Matt suggests that Walker is almost certainly overreaching in his politically selective attacks on the collective bargaining rights of public employees. As the protests continue, the polling data backs this up. However, these observers with their "scientific public opinion surveys" are missing the bigger picture...
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Marc Lynch shares Charli's judgment about the Mubarak speech: It's hard to exaggerate how bad Hosni Mubarak's speech today was for Egypt. In the extended runup to his remarks, every.
I don't care for this Chinese tendency to change leadership every few years. Makes it so hard to get a good, personality-driven hate on; just when you can finally remember.
Apparently, defense lawyers may have represented people accused of crimes. This is truly shocking in its own right, but here's something more shocking: they're being permitted to work in the Obama administration! Oh the humanity! I suppose it's difficult for anything else to be the...
Well, it's nice to know that this appalling story at least has a moderately happy ending.