A Conclusion In Search of an Argument

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Glenn Greenwald makes the obvious point about Ben Wittes' critique of the California gay marriage decision: for all intents and purposes, there's no argument in it. The shallow, bumper-sticker versions of democracy Wittes invokes -- that the decision represents the "undermining of the right of people...

On Not Getting Into the Mud

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Evidently, Clinton using the civil rights and suffragist movement to defend her attempts to count the North Korean Michigan not-even-a-straw-poll is beyond appalling. But nonetheless, I can't agree with Isaac Chotiner here:I suppose I see the utility of this strategy on Obama's part, but there is...

Examples?

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Responding to a WaPo editorial suggesting that Obama offer a Supreme Court appointment to Hillary Clinton, Mori Dinauer interestingly points out that such an offer would seem to be illegal..

Presidential Statement of the Day

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Benjamin Harrison, in a letter to the Virginia Baptist Convention, 21 May 1892:Lynchings are a reproach to any community; they impeach the adequacy of our institutions for the punishment of crime; they brutalize the participants and shame our Christian civilization. I have not time to explain...

Institutionalized Trolling

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On May 21, 2008

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Politico, via Drezner:John McCain's campaign is using their campaign website to encourage supporters to post supportive comments on political blogs, including the most well-known liberal site in the blogosphere. And.

Ne-Joe-Con

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On May 21, 2008

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Shorter Joe Lieberman:What America needs right now is a president who -- like his cold war predecessors -- responds to every conceivable threat by launching disastrous, multi-decade wars that wreck.

Prayers for Ted

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You know, it was really nice yesterday to see so many conservative bloggers -- like Michelle Malkin, or this happy fellow here -- taking a few moments to express their sympathies for Ted Kennedy and his family. But I'm wondering if there isn't anything less plausible...

Not a Newsflash

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On May 20, 2008

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Reproductive healthcare in prisons in the U.S. sucks.First, there were prisons that were refusing to allow pregnant inmates to get abortions, even when the women could pay for the procedures.

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