Eric Florack on June 17th, 2011

Capitol Heights, MD– As this is written, I’m perhaps 10 miles from the monument district in Washington DC…. The very belly of the beast.  I’m delivering here, and will run to Harrisburg shortly and then to home for the weekend.

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davidl on February 4th, 2011

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Egyptian democracy still born, Robert Springborg, Foreign Policy:

The Obama administration, having already thrown its weight behind the military, if not Mubarak personally, thereby facilitating the outcome just described, can be expected to redouble its already bad gamble. Fearing

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Eric Florack on April 2nd, 2010

Passed along by a reader, in my feedback this morning:

For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress.  Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only

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davidl on March 10th, 2010

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Fred Phelps and Phree Speech, ok Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church are loud vulgar, but political, bunch.   But if the First Amendment does not protect loud and vulgar political speech, what good is it.   From, Chris Weigant,

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Eric Florack on January 22nd, 2010

Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the sphere… The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble


  • IDIOCY SQUARED: I mentioned in last night’s Ramble that the Democrats are busy avoiding the real issue… and used that blithering

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Eric Florack on August 20th, 2009

Welcome, one and all to the most INTENSE nightly read on the ‘sphere…The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble

ramble-bluegraceThis is  The “Where have I seen that before” edition

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davidl on August 19th, 2009

Michael D. Shear and Ceci Connolly, Washington Post, happen upon the truth.    Albeit,  I am not sure they realize it:

President Obama’s advisers acknowledged Tuesday that they were unprepared for the intraparty rift that occurred over the fate of

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