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Let’s just start with this photo. Sen. John McCain smiling broadly while Senator Kerry sits, fingers crossed, looking somewhat grim. If you’re a real lefty liberal, Kerry is what you look like right now. That’s because tonight’s State of the Union address was not aimed at you, and contained only tiny glimmers of things that [...]
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Cover via Amazon Rick Perlstein is an author I deeply respect. His book, Nixonland, inspired some of the best writing and thinking around politics I’ve ever done…so to say I was taken aback by the title of his lecture given at Vanderbilt University this week would be an understatement. It’s a long video which won’t [...]
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This president gave this speech off the cuff, with no prepared remarks. He left the White House, went to Capitol Hill, walked into a room where the Democratic caucus had assembled, and gave this speech, which reduced me to a pile of tears. Call me a sentimental fool, but I stand with John Amussen on [...]
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