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They're not used to these kinds of questions
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THEY'RE NOT USED TO THESE KINDS OF QUESTIONS.... When Sam Stein asked President Obama last night about Pat Leahy's idea for truth and reconciliation committee, it was a confrontational question. But more importantly, as Ezra noted , it was "confrontational from the left rather than from the center." It prompted Atrios to make a very good point : "Confrontation from the left ... is what is almost entirely missing from our political discourse. Poor Ben Nelson (don't really pity him) just had no idea how to deal with Rachel Maddow because he never gets questions from that direction." Quite right. Last week, during the Senate debate, Nelson made four appearances in ...
Centrists are blocking progress to repair the damage they helped inflict
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A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS by Chad Rubel When I was a child, one of the more philosophical questions we asked was "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop?" The answer turned out to be 3. But the quest proves that we are anxious to get to the center. Think about a jelly donut: the jelly isn't on the outside, it's in the center. Those fancy chocolates in the box where you don't know what you are actually eating until you bite it: the center is the best. And pizza lovers would rather have the center than the edges. But when it comes to Congress, the ...
Evan Bayh: from possible Obama VP to backstabber
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A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS by Chad Rubel If we go back all the way to the third full week in August 2008, we saw that there were three unofficial nominees for Barack Obama's running mate : now VP Joe Biden, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, and Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN). Bayh seemed to be the odd figure in that group: he was plenty conservative and a huge Hillary Clinton supporter when she ran for president. But despite the differences and potential awkwardness, Obama thought highly of him to seriously consider him for the job. You would think that such trust and appreciation would lend itself well in future interactions. But seven months later, Bayh is leading a group of Democrats ...
