{"id":17083,"date":"2010-04-11T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T06:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/04\/11\/unblogged-bits-for-sun-11-apr-2010-201am.html"},"modified":"2010-04-11T00:01:39","modified_gmt":"2010-04-11T06:01:39","slug":"unblogged-bits-for-sun-11-apr-2010-201am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/04\/11\/unblogged-bits-for-sun-11-apr-2010-201am.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits for Sun, 11 Apr 2010,  2:01AM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/Naw1NIGtyDI\/023288.php\">Remember those tax cuts?<\/a> &#8211; Reality has a hard time dealing with the constant chatter of Fox News and its ilk.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/wZmfmG9WRjo\/why-are-listening-newt-gingrich\">Why Are We Listening To Newt Gingrich? | The New Republic<\/a> &#8211; Because almost nobody else in the GOP can put three sentences together that at least sound as intellectual as this sham historian, failed congressional leader, and serial adulterer?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/OSwykjaQ_DM\/023284.php\">If a fight is inevitable&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; Well-stated.  Obama&#8217;s nominee is going to face a huge uphill battle against a Senate minority regardless of who it is.  He might as well nominate someone (qualified) who will please his base, not the GOP or even ostensible moderates. Remember, Stevens himself would be roundly condemned by the Right.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. Remember those tax cuts? &#8211; Reality has a hard time dealing with the constant chatter of Fox News and its ilk. Why Are We Listening To Newt Gingrich? | The New Republic &#8211; Because almost nobody else in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/04\/11\/unblogged-bits-for-sun-11-apr-2010-201am.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Unblogged Bits for Sun, 11 Apr 2010,  2:01AM&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-potpourri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27001,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/08\/hey-look-another-progressive-era-reform-that-the-gop-wants-to-get-rid-of.html","url_meta":{"origin":17083,"position":0},"title":"Hey, look &#8211; another Progressive Era reform that the GOP wants to get rid of","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 8-Mar-12 11:50am","format":false,"excerpt":"Hey, look - another Progressive Era reform that the GOP wants to get rid ofEspecially when it's being used against them. #ddtb Embedded Link After Wisconsin Voters Revolt Against GOP Lawmakers, GOP Lawmakers Approve Amendment Preventing Recall Elections The Wisconsin GOP has not worn well with that state\u2019s voters. 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