SOTU

SOTU: Broad strokes on a muddy canvas

by Karoli on January 25, 2011 · 6 comments

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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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“We Don’t Quit” is the new “Yes We Can”

by Karoli on January 28, 2010 · 5 comments

And it damn well ought to be. If there’s one thing I know, it’s that quitting is failure. Not quitting, not giving up, not handing it over, that’s a win even when it’s not all the win you hoped it would be. “We Don’t Quit” is why I keep sending resumes out even when I [...]

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