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Things I Should Have Blogged About, Part 1

Posted by Peter

Congratulations to Sini, whose efforts have led to JUSIPER getting credentials for the Democratic National Convention. His extraordinary range of source material, originality of insight and dedication to writing on a daily basis have rightfully caught the Establishment's attention, and have inspired me to boost my own output.

To catch up a bit, I went through the huge pile of stories I meant to write about in the first half of 2004 but never got around to, took the top dozen and boiled them down to their key lines. Here's the first batch:

1. About six in 10, 61 percent, chose balancing the budget while 36 percent chose tax cuts when they were asked which was more important, according to a poll conducted for the AP by Ipsos Public Affairs.

Half in the poll, 49 percent, said their overall tax burden – including federal, state and local taxes – had gone up over the past three years. – Associated Press, April 14

2. Reagan is not one that wears well … On a personal basis, Rockefeller is a pretty nice guy. Reagan, on a personal basis is terrible. He just isn't pleasant to be around. – Richard Nixon in 1972, according to tapes released from the National Archives, December 11, 2003

3. [James Ridgeway:] People say you're going to be duped by Bush, that the Republicans will secretly finance you with a slush fund to split the Democrats.

[Ralph Nader:] Well, first of all, if we ever see something like that, we'll reject it. – "The Nader Interview," Village Voice, March 3-9

4. President Bush warned voters in Ohio yesterday that electing John Kerry would cost even more jobs than the 265,000 that have disappeared from the must-win state during Bush's reign. – New York Daily News, March 11

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