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Obama hearts Republicans?

ABC is reporting that Barack Obama has added Arnold Schwarzenegger to the list of Republicans he would consider for his cabinet were he to be elected president. At a Town Hall meeting in Manchester,...

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Confederacy Of Dunces...

The political landscape is becoming increasingly surreal.  In addition to our own little intramural freak show in the Democratic party, which headlines with  a once-disgraced former President juggling...

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Vets for Hypocrisy

Whoever first uttered the phrase "With All Due Respect" deserves to have a statue erected in their honor, paid for by right wing front groups like Vets for Freedom. How else could folks like David...

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Obama Will Win

Okay get out your tin-foil hats, here's how a conspiracy theorist might analyze the 2008 presidential election. For entertainment purposes only.Who has more support among America's oligarchy elites?...

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Sad to realize McCain had better options for running mates.

Palin's performance in the vice presidential debates may appeal to more conservative voters because of her "hockey mom" approach and being a proud mother of a large family among several other bragging...

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Sleaze Blocker Needed: Time for Powell, Bloomberg and Hagel to shut it down...

These three supposed heroes of the "independent" voter have been on the sidelines too long.  Pulling them into the fray to denounce McCain’s latest foray into the gutter is really the only sure way to...

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Election Day Live Blogging-NE

Nebraska polls close at 8:00 PM CST.   We here in Omaha can hardly wait! We are closely watching the presidential race in CD-02, since we here in NE can divide up our electoral votes. We are hoping to...

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Cabinet Diary 1 - Secretary of State

It's time for a look at the Cabinet in the upcoming Obama administration. First up - Secretary of State, the point person - in repairing our alliances, in building on the goodwill that is already...

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Cabinet Diary 3 - Secretary of Defense (with poll)

Now it's time to continue this series on the upcoming Obama cabinet. Who would be best as Obama's Secretary of Defense? Prominent candidates for the position may cause heartburn for progressives.Many...

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Hagel for Veterans Affairs

President-Elect (wow, doesn’t that sound great!!!) Barack Obama repeatedly – including during his victory speech Tuesday night – has stated that he wants to include everyone, Republicans and...

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Secretary of State Fareed Zakaria???

I don't know much about the man. I've read his articles in Newsweek and seen his show but have never read his books. I'll have to. But I've been reading about him. From what I've gathered he's got a...

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MY PICKS FOR OBAMA'S CABINET

There been a lot of talk about should HRC be in President Obama's Cabinet and esp. what role if any should Hillary Clinton be.... I was really critical of Senator Clinton during the primaries, but i...

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In support of Hagel

John Cornyn (Republican senator) recently came out attacking Hagel. Here's what Cornyn said:On Iran:“He appears to believe [a nuclear-armed] Iran can be contained. [ Defense Secretary  Leon] Panetta...

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Nominating Hagel an Insult to Netanyahu? Good!

We all know the gay slur (for which he has apologized) is an absolute strawman argument: The real reason Joe Lieberman and Bill Kristol are raking him over the coals is insufficient fealty to Bibi...

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Hagel nomination can knock down wild-swinging Repugs/NeoCons/AIPAC

The bad news is that, in the words of yesterday's NYRB article by Elizabeth Drew:if [Obama] dropped Hagel would he go to bat for anyone? (Or they for him?) The hesitancy to name Hagel or another...

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Joe Klein needs to be respected

I know this is a weird dairy but I was just clearing out my DVR and caught Joe Klein on Face the Nation this weekend dismissing Benghazi and figured he earned a shout-out. Now, as an avid Daily Kos...

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I'm for Chuck Hagel

Good evening, all!I believe that Chuck Hagel is an excellent (presumptive) nominee for Secretary of Defense.  His experiences in Vietnam with his brother, his realism (in the foreign policy meaning of...

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"He and I bled and almost died on the same battlefields in Vietnam."

So said Former Senator Max Cleland about the possibility of another former Senator Chuck Hagel serving as the Secretary of Defense. And for all the weaknesses Hagel has, alas as a Republican, I agree...

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To Finagle Chuck Hagel?

Ever since Susan Rice’s botched nomination, it seems to be open season on President Obama’s top cabinet picks for a second term. As Russ Baker explained here, the substance-free fight over Ms. Rice...

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David Brooks is a dick - with UPDATE

At times I have enjoyed reading David Brooks NYTimes column. Today is not one of those days.In a column titled, "Why Hagel Was Picked," Brooks starts out with a discussion of government spending on...

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