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Jennifer Rubin: Relax, it's not even December Nov 30th 2012, 14:45 There was a great deal of huffing, puffing and even laughing (by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner) over the president's ludicrous offer of "a $1.6 trillion tax increase, $50 billion in infrastructure spending in 2013 and new power to raise the federal debt limit, a provocative set of demands that Republicans said represented a step backward in efforts to avoid looming tax increases and spending cuts," as the Wall Street Journal reported. Read full article >> Jennifer Rubin: R's are from Mars, D's are from Venus? Nov 30th 2012, 13:45 Gallup is out with a revealing poll showing a deep divide between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to the economy and the role of government: "Democrats have a more positive image of the federal government than they do of capitalism, by a 20-percentage-point margin, while Republicans are more positive about capitalism than the federal government, by a 45-point margin." And when it comes to "socialism," only 23 percent of Republicans have a positive view, while 53 percent of Democrats do. To all of this Republicans are inclined to say: "Told you so!" Read full article >> Jennifer Rubin: Morning Bits Nov 30th 2012, 12:45 Ambassador Susan Rice's problems worsen. "The portfolio of embattled United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice includes investments of hundreds of thousands of dollars in several energy companies known for doing business with Iran, according to financial disclosure forms. Rice, a possible nominee to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she steps down, has come under criticism for promulgating erroneous information about the September 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans." Read full article >> Greg Sargent: Happy Hour Roundup Nov 29th 2012, 23:27 * New details have emerged about the White House's opening fiscal cliff offer to Republicans: It gives Republicans $400 billion in Medicare cuts, but demand $1.6 trillion in tax hikes, and, crucially, more stimulus spending and an extension of unemployment benefits. Read full article >> Jennifer Rubin: Georgia, another human rights test Nov 29th 2012, 22:15 The administration has insisted in response to bipartisan criticism of its (nonexistent) human rights policy that it really does take the issue seriously. Well, now after a sorry record -- that includes its silence on the Green Revolution, its refusal to criticize Vladimir Putin's wave of repression and its inertness on Syria -- the administration has the chance to prove its critics wrong. Unfortunately, the State Department has been, well, subdued: Read full article >>

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