Reconciliation
Recap: The oddness of the conservative effort to undermine health-care reform; hidden Washington; and how the slow economy has become a boon for pundits.
Elsewhere:
1) Conservatives heart Chris Christie.
3) Seyward Darby wishes the EduJobs bill had more education reform.
4) The economics of a POW camp.
Recipe of the day: Tomato and mango lassi with ground sumac.
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5) Krugman to Ezra: Irresponsible to give a soapbox to Paul Ryan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/opinion/06krugman.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print
Posted by: bmull | August 5, 2010 11:07 PM | Report abuse
yes we LOVE Christie in NJ. Check his favorables and approval ratings here:
http://www.pollster.com/polls/nj/jobapproval-govchristie.php
Sadly after McGreevey and Corzine we couldn't go anywhere but up.
Posted by: visionbrkr | August 6, 2010 8:15 AM | Report abuse













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