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Lloyd Bentsen Could Not Be Reached for Comment

By | 12.30.09 | 11:51 am

Since the Democrats’ 1988 vice presidential nominee destroyed Dan Quayle for comparing himself to John F. Kennedy, most Republicans have stayed well away from that sand trap. Scott Brown, the GOP’s longshot candidate in the Massachusetts special election to fill the seat once held by both Ted and John More…

Compared to Quayle, Palin Got Off Easy

By | 10.03.08 | 2:08 pm

Amid all the reactions to last night’s vice presidential debate, one thing seems clear: moderator Gwen Ifill went pretty easy on Sarah Palin.

Ifill may have had her legs pulled out from under her when the pundits of the right raised concerns over her impartiality following revelations that she More…

McCain’s Dan Quayle?

By | 09.03.08 | 7:13 pm

Democrats have been relishing every minute since Sen. John McCain announced that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be his vice presidential running mate. The attacks have been fast and furious. Palin lacks experience; she has ties to the far right; she has scandals lurking in her personal background.

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