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[hatman]

I've got a longer post that's been in the works for a long time now. (Just waiting until I'm awake and clearheaded enough to collect all the links and write it up properly.) But for now, this needs to be said:

Let's Just Say It: The Republicans Are The Problem

As Steve Bennan said:

For those unfamiliar with Mann and Ornstein, these aren't just two political scientists who occasionally write about current events. Mann and Ornstein enjoy almost unparalleled credibility with the Beltway establishment, and are generally accepted as centrist observers, not ideologues or partisan bomb-throwers.