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Noam Scheiber points us to a Newsweek article saying the Veepstakes is a 2-man race between Gephardt and Vilsack. Of course, We at Bruno & The Prof have been long fans of th “A.B.G.” (”Anyone Buy Gephardt”) strategy, so we’re glad to hear that there’s still a chance of a non-Gephardt VP ticket. [...]

Media Matters has the scoop. First the Reagans, now this.

I can’t really explain why this makes me sort of happy. I know, I know…. the image of American officials and corporations drinking and partying while car bombs explode on the other side of the Green Zone is unappetizing.
Yet, at the same time, there’s a feeling that the Americans are starting to get [...]

This made me laugh.
Be sure to tune in to the show tonight… lots of great stuff to chew on this week. Anyone catch those Enron tapes yes? See you there!

Here’s an article I have yet to read, but won’t be surprised when I do:
In an effort to find a fitting tribute for the Greatest President Ever, Ronald Wilson Reagan, House Republicans today introduced a resolution that would have the 40th President’s body embalmed and put under glass in the capitol rotunda for all to [...]

According to the NYTimes, a consortium of big businesses is pooling resources to lower the cost of prescription meds that the make available to their retirees and employees receiving benefits. What an idea! If we purchase in bulk, we can save money!
You’d think that someone in Congress woulda thought of this [...]

I realized today that we’re just 7 weeks from the convention, which means the Democratic veep nominee must be around the corner (in fact, it’d probably be here by now if not for Reagan). In either case, the best debate (as per usual) is going on right now over at Opinion Duel.
Of note is [...]

OK, so sorry for the hiatus. We’re just waking from hibernation here at the B&P studios.
For a nice, balanced picutre of how exactly Reagan (and Gorbachev) worked to end the cold war, check out Fred Kaplan’s piece in Slate.
For a not-so-nice, completely unbalanced picture of the 40th president, listen to [...]