Today on the Dish, the economy exacted enormous strain on the middle class, Andrew put the Ron Paul newsletters in perspective, and he took on the larger issue of bigotry in the GOP. Michael Dougherty offered a short history of the newsletters, readers stormed the in-tray, and Neil Cavuto urged the Republican media to take Ron Paul seriously. WFB would not have disqualified the congressman based on foreign policy, and Paul shirked front-runner treatment as he neared a maximum level of support. We debated Romney's relative weakness, analyzed conservative policy dysfunction on the payroll tax, and in our AAA video, Andrew discussed campaign finance and the First Amendment.
We addressed the security risks of bird flu research, the surge failed by its own standards in Iraq, and Republicans favor "economic and diplomatic efforts" in Iran. Romney changed positions on the Bin Laden raid, the clock ticked for Assad in Syria, and the neocons smothered the debate surrounding America's role in the world. Corruption tainted the adoption process in Ethiopia, and the North Korean famine was perhaps the greatest man-made catastrophe of the post-Cold War period.
The ACA exceeded expectations, polls are like blood tests, and the Depression killed Prohibition. We weighed the dispensability of HR, became well-versed in efficient gift-giving, and considered doing away with presents altogether.
Huntsman's lame joke here, gospel music in the car here, the Christmas of your nightmares here, Moore award nominee here, MHB here, FOTD here, VFYW here, and the kiss of the day here.
— M.A.
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