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Ruby the Liberal

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17. Why this is good news.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #16)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 06:52 PM

Aug 2012

I subscribe to The Economist and have for years. The times that information seeps out of places like that and into BI and HuffPo are times to be happy - and even more so when featured on The Daily Show given their viewership numbers. Where I like reading wonkery, most people don't - so this is a good thing. A very good thing. People have more than enough in their lives than to go looking for wonkery - and stuff like this is anything but that.

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Neil Barofsky Gave Us The Best Explanation For Washington's Dysfunction We've Ever Heard [View all] Octafish Aug 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Aug 2012 #1

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... xchrom Aug 2012 #7

This is not news. Years ago... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #2

Well, if someone doesn't keep reminding people of these facts, then they are completely sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #3

Did I say to not repeat it? I said it's old news, not bad news... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #15

That's what the BFEE wants: You not to read and the statute of limitations to kick in. Octafish Aug 2012 #4

Thanks for the link to the great Black article. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #18

People like those here on DU know who Neil Barofsky is. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #10

That's a large part of the problem, no? And even... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #16

Why this is good news. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #17

I do agree that... TreasonousBastard Aug 2012 #21

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Thanks for the link. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #14

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I'm partial to Mark Twain's analysis. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2012 #25