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An inaugural gift from the GOP Jan 21st 2013, 15:04 They should be holding today's inauguration on the deck of the USS Missouri instead of the steps of the U.S. Capitol, so Barack Obama can formally accept the surrender of the GOP. Before Obama even places his hand on the Bible today, his rout of the House Republicans is already virtually complete. Not only have Republicans capitulated on taxes by violating their no tax pledge, Republican leaders have now announced that they are capitulating on spending as well, by violating the "Boehner rule." Read full article >> Jennifer Rubin: America chooses decline and retreat Jan 21st 2013, 15:00 NBC's chief foreign correspondent was a bit of a skunk at the "Meet the Press" garden party er round table that otherwise would have been an uninterrupted cheer-leading routine for the president. (You know the deck is stacked when David Axelrod, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Tom Brokaw and Joe Scarborough make up the panel. Good grief.) Read full article >> Jennifer Rubin: Why nothing the president says matters anymore Jan 21st 2013, 14:00 The ennui that hangs over the second inauguration of President Obama like a thick blanket of fog is not simply a function of Republican weariness and wariness after four years of fights with the president. Democrats too are less than thrilled on this august occasion. Read full article >> Out of the mouths of babes Jan 21st 2013, 13:55 "In announcing his package of proposals Wednesday, President Obama was flanked by children who wrote him letters about gun violence in the weeks after the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School" — Los Angeles Times, January 16 Read full article >> Greg Sargent: Morning Open Thread Jan 21st 2013, 13:08 No roundup this morning, but Jamelle Bouie, Jonathan Bernstein and I will be blogging today about Obama's Inauguration Day speech and other stuff. Here's an open thread to get you started. Read full article >> Jennifer Rubin: Morning Bits Jan 21st 2013, 12:45 Really? Sen. Chuck Schumer declares, "We Democrats have always intended to do a budget this year." Bluntly put by Condi Rice: "The Republican party certainly has to stop turning off large segments of the population. It's not a strategy to keep hoping that parts of the population don't turn out. You've got to simply broaden." Read full article >> Jennifer Rubin: Sunday wrap Jan 20th 2013, 20:00 Who said it? 1. "I'm always skeptical of confirmation-day conversions. I understand it's difficult to oppose a president of your own party." 2. "Chuck Hagel has questions to answer, and one will be 'Why is it the position you held in the past about Iranian sanctions and our support for Israel no longer [appears] appear to be your positions?' " Read full article >> Greg Sargent: Sunday Open Thread Jan 20th 2013, 12:45 Enjoy. Read full article >>

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