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No More Mister Nice Blog — APOCALYPSE 2012? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT My feeling about Marc Ambinder's "Palin in 2012" post is that it's probably what a lot of Republicans think will happen -- and should happen -- four years from now, but 2012 is a long way away and we should all recall Gore and Lieberman's status as front-runners for 2004 before placing any bets. Ambinder: There's a suspicion in some McCain loyalist precincts that Gov. Sarah Palin is beginning to play the Republican base against John McCain -- McCain won't let her campaign in Michigan...McCain won't let her bring up Jeremiah Wright... McCain doesn't like her terrorist pal ...

Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Ex-Pats
Daily Kos — It’s hilarious to hear people who speak in flat Midwestern English tones argue that they "don’t have an accent" just because they sound so much like nomadic television newscasters everywhere.  In fact, everybody has an accent. But, as any 6th grader or architect transplanted from Alabama to Michigan or from Texas to Oregon can tell you, some accents have more cachet than others on the playground and at the office. Until I purged my drawl in junior high, I was seen by most of my classmates and more than a few teachers as having a brain as drowsy as my speech. On "Fresh Air," a couple of weeks ago, Geoff Nunberg remarked that we live in an era ...