Commentary: Laura Flanders on the Midterm’s Real Winners
The lesson? In a political climate of "sweep the bums out," there's always the matter of who gets swept in. And elected or not, there's still the question of how so many creeps got so far. That's the question that will last long after the election.
November 3, 2010
The lesson Laura Flanders will be taking from these midterms? In a political climate of "sweep the bums out," there’s always the matter of who gets swept in. And elected or not, there’s the question of how so many creeps got so far. That’s the question that will last long after the election.
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