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* Eric Cantor declares that it’s now “clearly President Obama’s economy.”

* Zach Roth flags a chilling detail about the secret CIA program to create assassination teams: It apparently had no geographic boundaries.

* Foes of health care reform push all their chips onto the claim that it will kill people.

* A somewhat less sexy aspect of the Mark Sanford mess: Turns out that even his own supporters thought he had “lost his mind” for rejecting the stimulus cash.

* Lefty groups have no intention of backing off their ads pressuring “centrist” Dems to get behind real health care reform.

* Harry Reid’s office walks back his criticism of the ad campaign launched by the White House’s political operation pressing members of Congress on health care.

* The Associated Press provides a still more detailed breakdown of its claim that the House Dem health care bill will cost $1.5 trillion.

* Senator Max Baucus issues a hasty apology to the White House for saying Obama’s opposition to taxing some health benefits is hindering efforts to achieve “bipartisan” reform.

* And conservative writers keep up the assault on Obama’s poor throwing arm.

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Posted by Greg Sargent | 07/16/2009, 06:31 PM EST | Categories: Happy Hour Roundup, House Republicans, Intelligence, Organizing for America, President Obama, Senate Dems, economy, health care

4 Responses

  1. Tena | July 16th, 2009 at 06:59 pm

    “It apparently had no geographic boundaries.” Quel surprise.

    Yeah, Obama throws like he bowls. And like he dances.

    Wow – we have a black president who can’t dance and isn’t an all round natural athlete.

    Paging Pat Buchanan…

  2. Jimmy's Brother | July 16th, 2009 at 08:03 pm

    When you’ve got video like the one below, you don’t have to worry about your pitching or bowling.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3EZjW2yics

  3. Tena | July 16th, 2009 at 08:31 pm

    Jimmy’s Brother – O boo, I know – he’s incredible on the basketball court and I wouldn’t shoot pool with him.

    I was just trying to make a little funny. Obama really can’t dance, but hell, neither can T.I. and lord god, T.I. ought to be able to dance. But he can’t dance, no way; he just takes his Louie rag out and waves it around in the air.

    ;)

  4. Tena | July 16th, 2009 at 08:32 pm

    Greg – where’s the censor? This is incredible. Thank you.

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