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another sterling example of WaPo's journalistic credibility... <a href="http://livewire.talkingpoin..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/wapo-...">http://livewire.talkingpoin...

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it's Latin for 'better than Chris'

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Two "shorter" versions of Cilliza that occur to me:

<blockquote>Because me and the rest of the Village press corps, despite three years of constant and determined effort, have still failed to convince the public to worry more about the deficit than economic growth, the President should do that for us</blockquote>

Or

<blockquote>The President should show true leadership and follow the polls</blockquote>

Either way, fuck you, village idiot.

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Welcome to The Village, where stupid and wrong are job requirements.

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That was supposed to be a secret???

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Yes, but Fred Hiatt.

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Is there by any chance a deficit that they <i>should</i> be worrying about?

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I suggest you teach it to type, it could have a lucrative career writing for a national newspaper.

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Isn't it basically the Hezbollah/Hamas model?

Don't recall my history class saying much about the NSDAP providing services prior to winning control of the Reichstag, unless you consider breaking windows and the occasional kneecap a "service".

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Note to Krugman: Math is haarrrdddddd!!! So hard. You can hardly expect CC to understand it. Especially since the poors and anyone not in the 1% need to get on board with WaPo's thirst for more wars, and these don't come cheap! If the country is not in favor, why they can do the decent thing and enlist to fight the wars! Three hots and a cot! More than enough!

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Pipe swinging libel!

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preemptive tazing- just because it would be fun to watch uncle Ted go into convulsions and involuntarily crap his pants for realz

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The Republican secret strategy: We spent all the money, now let the Dems take the heat for paying for it.

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