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David Corn on the Gang of 14

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

David Corn does a great job recapping some of the many concerns I have with the “compromise” in the Senate yesterday.
To reiterate (because I think it’s important), the Democrats gained nothing here. In fact they lost ground, because now that there’s a compromise in place, when the showdown comes (and come it will), the […]

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“Moderation in all things.” ~Terence

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

BuzzMachine… by Jeff Jarvis
I call avoiding stupidity victory, myself. I call moderation virtue.
I’d like to agree. But I can’t. This wasn’t compromise on the part of the Democrats, it was capitulation. Senators who have legitimate concerns about judicial activism stood across the table from senators willing to change the rules to get […]

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