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Some were worried that Obama couldn't take on the fight in the General Election. I think he's shown that he's learned from the battles of the past that you can't just go and say "I'm as tough as you Mr. Republican," you have to show the weakness in the Republican argument and mindset.

Foreign policy lessons from The Godfather:

FAA officials often are former execs of the airlines they now regulate.

Education officials are often former employees of the schools they now regulate.

In this week's Nashville Scene, reporter Jeff Woods quotes the curator of the National Civil Rights Museum as saying that King "leaned" toward a "more liberal" party affiliation.

According to Reuters, Porsche has given the go-ahead for an increase of their stake in Volkswagen from it’s currrent level of 31% to more than 50%. Porsche does not plan to merge the two companies. Now if they’ll bring VWs quality back up to where it was a couple of decades ago, things will be fine.

This is OUTRAGEOUS. Sen. Obama needs to be out front on denouncing, rejecting, and disapproving of the likes David Duke who said, "I don't think Obama will be any more negative for the United States than Hillary or John McCain," explains Duke. "In fact," he added, "we probably have less preference for a European like a John McCain or a Hillary who has betrayed our interests, our heritage, our rights.

Because the enemies of the permanent regime in Washington cannot work together:

Senator Bob Corker issues a conservative rebuke to the President for his bipartisan-approved economic stimulus package:

Say Uncle cannot believe all the bloggers out there writing the obituary of conservatism inside the Republican Party. He thought you knew: