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Bolten-o-Rama
For those who just can't get enough of the D.C. parlor game, here is a quick round up: Jim VandeHei of the Washington Post says Card's resignation is evidence that "Bush is more often deferring t...

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The Censure Wars
To play off E.J. Dionne's metaphor this morning, Russ Feingold tossed a grenade into the Senate earlier this week and fragged his fellow ...

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The Bush Censure…..Good for Feingold, Good for Republicans
With Bush's poll numbers returning to post-Katrina/Harriet Miers lows, most Democrats seem to understand the political stupidity of Fe...

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Impeach Bush? - By Jay Cost
Neal Boortz had an interesting blog entry today about a Bush impeachment. He thinks it will happen if the Democrats take over the Ho...

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The Katrina Video Distortion Will Hurt Bush
The media hysteria over the Katrina video provides an insight into today’s media/news environment. The first I saw of the story wa...

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At Each Other’s Throats
On Monday I mentioned the strained relations between Bush and Republicans in Congress: The biggest problem, however, doesn't seem to be t...

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Is Bush In A Bubble?
That's the question Dick Polman tackles in today's Philadelphia Inquirer: We have seen this phenomenon before - a cloistered pre...

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Dumping Dick Cheney?
I don’t know what's going on in George Bush’s mind, but I suspect the idea that he may be thinking about replacing Dick Ch...

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How Dare Cheney Speak Only To FOX!
Apparently my favorite Senate Democrat, Charles Schumer, doesn't think Cheney's interview with FOX News is good enough. Here's the st...

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State of the Union Roundup
Here's a roundup of links in advance of the Bush's State of the Union Address tomorrow night:Linda Feldman takes a broad look at Bush's first 5 years in the Christi...

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