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Republicans ask: Where's the outrage?
President Obama skates away from uproars that stung his predecessor, George W. Bush.
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Politico's Wedge Shot
BAGnewsNotes — ... It’s a sign that the media’s echo chamber can be a funny thing, prone to the vagaries of news judgment, and an illustration that, in politics, context is everything. -- from: What if George W. Bush had done that? (Gerstein/Politico) ...

Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... cooling doesn't exist . Quick, someone let Inhofe know. * In May, a new credit card law stopped banks from arbitrarily raising interest rates. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is taking the next step , proposing "freezing interest rates and fees on existing credit card balances until a new law took effect." * The votes still aren't there for a robust public option in the House. * Snowe's prepared to support the GOP filibuster. * This Politico piece is easily the most annoying thing you'll read ...

As the Cognitve Process Begin to Deteriorate.....
WTF Is It Now?!? — .....Lower Reichwingnuttia provides us with some classy entertainment. Ladies and gentlemen, fellow comrades, and loyal readers of this fine bloggy establishment, we are proud present for your pleasure: What if George W. Bush had done that? Clicky the linky, enjoy the batshit crazy comments and have fun. You know you want to. The lengths I go to for you people....... ...

The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Note — ... Dance for 2 Lobbyists on Health Bill” LINK The New York Times’ David Herszenhorn and Robert Pear: “Democrats Divided Over Reid Proposal for Public Option” LINK The Washington Post’s Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery: “Centrists unsure about Reid’s public option” LINK PRESIDENT OBAMA: ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos: “GOP’s Undeclared War Against Obama” LINK Politico’s Josh Gerstein: “What if George W. Bush had done that?” LINK Politico’s David Rogers: “Dems trump Obama’s green agenda” LINK Politico’s ...

That's RACIST!
doubleplusundead — That's RACIST! Seriously, it is. I'd swear this political analyst was trying to figure out a way to conjure up the image of the lazy, shiftless black man without actually saying it. “There may well be almost an unconscious effort on the part of the media to give Obama a bit more slack because he is more likable, because he is the first African-American president. That plays into it,” said Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a political analyst at the University of Southern California. Soft bigotry at its finest. Posted by: ...

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