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May 23, 2013, 12:22PM

I'm not sure one can legitimately state that Cl...

I'm not sure one can legitimately state that Clinton or Reagan would handle this better. After all, Iran/Contra and Lewinsky are still household names. Furthermore, one could argue that the scandals facing the Clinton administration helped in passing some second term agenda since the Repubs were wasting all their juice on scandals and not defeating legislation. Just look how the 1998 elections bucked the 6th year trend and went the Democrats way and led to the downfall of Newt. I'm certainly not suggesting any of this was planned by the Obama team, but, with the Repubs overreach on the IRS scandal combined with the media's whining and fact-free coverage of the AP/Rosen scandals, a similar dynamic may be taking shape for 2014. P.S. What was illegal about the targeting of tea party groups? None were denied tax free status and therefore can't claim any real financial loss. Sure it was grossly unethical. But really, is the IRS held in such high regard that this shit is either surprising or has serious legs?
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May 23, 2013, 09:49AM

Texan, I think the IRS brouhaha is real, and Ob...

Texan, I think the IRS brouhaha is real, and Obama's not handling it well. The media, in the tank for him during the election, are pissed he doesn't schmooze them enough, and, now that he's having some trouble, are eager to exploit it. Clinton or Reagan would've defused these bumps.
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May 22, 2013, 08:12PM

I don't like where baseball is headed. It's not...

I don't like where baseball is headed. It's not as loose as it once was, players won't be changing teams nearly as much. That may seem like a good thing to some people, but it means that certain teams will remain bad for a longer period of time. It will also decrease the amount of money the players get, which the union won't like.
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