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There Must Be a Serious IRS Probe
Writing at the Washington Post, Jamelle Bouie predicts that reaction to the Internal Revenue Service’s reported targeting of conservative groups is more likely to result in a “scandal circus” than in a serious look at the 501(c)4 designation. Already, there are calls for investigations, resignations, and new legislation. At Slate, David Weigel reports that Ohio…
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Next Up on Capitol Hill: Another Budget Fight
In the next fight on Capitol Hill, Jamelle Bouie writes at the American Prospect, Republicans and Democrats are gearing up to release dueling budgets that reflect different views of America’s future. Senate Democrats are set to release a budget this week, the first time they’ve done so since 2009. As always, it will be a…
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American Voters and the Drone War
American Prospect blogger Jamelle Bouie checks in on a survey that shows Americans are fine with drone strikes abroad but express ambivalence about killing other U.S. citizens. It’s a near certainty that President Obama will continue his drone war, including targeted strikes against American citizens. Why? Because, at the moment, there’s not much of a…
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Romney Ads a Blatant Appeal to White Resentment
In his Washington Post blog, Jamelle Bouie predicts that the Republican’s campaign will continue using ads that encourage white voters to doubt Obama’s concern for people like them. For the last month, the Romney campaign has been running with a new strategy: blatant appeals to racial resentment. The welfare ads, which falsely accuse President Obama…
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Mitt Romney Hit Hard by Tax-Return Battle
In a blog entry at the American Prospect, Jamelle Bouie checks in on a poll that asked respondents about two Mitt Romney controversies: his record with Bain Capital and his tax returns. While neither result was good, the ongoing fight over his taxes has done more damage. I didn’t mention this in my previous post,…
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Why African Americans Are a Lost Cause for the GOP
The Washington Post‘s Jamelle Bouie writes that Mitt Romney’s speech to the NAACP was indicative of the Republican Party’s “extremely shaky” relationship with the black community. In the years since the 2008 election, many Republicans have adopted racially charged narratives on everything from the financial collapse — minorities and the Community Reinvestment Act are to…
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Dear GOP: The American Jobs Act Still Exists
Instead of complaining that Obama lacks a plan for jobs, American Prospect blogger Jamelle Bouie challenges the GOP to take up the American Jobs Act to help unemployment. Mitt Romney is back to accusing President Obama of having no plan for economic growth: “The president’s policies have not gotten America working again. And the president is going…
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How Conservatives Moved Obama to the Left
The American Prospect‘s Jamelle Bouie makes the case that Republicans, by refusing to work with the president, have made him a lot more liberal. I think it’s best to understand this as part of a deliberate strategy. Rather than try to beat Obama with a more compelling vision of the country’s direction, Republicans have tried…
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Have Women Had Enough of the GOP?
American Prospect blogger Jamelle Bouie describes how being a woman and a Republican may soon become mutually exclusive ideas. Between the Komen-versus-Planned Parenthood uproar, Rush Limbaugh’s “slut” war with Sandra Fluke and transvaginal ultrasounds in Virginia, GOP-leaning women may have had enough.The controversy over contraception has definitely made its way onto the political landscape. At the…
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Shades of Trayvon: Veteran Shot in Call for Help
American Prospect blogger Jamelle Bouie writes about Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a 68-year-old African-American Marine veteran, who was fatally shot in November by police officers in White Plains, N.Y., who were responding to a false alarm from his medical-alert pendant. No wonder blacks think racism is still a problem in the United States. If Trayvon Martin…
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