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Nov 08, 2009
Zoon Politikon

Historic votes, and Bill Kristol is a (semi-principled) dick

From Josh Marshall: As Bill Kristol noted in his famous 1993 GOP strategy memo on the Clinton health care reform initiative, the key danger Republicans face from health care reform is precisely that the public will like it. And I suspect that the...

Nov 03, 2009
Random Funniness Zoon Politikon

Good old political theater

I just read that Bush 43 and Clinton are going to square off against each other in a debate this coming February. I assume that regardless of what Clinton ends up saying, Bush’s rebuttal will be roughly in line with this: </param></param></param>...

Oct 23, 2009
Personal Life Zoon Politikon

The audacity to buy hardcover

I just read about David Plouffe’s new book, The Audacity to Win, which is coming out on November 3. I’m all set to buy it for Kindle until I check the price difference and discover that the hardcover copy is only $3 more than the Kindle edition. W...

Oct 23, 2009
Zoon Politikon

'Pubs n' Schisms

Even odds that this whole NY-23 thing ends up being to the Republican Party what Franz Ferdinand was to World War I.

Oct 04, 2009
Personal Life

Shoe Size

In another 12-18 months, I’m going to need to buy another pair of Pumas (I love Pumas), and I know that I’ll have forgotten my shoe size. So, just as a reminder to myself, I wear size 10. That is all.