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Neil Diamond - Coming to America
This song used to run shivers up my spine. I once was so proud.
Question is, all those people that live here who call themselves proud Americans, who also happen to despise all things American… are they winning or have they already won?

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That’s what it amounts to, anyways. Per TPM:

Twenty top Hillary fundraisers and donors have sent a scathing private letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, chastising her for publicly saying that the super-delegates should support the winner of the pledged delegate count and demanding that she say that they should make an “independent” choice.

TPM commenter, LuxVeritas, [...]

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Just visited CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles, and saw this poll:

Look closely. Does anything about this poll seem odd to you? No? Look closer.
Each point in the poll directly relates to each of the ‘08 presidential contenders, with Bush thrown in for good measure.
Wait… that’s not right! Yes, Clinton had the mental [...]

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While we’re at it, could we please place an extremely high tax on all alcoholic beverages? Seems a logical thing to do. We got all up in smoker’s business. We decided we didn’t want them to have a choice or say, so we taxed the fuck out of them. We’re considering doing the same thing [...]

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“Cheers and Jeers: Wednesday”, by Daily Kos writer, Bill in Portland Maine:

Other things that Joe Lieberman whispered into John McCain’s ear last week:
“Psst…We invaded Iraq, sir, not Poughkeepsie.”
“You’re scratching your balls in front of the press corps again.”
“Hey, quit hoggin’ the blankets.”
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McCain and co. will probably make a swing though Ohio, blasting government giveaways, and promising a quick end to the food stamp program.
Stupid people tend to vote against their own self-interests, so I say it will still be a tight race.

Food stamp rolls at record high
OLUMBUS, Ohio – Amid a sluggish economy, a record 1.1 [...]

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Harold Meyerson convinces us having Joe Lieberman around isn’t such a bad thing:

It is 3 a.m., and the stillness of the White House night is shattered by the ringing of the red phone. President John McCain, rousing himself from a deep sleep, turns on the light and picks up the receiver. A U.S. embassy in [...]

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