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Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved8:00 PM
Supreme Court Justices should be given term limits.

"Life tenure for federal judges seems like a bad idea to me."
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved9:28 AM
The Obama Administration should not issue a statement of support to the Iranian election uprising.

Over-the-top rhetoric from the United States is likely to be counterproductive and the Obama administration has been right to follow a restrained appr...
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved1:48 PM
Federal judge Jay Bybee should be impeached for authoring memos that justified Bush Administration interrogation techniques.

I think the case for impeaching him on the grounds of misconduct would be pretty clear.
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved5:29 PM
The U.S. embargo on Cuba has not been effective.

It's hard to think of an example of foreign-policy initiative that has failed this badly.
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved8:13 PM
Rush Limbaugh has had a negative impact on the Republican Party.

if Republicans want to be constructive partners....they need to go beyond their current posture of slavish adherence to Rushism
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved8:18 AM
The Guantanamo detention center should be closed.

We’re back on track to the rule of law.
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved10:15 AM
Tom Daschle was a good choice to be Barack Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Needless to say, it makes a ton of sense to ask a former Senate Majority Leader to lend a hand on doing legislative work rather than thinking of him p...
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved11:55 AM
Leon Panetta is a good choice to head the CIA.

He’s got the administrative chops and he’s held the intelligence clearances.
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved3:22 AM
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved11:06 PM
The U.S. should recognize Hamas as the elected Palestinian government.

"I'm fairly certain I have said that Israel should negotiate with Hamas (certainly I do think Israel should negotiate with Hamas)"
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved11:05 PM
There should not be term limits for elected officials.

Term limits have never struck me as a policy with an especially strong theoretical or empirical justification.
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved5:26 PM
John McCain and Barack Obama should not suspend their campaigns until Congress passes a bailout plan.

"I think walking and chewing gum at the same time is part of the president's job"
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved2:03 PM
Joe Biden won the 2008 vice presidential debate.

"Sarah Palin could barely get a paragraph out without mangling what she was trying to say."
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved11:56 AM
Vice presidential candidates do not influence the outcome of elections.

"In practice, VP choices — despite the fact that they’re sometimes hugely consequential after the election (LBJ, Dick Cheney) — rarely impact the elec...
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved1:15 PM
Joseph Biden was a good choice for Obama's vice presidential candidate.

"it’s definitely a ticket that can argue they have more personal acquaintance with the struggles of middle class American life than John McCain"
Opinion of Matthew Yglesias approved1:22 PM
John McCain receives more favorable press coverage than Barack Obama.

"John McCain -- who gets the best press of any politician anywhere"
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