Eric Florack on November 9th, 2008

From today’s Washington Post:

Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive

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Eric Florack on November 8th, 2008

Did you see this in the New York Times, this morning?

ANCHORAGE — Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska fired back Friday at the unnamed McCain campaign aides who have been maligning her in recent days, saying that their criticism

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Friday!!!  TGIF! 

Last warm day of the year up here, most likely. We got to 65 or so today… that makes it nearly 5

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Eric Florack on November 7th, 2008

I’m struck by a column by Tim Ellsworth:

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)–An unusual obituary ran in a California newspaper in August.

It was an obit for 79-year-old JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)–An unusual obituary ran in a California newspaper in August.

It was

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Eric Florack on November 6th, 2008

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You’re going to hear quite a bit from the left over ‘the death of conservatism’ over the next few weeks. But they’ve got it wrong. I say, what we’ve got is the death of compromised conservatism as espoused by George

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After a number of years of being Barack Obama’s enforcer, and years before that working at the Clinton White House, Rahm Emanuel has been named WH Chief of staff, and we find that John Podesta has been running things for

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Eric Florack on November 5th, 2008

The Wall Street Journal states the bloody obvious:

According to recent Gallup polls, the president’s average approval rating is below 30% — down from his 90% approval in the wake of 9/11. Mr. Bush has endured relentless attacks from

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Eric Florack on November 5th, 2008

Fox News is reporting:

“Jurassic Park” author and “ER” creator Michael Crichton died Tuesday at age 66, according to a statement from his family.

The novelist passed away in Los Angeles after a private battle with cancer. The family said

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Eric Florack on November 5th, 2008

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  • First, read Derb.
  • Rita Watson some weeks ago, laid this out, this way, over at TPM…

    What if? Months ago, I expressed my greatest

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    Eric Florack on November 5th, 2008

    Jonah says:

    Quote of the Day, from a reader on Obama’s victory:

    It’s kind of like being diagnosed with testicular cancer.  You hope to live through the treatment, but you don’t look forward to what you’re about to lose.

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    Eric Florack on November 4th, 2008

    Reynolds:

    We’ve had eight years of Bush Derangement Syndrome. Before that, we had eight years of Clinton Derangement Syndrome. And though people forget it now, President Reagan inspired a lot of anger and hatred, too. Can I ask that, regardless

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    Eric Florack on November 4th, 2008

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    Not a great deal going on, being election day. The whole of the news orgs are holding their breath until after this usually gets posted.  

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    Eric Florack on November 4th, 2008

    A new report just released — hours before the polls open on Election Day — exonerates Gov. Sarah Palin in the Troopergate controversy.

    The state Personnel Board-sanctioned investigation is the second into whether Palin violated state ethics law in firing

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    Eric Florack on November 4th, 2008

    After two years, we finally get to pull the lever.
    I do not propose to get into specifics, here about what I’m going to do. I don’t suppose I will need to.

    You see, when I vote today, I’m going

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