Archive for June, 2011

California: Where the Democratic Governor Triangulates Against Democrats

June 17, 2011
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Governor Jerry Brown’s veto of the budget passed by the Democratic majority in the legislature, (as draconian in terms of gutting public resources as any in the nation), has tipped his hand: Jerry’s triangulating. He’s aligning himself with the Republican minority in forging a path forward out of California’s deep crisis. “We need four...

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Anthony Weiner Hands Republicans a Twofer

June 7, 2011
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New York Representative Anthony Weiner literally got caught with his pants down. The Democrats lost a liberal stalwart who unlike most of the rest of the pusillanimous bunch actually has a pulse (hence his passion for racy photos of himself in cyberspace). And the Republicans won a twofer: 1). The credibility of a loud...

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