Why 2012 Is Not 1996

By: Dan McLaughlin (Diary) | January 24th at 01:30 PM |

A little history can be a dangerous thing, and in advance of Tuesday’s State of the Union Address by President Obama, political commentary will be focusing on Obama’s ability to replay 1995-96, when President Clinton rebounded from a similar rout in the midterm elections to more or less coast to re-election (while Clinton finished below 50% of the popular vote, it was only a “coming | Read More »

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VladimirRS: Which state will win this year's Size of the Dead Zone honors? NJ? MA? HI? Last year's winner: DE. #rsrh http://t.co/rtVIl23XjG
VladimirRS: This year's GoM Dead Zone could be largest ever. Thanks, corn ethanol! @TheOilyBird #rfs #rsrh http://t.co/X0FL72TZqu
RMConservative: Here's my 2011 article on how CBO fails to understand the tax and benefit structure with income level http://t.co/riCJXJGEGC #rsrh
moelane: #rsrh Americans increasingly deciding Barack Obama really WOULD use the IRS against his foes.: http://t.co/dabBLFzvoS
moelane: #rsrh I am an American citizen. Let kings tremble*.: http://t.co/Yrf0QmXl76
RSBooBooKitty: Gloria's one Obama positive is economy slowly improving... IMHO due to businesses planning on his departure. http://t.co/jBLvOszGF1 #rsrh
RMConservative: A problem that Schumer helped create 27 years ago must be solved next week, and not a day later, according to Harry Reid #tcot #rsrh
moelane: #rsrh Tweet of the Day, @davidplouffe Comes Down With The Unskew edition.: http://t.co/0PiSv1TDWP
RMConservative: Big Ag is shooting for two goals this week -price supports in the farm bill and wage supports in the amnesty bill #rsrh
moelane: #rsrh Wait. Hurricane Katrina was *BAD* for the GOP, right?: http://t.co/jtO1dNTGoo
moelane: #rsrh Is the IRS *unduly* targeting pro-Israel groups for scrutiny?: http://t.co/0srzbOXIEe
moelane: #rsrh QotD, The Answer To "Who Is Obama?" Is "Disinterested" Edition.: http://t.co/hKfYYNN3WB
presjpolk: Oh man, those anti-Science Republicans. Oh wait, this is the Obama administration again. http://t.co/GixzLhYv4j #rsrh
moelane: #rsrh So, basically, a staffer has made @SenWhitehouse look like an absolute idiot: http://t.co/gKliIJhmCW Rookie mistake, that.
moelane: #rsrh Eric Holder's permanent seat in the barrel.: http://t.co/KmpsBXikGs
moelane: #rsrh Connecticut stops offering Hollywood a luxurious tax break.: http://t.co/Zij2OOVVs9
moelane: #rsrh QotD, I Would Pay Twenty Dollars To See Darth Cheney Do This Edition.: http://t.co/b4aWf51X3y
moelane: #rsrh #DNC flirting with insurance fraud?: http://t.co/HJK7th9A2M
moelane: #rsrh Gee, I wonder how many people who hate GMOs also drink beer?: http://t.co/0KF3ZD0f0j
moelane: #rsrh The war for "Happy Birthday.": http://t.co/FIb2iD8EUU
moelane: #rsrh Bankruptcy endgame for Detroit?: http://t.co/wNCLTbc2GE
moelane: #rsrh Chuck Schumer lectures Mike Bloomberg on gun control message.: http://t.co/BoCGQvSafK
VladimirRS: MT @algore: Welcome to arrivals at the #Climate Leader training in Istanbul ... [] Yep, Turkey's accepting Magic Unicorn passports. #rsrh
moelane: #rsrh "Founding Founders.": http://t.co/CJ3jSZlU6E
moelane: #rsrh Nancy Pelosi: my Roman Catholicism requires me to be pro-choice!: http://t.co/iBhmAdBqQW
RMConservative: I think Mark Pryor already knows that Tom Cotton will crush him. He is now jockeying 4 place on K street, hence his amnesty vote #rsrh
RMConservative: Memo to Landrieu: dumb fences work because they are not smart enough to be subject to prosecutorial discretion like a "virtual fence" #rsrh
moelane: #rsrh The IRS and Barack Obama: mission, as they say, accomplished.: http://t.co/ZjSc5MyYI8
RMConservative: Rubio just voted to kill Grassley amendment which would have placed border security before legalization #enoughsaid #rsrh
moelane: #rsrh Ulysses S Obama?: http://t.co/6bYW1WIaa8

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