Nate says no to some people who are claiming that Palin's poll numbers are very close to where Hillary's were going into the primaries, thus arguing that the former Alaska governor could become president. But as Nate notes, among other things, Hillary didn't win. Nate also goes into the numbers to show that Hillary was actually better off in the polls than Palin is now.
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Cowards.
The United States won't join its NATO allies and many other countries in formally banning landmines, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said during his midday briefing Tuesday.
It's always interesting when the Lieberman wing of the Democratic party starts parroting White House talking points in an effort to bash real Democrats.
The Washington Post has an interesting story today about President Obama's decision-making process. Ignore the quotes from the Republicans - they're in this game for politics, not offering any kind of honest criticism.
And he worries that people are now complacent since we're in a "recovery" from the recession. A recovery, Krugman notes, that will still have the unemployment rate above 8% in 2012.
Strong words from Speaker Pelosi about Afghanistan:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Tuesday that every dollar President Obama decides to spend on the war in Afghanistan is one less that's available to help bring about an economic recovery, improve the jobs situation and bank away political capital for Democrats leading up to the midterm elections.
No, no, no. She's doing it all wrong. The average person on the street is supposed to bailout and fund exclusive lifestyles for the rich like we do in America.
Wouldn't it make sense for the US to also schedule a serious inquiry into the Iraq war? It's even more obvious that the Bush administration had early plans to invade Iraq and simply manufactured problems to trigger the invasion.
Every bit of news helps, but if it's just a one-time surge to get the credit, then it may indicate much of a change in the market.
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