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Explaining Newt’s Inimitable Newtness
No, Newt Gingrich is not a jerk because he has a Ph.D.
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Nobody Puts Barry in the Corner
Today’s Balance Sheet covers the House Republicans’ cave-in on the payroll tax cut and the inequality dragon.
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Loveable Extremist
Liberals may have a soft spot for Ron Paul, but on economic issues, he’s the most extreme of the GOP candidates.
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Please Lie to Me
Patrick Caldwell joins Jamelle Bouie and Jaime Fuller from his perch in Iowa to discuss the Republican presidential race in the Hawkeye State, as well as the dysfunction of Republicans in Congress.
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Please Lie for Us
Patrick Caldwell joins Jamelle Bouie and Jaime Fuller from his perch in Iowa to discuss the Republican presidential race in the Hawkeye State, as well as the dysfunction of Republicans in Congress. Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an e-mail at Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an e-mail at Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an e-mail […]
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Santa Comes Early
House Republicans get coal in their stocking, and Newt tries to capture the non-human vote.
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What? We Won?
The Democratic party discovers that economic populism works.
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Establishment Bros Stick Together
George H.W. Bush endorses Mitt Romney, showing that the GOP élite are firmly on his side.
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House GOP’s White House Stocking Stuffer: The Payroll Tax Cut
The cave-in by the House Republicans on the payroll tax is on terms that keeps this conflict going well into the election year–and on terms very favorable to Barack Obama and the Democrats. For the GOP, the two-month extension of the payroll tax cut is the worst possible politics. First, they look weak (because they […]
