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sideshow.me.uk - 2/24/2009
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Among the more entertaining lies conservatives have been telling us over the last couple of decades is the one where the GOP and conservatism are just hipper and cooler and neater and sexier than out-of-touch liberals and their outmoded liberalism. Apparently, we were even supposed to believe ...
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 2/25/2009
Jindal
— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Close your eyes and think of Kenneth from 30 Rock. Stylistically, he got better as he went... along but there was, alas, a slightly high-school debate team feel to the beginning. And there was a patronizing feel to it as well - as if he were talking ... (more) Jindal

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althouse.blogspot.com - 2/26/2009
Why racial attitudes that helped Barack Obama will hurt Bobby Jindal.
— althouse.blogspot.com — Christopher Orr struggles to explain: Both Obama and Jindal are at the geeky end of the spectrum... among American politicians. But Obama's race cuts against this persona, and makes him "cool" in a way (however studiously achieved) it's hard to ... (more) Why racial attitudes that helped Barack Obama will hurt ...

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swampland.blogs.time.com - 2/22/2009
Bobby Jindal's Blustery Day
— swampland.blogs.time.com — Bobby Jindal is a very smart fellow. Back when he was in Congress, I'd try to check... in with him every six months or so, just to see what he was thinking about. At first, we talked about health insurance--his specialty. Then, about the federal ... (more) Bobby Jindal's Blustery Day

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Corrente:  Shorter Eugene Robinson on stress tests: "Lie to me!"

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Shorter Eugene Robinson on stress tests: "Lie to me!"
Corrente — Via the great Avedon, this from Eugene Robinson: End of the Magic Show It's reaching the point where desperate measures -- brutal honesty and complete transparency -- may be the only way to bring the economy out of its kamikaze dive. If so, this won't be pretty. What, you mean honest and transparency haven't happened already? Even though we've had a Democratic President[-elect] since November? I'm shocked. What's missing from the whole system is trust, and trust can't be reestablished ...

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