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  1. What To Do About Joe?

    http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/05/09/what-to-do-about-joe.aspx

    Brendan Nyhan mulls the future of Jomentum in the Democratic Party: What happens to Joe Lieberman if the Democrats take the White House and expand their Senate majority to 56 or 57 seats? Despite his support for McCain, I think Democrats will want his vote on non-war-related issues, so they'll hold their nose and let him keep his seniority in the caucus. …

    5 minutes ago

  2. David A. Bell on the Unity Ticket

    http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/05/09/david-a-bell-on-the-unity-ticket-10-reasons-not-to-pick-hillary-clinton-as-vice-president.aspx

    The notion of a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton "unity ticket" has been floated quite a bit the last few days. But, seriously, is the idea any good? We asked a few friends of the magazine to weigh in. Here's David A. Bell, a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University and a contributing editor for The New Republic. …

    26 minutes ago

  3. Michael Gerson Thinks Americans Are Stupid

    http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/05/09/michael-gerson-thinks-americans-are-stupid.aspx

    I'm not really sure how else to interpret his column from today, which diagnoses one of Obama's primary handicaps as the following: The Obama narrative is intellectual and ideological (not social) elitism. Humble roots have never been a guarantee of intellectual humility, especially when a mind comes to flower at Columbia and Harvard. …

    1 hour ago
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    ‘Dream Ticket’ or ‘Nightmare Scenario’?

    http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/15488.html

    more than a little. Now that the race for the nomination seems to be nearly complete, the notion of an Obama-Clinton pairing is once again on the front burner. There’s no shortage of opinions on the subject out there — TNR has been running a series this week with some sharp speculative commentaries — but as for me, I not only don’t think it’s going to happen, I’m not even sure if it should. Clinton has some tremendous assets and very strong appeal to a lot of voters. That said, I

    1 hour ago in The Carpetbagger Report - Commentary and Analysis on Politics in America by Steve Benen by Carpetbagger · Authority: 2,224
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    United They Fall?

    http://pomoco.typepad.com/postmodern_conservative/2008/05/un...

    The Plank's

    5 hours ago in Postmodern Conservative. · Authority: 69
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    Fighting Talker

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    News and Politics Sites I Like City Desk DCist Raw Fisher Salon: Glenn Greenwald Talking Points Memo The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan The Opinionator The Plank TIME: Swampland White House Watch - washingtonpost.com

    2 days ago in Fighting Talker · Authority: 2
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    Next Stop: Michelle

    http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/05/next-stop-michelle.html

    doomed?). That's it, and it's in the last paragraph. Contrast that to the two opening paragraphs, dedicated to wholly gratuitous references to Louis Farrakhan. This the best you've got? [Note: I strongly recall my argument here being made in a post at The Plank, but I can't find it. Apologies for the appropriation -- particularly if the post wasn't at The Plank and I'm effectively stealing from somewhere else]. While I'm on that last point, the discussion by

    2 days ago in The Debate Link by dsadevil · Authority: 85
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    Reid on Iraq, Energy and the Economy

    http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2008/05/reid...

    The Plank

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    My Political World

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    Daily Kos Drudge Report How the World Sees America Instapundit.com Marc Ambinder Playbook 24-7 Political Wire Powerline Real Clear Politics (RCP) Redstate The Corner (NRO) The Fix The Fray The Note The Page The Plank The Room of Zen The Stump (TNR) Think Progress Townhall's Blog TPM Muckraker Wonkette

    9 days ago in My Political World · Authority: 5
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    Political Philosophy in Public Education

    http://aniceplace.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/political-philoso...

    The Plank

    9 days ago in A Nice Place · Authority: 1
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    APWBWGTTD | Atlanta People With Blogs Who Get Together To Drink

    http://apwbwgttd.com

    April 27, 2008 8:46 pm Christopher Hitchens dissects the moral relativism of the Clintons (via The Plank): “They all do it” means, in this circle, “We all do it.” But the apologist won’t concede this consciously or honestly. Faced with the task of explaining the Clinton pardons, including one to Marc Rich, Sidney Blumenthal, a former senior

    11 days ago in APWBWGTTD | Atlanta People With Blogs Who Get Together To Drink · Authority: 11
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    no controlling moral authority

    http://atlmalcontent.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/the-clinton-st...

    The Plank): “They all do it” means, in this circle, “We all do it.” But the apologist won’t concede this consciously or honestly. Faced with the task of explaining the Clinton pardons, including one to Marc Rich, Sidney Blumenthal, a former senior

    11 days ago in ATLmalcontent · Authority: 15
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    the thought spot

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    11 days ago in the thought spot · Authority: 2
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