business. Obama ...
The GOP Gets Off to a Bad Start
The GOP Gets Off to a Bad Start
pajamasmedia.com — Sniping, whining, and bickering isn't the way to to revive a party after a stinging defeat. (more) The GOP Gets Off to a Bad Start
Goldberg: Keep Right
article.nationalreview.com — The idea that social liberalism and economic conservatism can coexist easily is not well supported by the evidence. (more) Goldberg: Keep Right
The GOP of the Future
The GOP of the Future
themoderatevoice.com — While talking heads are dashing back and forth suggesting how to “fix” the Republican party, various solutions are being offered. These include suggestions as extreme as rounding up the RINOs and executing them . Most of the plans include ... (more) The GOP of the Future
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Talking Points Memo — ... Set a course for adventure and your mind on a new romance with Mitt Romney, on the National Review's post-election Caribbean cruise. That and the day's other political news in the TPM Election Central Morning Roundup. ...

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Agitprop: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Propaganda — ... Mittens is romancing the morons over at the National Review: Mitt Romney is meeting with a group of top GOPers: The National Review post-election Caribbean cruise. National Review’s 2007 cruise, which went to Alaska, was the venue where Sarah Palin introduced herself to the right-wing media elite, leading to her being placed on the 2008 GOP ticket. Sadly, there are no icebergs in the Carribean. ...

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