The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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    Listen to Me

    By Barth on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 1:57pm |
    We can all be childish once in awhile.My ex-wife once stuck her head out of the window of an apartmen we had in Greenwich Village to yell "Humanity!!! Listen to me." The following compendium of insights, mainly posted on...
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    Yes, some compromise will be necessary but Obama should not compromise on his priorities/agenda

    By oleeb on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 12:29pm |
    Discussion in the media is now beginning to focus on the transition, how much they will tackle initially, and which issues will take precdence.  Clearly, the most successful modern Presidencies focus on just a handful of major items and stick...
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    Sun/Mon 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 2:51am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here, and we...
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    Sat/Sun 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Sun, 11/09/2008 - 2:21am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here, and we...
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    Washington Post has the worst ombudsman ever

    By acanuck on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 9:07pm |
    Deborah Howell continues to reinforce this widely shared assessment of her work. In Sunday's column, she examines her own paper's coverage of the election campaign, and detects a pro-Obama tilt. Her evidence is rigorously scientific: so many front-page Barack Obama...
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    Back on Course

    By Barth on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 3:01pm |
    Many of us live in a country formed by revolution against the past, by dreamers who sought to form "a more perfect union" to render the government an instrument of the people, and not of the despots or oppressors of...
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    Fri/Sat 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 3:39am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here, and we...
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    Thurs/Fri 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 3:45am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here, and we...
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    Vote Joe Lieberman on or Off the Island/ (and irate comments about Sarah Palin's knowledge)

    By CVille Dem on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 7:19pm |
    Joe wants back in.  He now respects Barack Obama; the same man who he formerly said did not "put country first."  I won't go over the many quotes, but will he get away with this?  I personally believe that Lieberman...
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    Wed/Thurs 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updtaed Daily

    By stillidealistic on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 2:42am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here, and we...

    A Democratic Congressman from Idaho (as predicted).

    By kgb999 on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 2:42pm |
    Taking advantage of the severe mental defects (terminal GOPtardation) exhibited by the incumbent and a national party newly willing to give attention to ignored constituencies, Walt Minnick has been elected as democratic congressperson for the 1st district of Idaho.Congratulations to...
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    All Hail 20-Somethings!

    By MrSmith1 on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 12:49pm |
    In early September, I wrote a plea to the 20-somethings (known collectively as the "Youth Vote") and begged them to show up this time and "save us".   Judging by the results, 20-somethings, you did show up and, we were saved. Thank you.   As a...

    A Freer Man Today

    By Ripper on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 12:38pm |
    I am a freer man this morning. Freer than my ancestors, freer than yours, freer than I was only yesterday morning.Barack Obama reminded us last night that his victory is a win for all of us. I agree wholeheartedly. It's...
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    Tues/Wed 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 4:14am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here, and we...

    My Obama-Autographed Letter

    By Ripper on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 9:17pm |
    This is the text of my letter-to-the-editor printed Feb. 2, 2008, in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the very day I attended Obama's first rally here. I was a mere 30 feet from Obama amid a sea of 20,000 souls...

    Why Obama Will Take Missouri

    By Ripper on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 8:32pm |
    Perhaps out of statistical conservativism, Nate Silver over at fivethirtyeight,com predicts Missouri will no longer be the Bellwether State after tonight. I disagree. Obama will take MIssouri by two points or better, and I'll tell you why in a moment....

    northern Virginia, Fairfax County, 6-12:30 poll shift

    By AmericanDreamer on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 3:55pm |
    Turnout is very high.  We have about 2500 registered in our precinct, which has been trending Dem and went about 60-40 for Kerry.  700 voted prior to today, either absentee or early voting.  At 6 am the line extended another...
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    On sadness and optimism

    By Barth on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 1:36pm |
    I posted this a few other places yesterday, but wanted to get it here today:When the dust settled on the 1960 presidential election, President-elect Kennedy told us that he was off to prepare for "a new administration and a new...
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    Election Day

    By Barth on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 1:35pm |
    He told us this in the first minutes of his presidency:All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor...
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    Mon/Tues 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 1:48am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here, and we...

    Let's Get to Work

    By Ripper on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 1:43am |
    What will we do when the election is over and the crusade to elect Obama has ended?(Please feel free to add your own ideas)■ I will open a clinic to rehabilitate Republicans addicted to simplistic ideas. Therapy will consist of...

    Please index the archives of the TPMCafe Book Club & Table for One

    By EmmaZahn on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 2:57pm |
    There have been some very interesting book club recommendations and discussions that have been hosted here at TPMCafe.  Unfortunately I have not been able to follow all of them in real time and find it extremely difficult, really practically impossible, to go...

    Voters' Final Exam Comes After the Election

    By Ripper on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 4:58am |
    By every measure, the 2008 election has riveted the interest of American voters more than any in recent memory. In the short run, greater participation has to be a good thing for the democratic process. But in the long run,...
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    Election Day chaos: Just say no!

    By acanuck on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 4:01am |
    Reading this week about five-hour-plus lineups for advance voting, legal clashes over disputed registrations and extended hours, allegations of voter fraud and voter suppression, I couldn't help but think: WTF! Why do people put up with this crap? Two weeks...
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    Sun/Mon 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 1:59am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here. If you...

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