Raphael Cushnir: Obama and the Bunny Planet
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I like Barack Obama, but I misjudged him. I mistook ambition for courage, and conformity for pragmatism. He needs a visit to the Bunny Planet....
Green Diary Rescue & Open Thread: Copenhagen
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At *Grist*, Geoffrey Lean writes:
Environmental groups unprepared for ‘Swift Boating’ of climate science
Are the climate skeptics increasingly winning t...
Right Is Right
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Barbara Boxer is right about this:
Leaked e-mails allegedly undermining climate change science should be
treated as a criminal matter, Sen. Barbara Boxer (...
Bernie Sanders Puts A Hold on Bernanke Nomination
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When the U.S. economy melted down on former President Bush's watch, it was a
sobering moment.
Unfortunately, Ben Bernanke was not willing to sober up.
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Endgame
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I’ve had a little bit too much: — Jeff Frankel’s deficit reduction plan. —
Evan Bayh’s fake deficit reduction plan. — Ron Artest says he’s been known
to do...
Obama Firm on Troop Withdrawal
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Chip Reid asked White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs if senators were
correct calling the July 2011 date for beginning to withdrawal troops from
Afghan...
Happy Hour Roundup
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* Good read: Steve Coll, who knows what he’s talking about, says Obama did
the right thing, even if his speech was hopelessly riddled with
contradictions. ...
The Speech Isn't the Story
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I feel underqualified to talk about this one because I don't claim any
expertise in the area of foreign policy and have rather ambivalent feelings
toward A...
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