salon.com - 11/18/2008
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(updated below - Update II) An article in The Hill , describing how profoundly House Democrats will miss the leadership of Rahm Emanuel, recounts this episode, involving the vote by Democratic Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota in favor of the dreadful Protect America Act in August of last year (h/t ...
salon.com - 11/16/2008
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salon.com —
(updated below) Last Wednesday, I wrote : It
simply is noteworthy of comment and cause for concern...
-- though far from conclusive about what Obama will do -- that Obama's transition chief for intelligence policy, John Brennan, was an ardent supporter ...
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John Brennan and Bush's interrogation/detention policies ...
salon.com - 11/23/2008
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salon.com —
(updated below) I've been genuinely mystified by the
disappointment and surprise being expressed by many liberals over...
the fact that Obama's most significant appointments thus far are composed of pure Beltway establishment figures drawn from the ...
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Progressive complaints about Obama's appointments - ...
salon.com - 11/12/2008
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salon.com —
(updated below) Though it hasn't happened yet, it
is appearing increasingly likely that Senate Democrats -- led...
by Barack Obama (who seems to be playing a much more active role in all of this than his spokesperson yesterday suggested ) -- are going to ...
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The Democrats of 2002 and 2007 haven't gone anywhere - ...
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11/18: Netroots' Hopes Dashed
Blogometer —
... . Glenn Greenwald was not surprised: "Nobody who has watched Congressional Democrats over the last many years could possibly have expected any other outcome. This is who they are and what they do." LIEBERMAN: Pathetic. Just Pathetic. Liberal bloggers are denouncing the ...
Senate Dems: "The Left Has Been Foiled"
Open Left - Front Page —
... To show that these aren't errant, uncommon statements, make sure to read Glenn Greenwald's review of how this hatred for "the Left" now reaches all the way to the top of the new Obama administration through Rahm Emanuel. ...
Bipartisan
Suburban Guerrilla —
... Senate Democrats believe it’s important to reward someone with a powerful Chairmanship who has been a vehement supporter of George Bush, the war in Iraq, the full panoply of anti-constitutional abuses, and an amplifier of the most toxic right-wing toxic points. At the same time, they consider it a good thing to scorn their supporters on what they consider to be “the Left.” For anyone willing to hear it, they’ve made as clear and resounding a statement — again — about who they are and who they do and don’t listen to. ...
More on Barack Obama, Post-Partisanship and Billy Graham 2.0
Comments from Left Field —
... Once again we have been presented with evidence that establishment figures within the Democratic Party–including, and, especially, Barack Obama and his 1337 team of advisers–really do believe that Sister Souljahing must be a standard operating principle if a ‘liberal’ politician is to be seen as a consensus-builder. Judging by ...
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