Epitaph

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Officials and aides said opponents had multiple misgivings about the measure, which Senate Democrats had already said they would reject as soon as it reached the Senate desk. (NYT, 7/29/2011)


Who exactly is rejectionist?  Who is intransigent?

Proud Of It
Arthur May, a laid-off computer programmer in this proudly liberal suburb of Boston, has been watching the showdown over the federal debt ceiling with growing revulsion — aimed mostly at Republicans. (NYT, 7/29/2011)


In a jaw-dropping article in today's Times, we learn that residents of Barney Frank's district - 80% of whom voted for Obama - are furious with Republicans.  Folks, we are in Pulitizer Prize territory here with this type of inciteful reporting.


Threat Level
I can think of no greater threat to our nation’s prospects than the GOP’s policy-by-anecdote crusade against government. The United States is falling behind other nations in infrastructure, education and health-care indicators such as infant mortality and life expectancy. (Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 7/29/2011)


And yet - ironically - the Democrat strategy on any issue is exactly 'policy-by-anecdote.'  Witness: Why must healthcare be reformed?  Why it is because poor Susie Sadsack had a claim denied by her mean old insurance company.