Blog Archive: June, 2008

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Cheney's Greatest Hits!

By Rick Perlstein
June 30th, 2008

Earlier this afternoon I wrote about how "tactically speaking the party of conservatism is more the heir to Watergate than it is to Goldwater." Here's a little tidbit from the archives dug up by Sean Wilentz in his new book read more »

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Pop Quiz

By Rick Perlstein
June 30th, 2008

Here's a pop quiz to help me set up an argument I'd like to make. Please, everyone eyeballing this post, give me in the comments your guess (no cheating!) how much new money for the environment was added to federal spending when Richard Nixon established the Environmental Protection Agency.

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The Pumafinks

By Rick Perlstein
June 30th, 2008

Watergate-style dirty tricks have been by now baked into the cake of conservative politicking. I say this as a preface to a demonstration about how it might be happening in the here and now, the better so we can ward it off. read more »

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Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up

By Bill Scher
June 30th, 2008

Another 0-for-3 day for the Sunday shows, as they ignore the Watchdog's calls for questions on the oil shale boondoggle, the Minnesota bridge collapse, and the Justice Department political hiring scandal. read more »

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Clinton Impeachment Manager Says, Bush Is Worse

By Bill Scher
June 29th, 2008

Former Republican congressman and current Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr says President Bush has done far more harm to our democracy than President Clinton. read more »

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Weekend Watchdog

By Bill Scher
June 27th, 2008

There's this little thing with the Justice Department hiring staff lawyers based on partisan and ideological loyalties. Will the Sunday shows bother to bring it up? read more »

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The Rogues In Robes

By Isaiah J. Poole
June 27th, 2008

You may differ on the merits with the supporters of the District of Columbia's gun ban, who were handed a major defeat by the Supreme Court on Thursday. But progressives can't deny this: The conservative bloc on the court is a rogue band of ideological thugs who care less about strict constructionism and all of the other conservative legal buzzwords they use, but are all about furthering a conservative political agenda. read more »

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Want A Progressive Movement? Then Support Progressive Voices.

By David Sirota
June 27th, 2008

We tend to complain a lot about not having progressive voices in the media, and yet we watch how the conservative movement rams their voices into the media through books and publications. When conservative authors sell lots of books or conservative magazines build a big circulation, the rest of the media comes calling. read more »

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Obstruction Boosts Insurance Fat Cats

By Isaiah J. Poole
June 26th, 2008

Senate conservatives went into their customary obstruction mode again late Thursday, choosing to protect the interests of insurance companies while shortchanging the health care needs of older Americans and ignoring the will of the majority. read more »

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Obama & Telecom Immunity: The Importance of Pushing

By Bill Scher
June 26th, 2008

Obama's disappointing decision to support the FISA bill speaks to the importance of pushing politicians for bold progressive change, and pushing well. read more »

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