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Op-Ed Columnist - Team of Frenemies
WASHINGTON It’s a cool idea, Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. At long last, the feminist icon would represent the feminist ideal of getting a room of her own, all on her own. Running for the Senate and the presidency, Hillary felt entitled to get money, endorsements and support because she ...
Op-Ed Columnist - Time for Him to Go
Op-Ed Columnist - Time for Him to Go
nytimes.com — Thanksgiving is next week, and President Bush could make it a really special holiday by resigning. Seriously.... We have an economy that’s crashing and a vacuum at the top. Bush — who is currently on a trip to Peru to meet with Asian leaders who no ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - Time for Him to Go
Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
washingtonindependent.com — Many foreign policy experts wonder whether a Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would reach beyond loyalists... to bring in progressive Obama supporters after an acrimonious primary. (more) Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
Op-Ed Columnist - G.O.P. Dog Days?
Op-Ed Columnist - G.O.P. Dog Days?
nytimes.com — Just before midnight on Nov. 4, I wasn’t that worried. Sure, the election results had been bad... — but they weren’t devastating. Obama wasn’t winning the popular vote by double-digit margins, as some polls had suggested he might. Republican losses in ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - G.O.P. Dog Days?
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1998 to Infinity
Comments from Left FieldShorter Maureen Dowd: “It’s still all about The Clenis.” *headdesk* MoDo + Clinton = burning stoopid yanked from her backside (pass the Preparation-H.) Seriously, by now the question is largely rhetorical (if ubiquitous), but still bears repeating: Why the fuck does this worthless, (hetero)sexist hack still have a job at The Gray Lady? She stopped being funny and ‘edgy’ (let alone relevant) when Technotronic was topping the pop charts. As Jesse ...

This is Change? 20 Hawks, Clintonites and Neocons to Watch for in Obama's White House
The Latest on Air America — ... rising to support the measure in October 2002. "He has also given aid, comfort and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaida members … I want to insure that Saddam Hussein makes no mistake about our national unity and for our support for the president's efforts to wage America's war against terrorists and weapons of mass destruction.""The man who vowed to deliver us from 28 years of Bushes and Clintons has been stocking up on Clintonites," New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd recently wrote . "How, one may ask, can he put Hillary -- who voted to authorize the Iraq war ...

A Faustian bargain for the 21st century
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily — I think Al-Jazeera captures the WTF state of my brain trying to wrap itself around the idea of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. What it doesn't really explain is the dark underbelly of the "Why?" Is the a show of strength or a show of weakness? I hope history will prove me absolutely wrong on this one, but I have to go with the second choice and not the first. For all the talk of frenemies being the new black, the fact of the matter is that Obama didn't win ...

"Family Guy," "American Dad" Men Talk Hillary Clinton, Maureen Dowd (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... In November, Dowd wrote in the New York Times about Obama's possible selection of Clinton as Secretary of State: How, one may ask, can he put Hillary -- who voted to authorize the Iraq war without even reading the intelligence assessment -- in charge of patching up a foreign policy and a world riven by that war? You can hear the gnashing of teeth from John Kerry -- who thought the job was promised to him in return for his endorsement after New Hampshire -- and Bill "Judas" Richardson, who met ...

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