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Washington is a very confusing place.
In the past week, the public has seen the story of waterboarding explode into literately hundreds of pieces. President Barack Obama and his cabinet have almost fatally contradicted themselves and the main stream media’s supposed unbiased analysis of the waterboardings have flown hand in hand — and in some cases have assumed the form of — their own talking heads. And of course, this all comes in great time of President Obama’s 100 day celebration.
So how can this all be politically interpreted? In some ways, it can’t.
As John Dickerson writes, we …
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Measuring a person’s right to express themselves is constitutionally guaranteed, but one thinking quite radically may cite some minor flaws.
In the wake of one of the worst recessions our domestic economy has ever experienced, one might expect the inevitable — a grassroots political rally that uprises middle and urban America to protest somewhat unpopular decisions by the federal government. But in one of the rarest cases, this essential Democratic concept seems to partially damage the political system with its string of complications.
Held across the country, the April 15 Tax Day Tea …
