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The average folks part of the program was just terrific. Line of the night: A laid-off factory worker from Marion, Ind named Barney Smith:
“We need a government that puts Barney Smith ahead of Smith Barney!”
Great stuff, even if only a handful of TV viewers–PBS, CSpan sorts–actually saw it.
Apparently, Massachusetts voters don’t mind that Elizabeth Warren foolishly identified herself as a Native American early in her academic career–it was, apparently, a case of family pride and wishful thinking about a Cherokee ancestor. That’s good. Warren may be the best public figure when it comes to explaining the depredations of the financial industry and [...]
On what we should learn from 11 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
