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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Not Going To Bite — My good friend John Hinderaker links to a CBS report about the latest entertainment coming from al-Qaeda this evening, as do some of our mutual friends in the conservative blogosphere, that hails the Democratic midterm victory as a "reasonable" move.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
ARE TERRORISTS THE DEMOCRATS' BIGGEST FANS? THE DEBATE CONTINUES — Last night I posted al Qaeda: "Democrats Are Reasonable"!. That post discussed the support for the Democrats in the midterm elections that has been voiced by terrorists around the world.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Still Not Biting — Yesterday, I responded to John at Power Line about holding Democrats accountable for terrorist propaganda statements of delight at the midterm elections. In an update, after kindly linking back to me, John asks this question: … My response is lengthy again, so I decided to make it a separate post.
Marcus Mabry / Newsweek:
Feeling Blue? — After the Democratic sweep of Congress, President Bush's approval reaches a new low. But voters want Democrats to chart a moderate course. — Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images — Can They Work Together? Pelosi has 34 percent approval ratings, slightly better than Bush's 31 percent
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Daily Kos, TalkLeft, MyDD, The Democratic Daily, Whiskey Bar, Decision '08 and Liberal Values
Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
Democrats Win Bigger Share of Religious Vote — Parties Disagree on Why The Gap Has Narrowed — As the results of the midterm elections sank in this week, religious leaders across the ideological spectrum found something they could agree on: The "God gap" in American politics has narrowed substantially.
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:RELIGIOUS VOTERS....Why do I keep writing about the exit polls?
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Hullabaloo
RJ Eskow / The Huffington Post:
What a Mandate! Popular Vote For Senate Was 55%-43% Democratic — Look how easily the media manipulates everyone's perceptions, including our own. An hour of vote tabulation reveals a stunning fact: Democrats won the popular vote for the Senate by an overwhelming 12.6% margin - 55%/42.4%.
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Alternative Minimum Tax Targeted — Democrats Seek Fix For Middle-Class Families — Democratic leaders this week vowed to make the alternative minimum tax a centerpiece of next year's budget debate, saying the levy threatens to unfairly increase tax bills for millions of middle-class families by the end of the decade.
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New York Times:
For Incoming Democrats, Populism Trumps Ideology — The newly elected Democratic class of 2006, which is set to descend on the Capitol next week, will hardly be the first freshmen to arrive in Washington promising to make a difference. — The last time Congress changed hands …
Charles Bremner / Times of London:
Actually, it's more a case of Europe falling apart in 2006 — France has sent a stiff complaint to Brussels about the European Union's choice of logo to commemorate its 50th birthday next year. — The offending image, a child-like rendition of the English word together …
Brent Budowsky / The Huffington Post:
George Bush Should Fire Karl Rove, And Democrats Can Build A New Majority For A Generation — Prediction: Karl Rove will soon leave the White House. — Fact: the American people overwhelmingly rejected the core politics that Karl Rove sold to the Republican Party, which inevitably led …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:The Great Revulsion — I'm not feeling giddy as much as greatly relieved.
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The Heretik
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
For Georgetown 'Apostles,' A Rowhouse Rebellion — Religious Immunity to Zoning Laws Cited — It's about God, America and the bonds of friendship. Or, maybe, it's just about beer. — On one side of the battle: nine best buds at Georgetown University who hung a skull-and-crossbones flag outside …
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The Volokh Conspiracy
Larry Cohler-Esses / thejewishweek.com:
Christian Right Agenda In Shambles After GOP Defeat — Moderate Evangelicals seen chafing against narrow priorities like abortion, gay rights. Will some work with Dems? — For a man witnessing a debacle in real time, Rev. Louis Sheldon, a leader of the Christian Right political movement …
New York Times:
Democrats, Engaging Bush, Vow Early Action on Iraq — Democrats sought on Friday to put their new political power to use in shaping the debate over Iraq, promising stepped-up Congressional oversight of the war and a resolution demanding a schedule for reducing the number of troops there.
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
MYTH BUSTING....You're probably all a little tired of exit poll wonkery by now, but I want to follow up on my earlier post showing that the Democratic win was a broad-based victory, not one based on appealing to any particular demographic group. Several demographic myths have turned out to be pretty hardy …
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