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Reagan and Bush Sr. Debate Immigration

Friday, September 16, 2011

Alex Knapp writes: I’m not sure what astounds me more. The compassion and pragmatism in Reagan and Bush’s positions on illegal immigration, or the fact that they’re not speaking in talking points. Conor Friedersdorf writes: Of course, the fact that … Continue reading →

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No, Michelle Bachmann Didn’t Pledge To Ban Pornography

Friday, July 8, 2011

ThinkProgress writes: BREAKING: Bachmann pledges to ban pornography | Tonight, Michelle Bachmann became the first presidential candidate to sign a pledge created by THE FAMiLY LEADER, an influential social-conservative group in Iowa. By signing the pledge Bachmann “vows” to “uphold … Continue reading →

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The Democrats Are Now The Home Of Market-Based Solutions

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

(Crossposted on “Alas” and on “TADA.”) In an op-ed in the Boston Globe, Richard Schmalensee and Robert Stavins (of MIT and Harvard, respectively) lament the Republican Party’s newfound opposition to market-based environmental solutions. LAST WEEK, the Senate abandoned its latest … Continue reading →

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Another right-wing remix: “The 24 Types of Progressive”

Friday, July 16, 2010

“I’m waiting for the 24 types of ‘progressive’.” –”George,” in comments here. Robert Hayes, who has commented on “Alas” on one or two occasions, jumps into what I dearly hope will become a trend by putting up his rewritten version … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: The 24 Types of Libertarian

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Click on the cartoon to see it bigger. (Much more legible that way.)

Script:
TITLE: The 24 Types of Libertarian
Balding white guy: no fair oversimplifying our simplistic philosophy!
Caption: NAIVE
Happy guy with goatee: if the government would DISAPPEAR, everyone would act SENSIBLY and we’d all be able to get ALONG!
Caption: PETULANT
Annoyed guy with necktie: libertarians don’t win elections [...]

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Category Archives: Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc.

Reagan and Bush Sr. Debate Immigration

No, Michelle Bachmann Didn’t Pledge To Ban Pornography

The Democrats Are Now The Home Of Market-Based Solutions

Another right-wing remix: “The 24 Types of Progressive”

Cartoon: The 24 Types of Libertarian

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