the-reaction.blogspot.com - 11/12/2008
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By Michael J.W. Stickings As the presidential campaign was nearing its end, as the Republicans were getting more and more desperate amid prospects of doom, the McCain-Palin fear- and smearmongering focused not just on Obama's "socialism" but on how horrible so-called "one-party rule" would ...
campaignsilo.firedoglake.com - 11/6/2008
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campaignsilo.firedoglake.com —
Reid and Lieberman won't say what happened in
the meeting. My guess? Reid told him he can...
stay in the caucus if he steps down from his committee chairmanship (a campaign we started shortly after the 2006 election, thanks to everyone ...
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Lieberman After Meeting with Reid - Video
online.wsj.com - 11/9/2008
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online.wsj.com —
Pelosi and Reid are expected to send a
letter to Bush urging him to assist the Big...
Three auto makers by considering broadening the $700 billion TARP to help the troubled industry.
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Pelosi, Reid Press for Aid for Autos
theanchoressonline.com - 11/18/2008
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theanchoressonline.com —
Retreat was excellent, but I need to process
it a little before I write about it. Meanwhile,...
a quick look around tells me I didn’t miss much, newswise. Guns: Instapundit links to two pieces on increased gun sales - or the perception ...
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Guns, Bailouts, Gitmo and Soap
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The Myth of “One-Party Rule”
The Moderate Voice —
... as Obama is, there is only so much he can do.
And so the whole idea of “one-party rule” is basically a myth. While the Republicans were able, more or less, to maintain party unity, especially after 9/11, given Bush’s immense popularity (for a time), the Democrats remain a divided party (in what I hope is a dynamic and productive way) with members who will not simply do what they are told.
It’s called the American way.
(Cross-posted from The Reaction.)
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