Kevin Drum

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Kevin Drum (born October 19, 1958) is an American political blogger and columnist. He was born in Long Beach, California and now lives in Irvine, California. In 1991 he wed th...[Wikipedia]

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Barack Obama will win the 2008 presidential election.

"I still say he wins the general election by 6-8 points."

posted by brianrApproved 9/5/2008 6:11 PM

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Sarah Palin was not a good choice for John McCain's vice presidential candidate.

"This is ridiculous."

posted by brianrApproved 9/1/2008 4:16 PM

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Supply and demand is having the greatest impact on rising oil prices.

"My own hunch is that speculation may be playing a role in the current runup, but only a small one. Fundamentally, prices are going up because demand is growing and supply isn't."

posted by brianrApproved 7/28/2008 2:17 PM

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The New Yorker cover featuring Barack and Michelle Obama is not effective satire.

"this kind of satire just doesn't work, no matter how well it's done"

posted by Geoff Approved 7/17/2008 9:50 AM

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The Second Amendment permits restrictions on an individual's right to purchase firearms.

"The wording of the Second Amendment suggests to me that the government can regulate guns a bit more than they can regulate, say, speech"

posted by brianrApproved 6/27/2008 3:42 PM

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A presidential run in 2012 is not part of Hillary Clinton’s strategy.

Not because she thinks it will set her up for 2012, but because she knows perfectly well this is her last chance.

posted by TMassApproved 5/19/2008 11:37 AM

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George W. Bush's comments to the Knesset were not appropriate.

"What Bush said was ridiculous"

posted by brianrApproved 5/17/2008 5:22 PM

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Bloggers should not be held responsible for comments posted on their blogs by others.

"The obsessive commenters are simply more willing to dedicate their lives to this than I am"

posted by MikeDApproved 5/14/2008 1:25 PM

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The US should institute a national ID card system.

"here's an answer to this problem"

posted by brianrApproved 5/5/2008 11:36 AM

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Congress should not suspend the gas and diesel tax from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2008.

"zero percent chance that Hillary Clinton or John McCain actually believe this is good policy"

posted by brianrApproved 4/30/2008 4:03 PM

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Barack Obama should win the Democratic nomination for president in 2008.

"I support Obama, not Hillary"

posted by brianrApproved 4/26/2008 3:56 PM

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Hillary Clinton should drop out of the presidential race.

"I think she's doing a lot of damage to the party by continuing her quixotic bid for the nomination instead of stepping aside"

posted by JennaApproved 4/24/2008 9:30 AM

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Congress should not place a moratorium on earmarks.

"never seen harm in allowing Congress level of influence over allocating funds in states and districts"

posted by Geoff Approved 4/21/2008 11:34 AM

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Prostitution should be legal.

"This stuff shouldn't be illegal in the first place"

posted by Geoff Approved 3/12/2008 10:21 AM

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Eliot Spitzer should not resign for his involvement in a prostitution ring.

"My official position is: who cares" - "This is not a majority opinion."

posted by vizinertiaApproved 3/11/2008 1:12 PM

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