Baghdad Lessons? Police Raiding Homes in St. Paul

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Heavily armed police teams in groups of 20 or 30 are raiding private homes in St. Paul. According to one woman who spoke to FireDogLake’s Lindsay Beyerstein, asking to see a warrant gets one immediately “detained.” Jane Hamsher and Glenn Greenwald dropped in on a raided St. Paul home shortly after the cops descended.

Pat Buchanan’s Obama Embrace

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I’ve known Pat Buchanan for a long time, from a comfortable arm’s lenth – met him first in 1987. His comments in this clip are an important benchmark of Obama’s ability to reach beyond lines that seemed impenetrable.

Could-Be Commander in Chief Sarah Palin

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What was that TV show where Geena Davis was an unlikely female VP is thrust into the presidency after the tough national hero president she served under passed away while in office? That’s right: Commander in Chief. Well, life may be following fiction (again) — without the passing away part. . .

Off to Boston

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Greetings friends. I have much to report and comment on regarding the spectacular Democratic National Convention in Denver. I couldn’t do the who’s doing what to whom style blogging in Denver; I may do that in Minneapolis/St. Paul — but was way overbooked in the mile high city.

A (Potentially Premature) Defense of Clinton

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Tonight is the first night I’ve been able to see any of the Democratic convention. First things first: I really didn’t like the video tribute to Hillary Clinton that was aired tonight. It was all about Hillary Clinton, the woman candidate — which does Hillary Clinton, the brilliant policymaker and effective advocate, a great disservice….