Today on the Dish, Jon Stewart marked the end of America, Andrew took stock of Perry's Christianism, and the Texas governor's campaign committed yet another amusing, unforced error. Gingrich embraced an anti-conservative and openly hostile foreign policy, he dangled John Bolton as secretary of state, and the GOP began to freak out. Some in the party elite prayed for a February surprise, Mitt Romney wanted to be a career politician, the big endorsements may not make a dent, and Fox News continued to deny the ascendancy of Ron Paul. The GOP championed wealth redistribution, the Republican primary resembled bad fiction, Rick Santorum inadvertently supported Obamacare, and GOP enthusiasm fizzled. In our AAA video, Andrew elaborated on "the successful and wealthy."
There's evidence that the Syrian regime is cracking up, the opposition harbored hope, and the Arab spring suffered from bad timing. Obama pursued a creative policy in East Asia, and irregular warfare persisted.
Retail clinics often do a better job, outward signs of aging can be misleading, and food drives are a waste. Readers dissected the Glenn Reynolds' student debt proposal, DOMA made things complicated in New York, and marijuana fueled the careers of accomplished actors and musicians. TNC reflected on race and the burden of the Civil War, Teddy Wayne enticed an overseas scam artist, and pit bulls are often misidentified. We studied the history of growing income inequality, and wondered about just war theory and cyberspace. Josh Barro called for medical pricing transparency, Ice Cube extolled the Eames, and Tebow's fans made their case.
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