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Listen, Assholes. Quick Reactions To The SOTU.

By Bryan Packman | Published: January 28, 2010
This is going to be about style more than substance, because, unfortunately, I think it was more important for the SOTU to motivate people than it was to outline policy. So a few points. The attitude in the beginning was something like, “listen, assholes”. He was telling everyone we had to rescue the banks [...]
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What Needs To Happen In The SOTU

By Bryan Packman | Published: January 27, 2010
So, tonight, Obama doesn't need to hit a homerun. Well, he can, but he doesn't have to, at least not a walk-off homerun. A walk-off homerun isn't even possible, since he can't win the game all in one night. What he needs to do is get on base. He's got to get a rally going and get everyone else in dugout on their feet feeling some "hope", as cheesy as that sounds.
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The New Campaign

By Bryan Packman | Published: January 22, 2010
Without a doubt, the Massachusetts Special Election was a setback. But as big of a blow as losing a 60 vote super-majority may have been, there's something much bigger at stake. Unless the president does something to rekindle the enthusiasm of 2008, the Democratic party is in danger of having a generation of young voters simply saying, "fuck it".
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