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    The Circular Firing Squad Next Time

    By Doctor Cleveland on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 8:29pm | Politics

    I guess I wasn't the only person who woke up this morning focusing on the next election cycle. Erick Erickson of Red State opened discussion of which Republican Senators to challenge in the 2012 primaries at 8 am this morning. (h/t DougJ) Erickson's post is titled "Potential Tea Party Targets for 2012."

    Which Republican Senators make his initial list? All of them.

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    Apocalypse When?

    By DF on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 4:13pm | Politics

    Punditry notwithstanding, this remains true: The sky is not falling.  Aside from some specific details vis a vis Tea Partiers and ongoing demographic changes, there is pretty much nothing really surprising about what happened last night from an historical perspective.

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    My Election Night

    By Doctor Cleveland on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 2:35pm | Politics, Personal

    Tuesday morning was a beautiful day in Cleveland: crisp, clear and golden. I dressed up a bit, as I always do on Election Day. I heard a radio story a few years back about some college students who had put on ties because they were voting for the first time and it felt special, and I thought, Yes. It should always be celebrated. So now I do the same, even on days when my party is predicted to take some hard losses.

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    Small Government = Rotting Infrastructure?

    By Donal on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 11:57am | Politics

    Our bridges are collapsing, but the Infrastructurist notes that other countries are investing in their infrastructure, even in the face of austerity:

    Britain Cuts Spending While Investing in Infrastructure

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    Worth Remembering

    By Donal on Tue, 11/02/2010 - 2:42pm | Politics



    From Ezra Klein at the Washington Post:

    The end of the 'do-something' Congress

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    24 hours w/o internet or cable the day before election: Hell on earth, or close to it.

    By Ramona on Tue, 11/02/2010 - 10:56am | Personal

    We've been on the road the last few days and now I'm sitting in a hospital cafeteria waiting for my husband to finish what I hope are routine tests.  Last night we stayed in a hotel that apparently didn't pay their cable bill because all I could get were local channels.  No political hashing and rehashing and regurgitating and explosive vomiting for over a day!

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    Election Day

    By Doctor Cleveland on Tue, 11/02/2010 - 9:51am | Politics, Personal

    Today's Election Day. No day makes me prouder to be American.

    Go out and vote!

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    Comedy versus Rage: The Difference Between Left and Right

    By Michael Wolraich on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 4:31pm | Politics

    The New York Times Bestselling Hardcover Nonfiction for October 22, 2010:

    1. Earth (the Book) by Jon Stewart
    2. Trickle Up Poverty: Stopping Obama's Attack on Our Borders, Economy, and Security by Michael Savage

    Jon Stewart is a left-leaning political satirist from Comedy Central. Michael Savage is a right-wing radio host who has trouble distinguishing comedy from communism. Analyzing one Stewart routine, Savage told radio listeners, "Not only is this idiotic and illogical, it is not funny. It is the product of inbreeding." For the record, while inbreeding can cause many congenital defects, it is not known to affect the sense of humor. The comment by Savage was actually one of his more temperate remarks. For instance, he was famously fired from MSNBC after sweetly telling a caller, "Oh, so you're one of those sodomites. You should only get AIDS and die, you pig."

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