Mr. President, It's Time to Fight

Reuters by Bill Moyers | Sep. 8, 2009 (Opinion)
No one's ever conquered Washington politics by saying "pretty please" to the guys trying to cut your throat.

Only in a fantasy capital like Washington could Sunday morning talk shows become the high church of conventional wisdom, with partisan shills treated as holy men whose gospel of prosperity always seems to boil down to lower taxes for the rich.

Poor Obama. He came to town preaching the religion of nice. But every time he bows politely, the harder the Republicans kick him. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Sep 8, 2009 - 10:34 AM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 8, 2009

Moyers calls it as he sees it, and he has pretty good vision.

No more Mr. Nice Guy, Mr. President. We need a fighter. More »

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