obsidianwings.blogs.com - 2/4/2009
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by publius
A few days ago , a commenter argued that I should stop accusing
Republicans of acting in bad faith on economic matters. Instead, I should realize that most conservatives sincerely prefer
these policies because they think the policies will ultimately help the country. I’ve ...
news.yahoo.com - 1/31/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
WASHINGTON The Republican Party chose the first black
national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of...
three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. The choice marked no less than "the dawn of a new ...
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Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman - Yahoo! ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/3/2009
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com —
The conservative movement may be dead -- but
one of its key Washington lieutenants is launching a...
career in electoral politics. Barbara Comstock, who ran oppo research for the RNC and chaired Scooter Libby's defense fund, is running for the ...
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GOP Attack Dog Launches New Career -- Running For Office
thenextright.com - 2/10/2009
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thenextright.com —
The power of the chairman to impact the
future of the party is, to a degree, limited....
Michael Steele will be able to attract a range of people that other candidates may not have been able to. But there is one area in which the Chairman's race ...
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What will Michael Steele do with the presidential ...
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Things Heard: e53v3
Stones Cry Out —
... noted.
St. Maximus.
A question asked … my answer … “Well, that’s because their parents are very rich and influential.”
A Marine in Anbar on the election.
From back when “be a man” had meaning.
Hmm.
A suggestion … simplify taxes … no no really really simplify them.
A leftist arguing in bad faith … that conservatives are acting in bad faith.
Art … from China.
Math ...
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