This country loves its hustlers and slick operators, but it's hard work that gets you through the rough patches
By Garrison Keillor Feb 9, 2010
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Financing Cheney's pro-torture front is Melvin Sembler, who once enabled "enhanced interrogation" of American teens
By Joe Conason
February 9, 2010
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The political system was always broken, and the Republicans and Democrats have always been divided. Why the fuss?
By Digby
February 9, 2010
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The capacity of the right-wing mind to attack exactly that which it does is apparently infinite
By Glenn Greenwald
February 9, 2010
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Bomb Iran and privatize Social Security. Really? That's all you've got?
By Michael Lind
February 8, 2010
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Sagging demand and soaring deficits have the right wing going nuts and the president against the wall
By Robert Reich
February 9, 2010
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Mayor Bloomberg's flip-flop embarrassed the Obama administration and himself. He was right the first time
By Joe Conason
February 8, 2010
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Bankers threaten to once again fund the GOP if Obama continues saying mean things about them
By Glenn Greenwald
February 8, 2010
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After Bush/Cheney, the GOP needs a new branding campaign and this is what they've found
By Glenn Greenwald
February 7, 2010
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Oregon rejected the anti-tax zealots and voted for tax increases. Colorado Springs wasn't so lucky
By David Sirota
February 5, 2010
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A team of ex-Taliban officials is quietly promoting negotiations -- and say their old comrades would dump al- Qaida
By Joe Conason
February 5, 2010
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It's the 21st century, folks. You really ought to know this stuff
By Elon James White
February 5, 2010
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At least Salem witch hunters gave pretenses of trials before burning their fellow citizens at the stake
By Glenn Greenwald
February 5, 2010
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Not everyone can afford to "ride out" the slump, as they're being instructed to do by some employed pundits
By Digby
February 4, 2010
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Call me old-fashioned, but I thought Congress was in charge of passing legislation, not Wall Street
By Robert Reich
February 4, 2010
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Privatizing Social Security is again on the GOP agenda -- a political mistake that worried Democrats should welcome
By Joe Conason
February 4, 2010
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Three dead Americans in Pakistani uniforms contradict claims that no U.S. ground forces are operating in borders
By Juan Cole
February 4, 2010
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An Obama official acknowledges the targeting of American citizens for assassination -- with no judicial oversight
By Glenn Greenwald
February 4, 2010
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Millions of voters believe the GOP line about Obama's runaway spending. It's up to him to set the record straight
By Gene Lyons
February 3, 2010
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One theory to be put to rest in Landrieu wiretap case: This was no Justice Department plot to frame anyone
By Joe Conason
February 3, 2010
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What is it that sets him apart from Real Americans? The Washington Post has some answers
By Digby
February 3, 2010
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Iran, the U.S. and Iraqi groups dance around each other as election approaches
By Juan Cole
February 3, 2010
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Big decisions that the majority's supposed to make are happening instead behind closed doors
By Robert Reich
February 3, 2010
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The Brookings war cheerleader disparages both gay people and the military to question the repeal of DADT
By Glenn Greenwald
February 2, 2010
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Democratic and media elites attack Obama for departing from the prior administration's Terrorism approach
By Glenn Greenwald
February 2, 2010
Get busy, Democrats
Behind Liz Cheney's group, a weird legacy of torture
The real political realities
Rich Lowry's brain
The GOP's bad old ideas
Yes, the 9/11 trial should be held in New York
Wall Street owners angry with their purchase
When communities "choose life"
Does the Taliban want to talk peace with the U.S.?
13 black truths
The lynch-mob mentality
Republicans revive a debate they lost, badly
Pakistan bombing reveals U.S. troops in-country
The deficit blame game
O'Keefe arrest spawns lame excuses -- and nasty smear
Our incredible shrinking democracy
