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Obama: 'I think same-sex couples should be able to get married'
Wed May 9, 2012
- Can we dare hope that this news will make Rush stroke out?
First Thoughts: The silly season
Fri Apr 13, 2012
- To quote Mrs. Obama on Colbert's show - "He's my man!" Obama/Biden 2012
First Thoughts: Romney struggles to close the gender gap, but catches break
Thu Apr 12, 2012
- Excellent post, Therman. Keep pushing the facts!
First Thoughts: The tax debate cometh
Mon Apr 9, 2012
- Well said, IR. Oh how they squeal when the tables are turned...
First Thoughts: Health care takes center stage
Fri Mar 23, 2012
- It's the mandate that the anti-AHC's are so upset about. Never mind that car insurance is mandated, taxes are mandated, school attendance is mandated. So it's not like we don't have mandates in this country.
First Thoughts: No getting the benefit of the doubt
Thu Mar 22, 2012
- In response to the Etch-A-Sketch kerfuffle, Romney did say that in the general election, he would run on the "same issues." Only his positions on those issues will change. Obama/Biden 2012
First Thoughts: Super Tuesday
Tue Mar 6, 2012
- Romney, Santorum and Gingrich all want to go to war with Iran. But they can't stand up to Limbaugh and condemn what he said? Maybe it's because it's easier to wage war with other people's children than it is to have the personal courage to take a stand for what's right.
First Thoughts: Tied up in Michigan
Wed Feb 22, 2012
- Amen to that, Job123.
First Thoughts: Shades of Schiavo?
Fri Feb 17, 2012
- Excellent points, jj. The right-wing view that the unborn are sacred until they're born - then they're on their own - is unbelievably stupid.
First Thoughts: Romney gets rejected
Wed Feb 8, 2012
- Hear, hear!

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Obama: 'I think same-sex couples should be able to get married'
Updated 4:50 p.m. ET- President Barack Obama endorsed the right of same-sex couples to marry on Wednesday, a landmark pronouncement made in light of mounting pressure from gay rights advocates. Obama became the first U.S. president to back the right of gay and lesbian cou …
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First Thoughts: The silly season
We’ve entered the silly season… In fact, there have been three manufactured controversies in the past month (Etch A Sketch, hot mic, and Hilary Rosen)… What yesterday did teach us: It didn’t take much for conservatives to rally to Romney’s side&hel …
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First Thoughts: The tax debate cometh
The tax debate cometh: Obama and Democrats to focus on tax fairness… GOP to focus on tax hikes… American Crossroads to begin its advertising blitz soon… Crossroads also admits that Obama -- so far -- is winning the tax debate… Gingrich calls Romney &ld …
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First Thoughts: Health care takes center stage
Health care’s two-year anniversary, but White House is quiet on the subject. … Supreme Court takes it up next week and will determine its fate by June. Whatever the outcome, it will have a big impact on the president’s legacy. If it’s upheld, it’s g …
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First Thoughts: No getting the benefit of the doubt
Yesterday’s feeding frenzy highlights these problems for Romney: He gets no benefit of the doubt… And he doesn’t have a base that will defend him when the going gets tough… Overshadowed by all the attention to “Etch A Sketch”: Romney’s …
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