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Published: 08/10/10

GOP on the Deficit: What Part of 'Balance the Budget' Don't You Understand?

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Published: 04/11/10

Chaos Theory - On the C Street Where You Live

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Published: 04/9/10

Barack Obama is Lyndon Johnson on Steroids

By Peter Wehner - Politics Daily

Our major political parties have durable images, both positive and negative. Over the last several decades certain impressions -- fairly or not -- have taken hold, like barnacles on the hull of a ship. On the positive side for Republicans is that they have been widely seen as defenders of traditional values and institutions; strong on national defense and in confronting America's adversaries; in favor of limited government and low taxes; and champions of free-market capitalism. On the down side, Republicans have been viewed as indifferent to the plight of the poor; insensitive on race and ...

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Published: 02/16/10

Opinion: Forget Talk of Democratic Realignment

By John Merline - AOL News

(Feb. 16) -- What a difference 15 months make. After the November 2008 elections, talk of a permanent Democratic majority was rampant. Now, with Sen. Evan Bayh's retirement announcement -- after three statewide losses in recent months -- Democrats are wondering if they will be able to even hold onto control of the Senate. Rewind the clock a bit to see what pundits and politicians were claiming after 2008 elections. "Democratic pollsters ... touted the creation of a 'permanent progressive majority.' " "Republicans still in denial as wilderness years stretch ahead." "From a political ...

Published: 02/10/10

Is Dennis Kucinich Joining the Tea Party Movement?

By Donna Trussell - Politics Daily

My time-space continuum warped when I heard that Dennis Kucinich had talked to tea partiers and found common ground. After the Democratic defeat in Massachusetts last month, Kucinich said, "There's nothing liberal about the bailouts. There's nothing liberal about standing by and watching banks use public money to get their executive bonuses. There's nothing liberal about giving insurance companies carte blanche to charge anything they want for health care...Since when did that become liberal?" A lot of citizens who once stumped for Obama – for change and hope, they thought – feel ...

Published: 02/5/10

DNC's Aggressive New Ad Attacks Republicans' Defense of Wall Street

By David Sessions - Politics Daily

A new television spot released Friday by the Democratic National Committee presents an aggressive populist message and attempts to connect Republicans with unpopular banks and financial institutions. The ad, titled "They're Doing It Again," criticizes the GOP for fighting financial reform and "chasing Wall Street donors." "Republican policies paved the way for Wall Street's risky bets that sank our economy and wiped out people's savings," the ad's narrator says. The spot is a clear attempt to retake the ground Republicans gained in opposing bailouts for Wall Street banks, which they have ...

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Published: 01/26/10

The Health Care Divide: Dems That Have, and Dems That Don't

By Donna Trussell - Politics Daily

There's a civil war going on among Democrats in the so-called heartland. Here in the Midwest, Democrats agree on most things. We were thrilled to usher in the first African-American president. We are largely pro-choice, we're OK with gay marriage, and we hate Rush Limbaugh with the passion of 10,000 suns. But when it comes to the health care reform bills working their way through Congress, Democrats fall into two distinct camps. ...

Published: 01/25/10

Chaos Theory - Obama's Case of the Mondays

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Published: 01/20/10

Winners and Losers in Mass. Senate Election

By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News

(Jan. 20) -- At first glance, it's quite clear who's the biggest winner in Tuesday's Massachusetts election. State Sen. Scott Brown has become the GOP's latest hero by capturing the U.S. Senate seat Democrats held for decades. And not just any Democrats -- the Kennedys. Brown's victory over state Attorney General Martha Coakley -- Tuesday's biggest loser -- in the battle to succeed Ted Kennedy might spell defeat for health care reform, which the late senator called the cause of his life. A closer look at what online commentators are saying about the election that ended the Democrats' 60-vote ...