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pajamasmedia.com - 11/18/2008

Why Obama Should Think Twice About Another Clinton Retread

— pajamasmedia.com — Eric Holder played an important role in the much-maligned pardon of fugitive Marc Rich. Should he really... be the next attorney general? (more) Why Obama Should Think Twice About Another Clinton Retread

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dailykos.com - 11/13/2008

Conservative Wishful Thinking

— dailykos.com — Rich Lowry in a WaPo op-ed engages in one of the more thoughtful examples of Republican and... conservative wishful thinking about the election, Sarah Palin and the future of the electorate. Most of the wishful thinking by other conservatives is just ... (more) Conservative Wishful Thinking

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the-reaction.blogspot.com - 11/10/2008

Frank Rich on the election that was

— the-reaction.blogspot.com — By Michael J.W. Stickings If you're looking for something good to read today -- say, maybe you're... bored by the early NFL games (I have my choice of Bills-Patriots (so-so), Rams-Jets (snooze), and Titans-Bears (okay)), and you're waiting anxiously ... (more) Frank Rich on the election that was

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Kristol predicts cheerfulness
Political Animal — ... The last eight years have been abysmal for most of the country, but they've been a boon for far-right journalists. George W. Bush never got around to doing an interview with the New York Times , but Bill Kristol and Rush Limbaugh have had the West Wing on speed-dial. Indeed, Dick Cheney's office is reluctant to answer even mundane questions from reporters, but the V.P. extended exclusive access to the Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes. And now, all of that access is poised to disappear . Since the Weekly Standard launched in 1995, there's one scenario the conservative ...

Deep Thought
Booman Tribune — What's that line? Never try to make someone understand something if their job depends on them not understanding it? That's how I feel about conservatives like Bill Kristol and Nick Lowry , who want to lead the way out of the wilderness for conservatives. Their magazine revenues may depend on it. But a real conservative intellectual would look around and question why they have wasted their time on conservatism in the first place. The failure of Reagan-Bushism has been total. What didn't fail in practice, failed because human nature refused to put it in practice. So, why not try ...

Fox News braces itself for change
Political Animal — ... Obama. "That's a much simpler thing for them to do," Mr. Alterman added, "than to defend a failed war and a failed president." I think that's exactly right. Fox News is geared up to cater to its audience -- Alan Colmes is gone; Glenn Beck has joined the team; Mike Huckabee has his own show; and Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Roger Ailes have all signed new contracts that will keep them on through the end of Obama's first term. Of course they're "re-energized." Rich Lowry recently noted , "People get ginned up when the other side is in power," and pointed to the fact that ...