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GOP Pundits Call "Political B.S." on McCain and Palin

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 138Tell us something we don't already know:The audio is a little garbled, so here's a transcript:Mike Murphy, former McCain advisor: "You know, because I come out of the...

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Declare Yourself

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 109This is what I want to say to you:

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Everything You Need to Know

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 85If you're scratching your head at the McCain campaign's recent emphasis on Iowa, a state looking increasingly out of reach for the GOP, it turns out you're not alone....

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Butterflies

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 77Election Day is tomorrow. I can hardly believe it. After months and months of a campaign by turns exhilarating, exasperating, inspiring, and finally, exhausting,...

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Quote of the Day

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 64This one, from Tod Lindberg in today's Washington Post, puts a fork into the GOP's post election soufflé that Reaganism, or conservatism, or whatever is the euphemism...

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ἀποθεόω (Apotheosis)

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 49OK, is it just me, or are expectations for Barack Obama's administration veering just a tad into unrealistic territory?Up next: Obama as Joan of Arc and Albert Einstein.

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It's Official

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 35In one of those quirky technicalities that seems a whole lot more important since the disputed election of 2000, the Electoral College voted yesterday to officially...

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(Now) Its (Really) Official

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 11A joint session of Congress met yesterday to count and certify the votes cast by the electoral college for the 2008 presidential election. No surprise in the result:...

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BRRRRRRRR!

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 5Minus 18 Fahrenheit. That was the temperature when I left for work this morning. Add in a stiff breeze, and it felt like 37 below zero.Ugh.I have seen conservative...

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The View From Now

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 4So, the day after President Bush gave his farewell address to the nation, how is the public reacting? Getting a bit mushy to see him limp off the stage, perhaps?Not a...

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The Farewell Speech Bush Should Have Given

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 2George W. Bush gave his farewell speech last Thursday night. In many ways, it was the predictably clueless utterance of a president still incapable of recognizing his...

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On Inauguration Eve

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 1Just a quck post tonight to note 3 things:1) TODAY IS GEORGE W. BUSH'S LAST FULL DAY IN OFFICE! WOO-HOO!2) I'll be blogging on the Inauguration throughout the day...

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Couchblogging the Inauguration

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0It is (finally) Inauguration Day! I'm not in D.C. this morning (and don't you think I didn't try!), so I'll be blogging about the day from my couch. And if you're...

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About the Countdown

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0As long-time readers of this page (both of you) will know, every post has begun with a countdown of George W. Bush's remaining days as president. When I put up iPol's...

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Notes from Abroad

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0A dear friend from Canada just sent me the following note:Happy Emancipation Day!!! I am sure no one is happier than you...CongratulationsAnd to everyone around the...

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The Senate Takes Its Place

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0The members of the Senate are now taking their seats in the stands on the West Front of the Capitol. Favorite moment so far: the entry of Iowa's own Chuck Grassly,...

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Expectations for Obama's Inaugural Address

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0With his renowned gift of oratory, the expectations for Obama's inaugural address couldn't be higher, with most commentators expecting a combination of Jefferson's...

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Almost Time

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0Almost everyone has taken their place on the rostrum now; Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are making their way to their seats, and President Bush is walking through the...

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Vice President Joe Biden

Days Until Bush Leaves Office = 0Joe Biden has just been sworn in as Vice President of the United States. As a Biden precinct captain during the campaign here in Iowa, I could not be more proud to know...

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President Barack Obama

(The countdown is officially retired!)Barack Obama has just been sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. From head to toe, I am a solid mass of goose bumps.

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The Inaugural Address

After Chief Justice Roberts blundered his way through administering the Oath of Office, President Obama rises to speak.Here's the part about challenge I expected at the outset: war, economic crisis,...

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Pandarus' Final Bow

Text message from the Inaugural Committee:"Barack Obama is now the 44th President of the United States. Please stay & watch the parade on the jumbotrons. Encourage your neighbors to exit the Mall...

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Obama's First Official Act

After escorting the Bushes from the Capitol, Barack Obama has completed his first official act, signing a Presidential Proclamation of National Renewal. And the quote from President Obama as he held...

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A Much-Needed Upgrade

Before:andAfter:This cracks me up - it reminds me of those "Hello, I'm a Mac" ads.

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And So It Begins

Incredibly, I have now hit the wall on Inauguration coverage on TV and the internet, so I can only imagine how normal people must feel about it by now. I really don't think I can watch another dance at...

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