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• Waxman calls Republican move on Keystone pipeline 'stupid' / Daily Kos
  The Republican playbook is relentlessness. Having just seen the Keystone XL pipeline rejected—because they jammed a requirement that President Obama make a decision about it in 60 days into the two-month payroll tax deal made in December—they’re at again.
• Drudge, conservative media criticize Newt Gingrich / Politico
  Ann Coulter, the conservative columnist writing on her self-titled website, warns: “Re-elect Obama, Vote Newt!” “Hotheaded arrogance is neither conservative nor attractive to voters.” 28/1
• @jollyswagman1 / Tweet Bank / 27 / 1 / 2012
  Gingrich on Romney: “The most blatantly dishonest performance by a presidential candidate I’ve ever seen”. Watch your own replays Newt! 28/1
• West Wing Week: 1/27/12 or "The State of the Union Edition" / Video 3min
  ‘West Wing Week’ video contains snapshots of the President’s activities during the week including his travels to a number of US states. This may become a regular weekly feature . 28/1
• Obama, Elizabeth Warren and Dr. Phil / Time Magazine
  As David Bernstein writes in the Boston Pheonix, Warren actually found her public voice through a sometimes ridiculed guest gig on Dr. Phil’s daytime talk show and by authoring several pop personal finance books. 28/1
• Warren: Romney earns $$$ the 'wrong' way / The Last Word / Video
  “Mitt Romney gets a better deal than any of the rest of us because he manages to earn his income in a way that has been specially protected for rich folks” Democratic MA Senate candidate told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell. 27/1
• @jollyswagman1 / Tweet Bank / 26 / 1 / 2012
  #ThingsNewtGingrichWillNeverSay .. “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States” 26/1
• Is Obama's 'Economic Populism' for Real? / Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone
  The administration is clearly listening to the Occupy movement. Whether it’s acting on their complaints, or just trying to look like it’s doing something, is another question. It’s too early to tell. But it’s very interesting. 27/1
• Climate scientists call for sceptic thinktank to reveal backers / Guardian
  “The democratic principle of transparency is breached when a former chancellor can sit in the House of Lords influencing government policy on matters as important as climate change while accepting funding for his thinktank from secret supporters.”26/1
• Family of freed US hostage in Somalia thanks SEALs & Obama / ABC News
  “We are very grateful that Jessica has been rescued,” the family of 32-year-old Jessica Buchanan said.”This has been just an unbelievable answer to prayers and we are so grateful for the work of the President, the Navy SEALs and the State Department. 26/1
• Castro lambasts US Republican primary as idiotic / Yahoo News
  HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro lambasted the Republican presidential race as the greatest competition of “idiocy and ignorance” the world has ever seen in a column published Wednesday. 26/1
• Columbus Swing Voters’ Response SOTU / Hart Research Associates
  Voters’ dominant impression of Obama is that he is a strong and confident leader. In a before-and-after test, the proportion of participants describing Obama as “a strong leader” rose from 39% to 71%. 26/1
• State of the Union: Confrontation in Kumbaya / Washington Post
  And Obama’s poll numbers have increased in parallel with his willingness to stare down congressional Republicans. 26/1
• President Obama ‘State of the Union’ 2012 / Video 72 mins
  He was clear, he was concise and the gloves were off. Mr Obama made no bones about the fact that, with or without Congress acting in support, he was prepared to use his position to achieve important goals in America’s interests.25/1
• Why Newt Is like Nixon / John Meacham / Time
  The question now is how far the Nixonian strategy can take Gingrich, who will doubtless continue to invoke the sunnier Reagan while using tactics learned from the darker Nixon. 25/1
• @jollyswagman1 / Tweet Bank / 24 / 1 / 2012
  America elected R Nixon President unaware he was a crook. This time they are armed with prior knowledge of Gingrich’s long unethical record. 24/1
• The President’s Record on Jobs and the Economy / The White House
  For years before the economic crisis, middle-class security had been slipping away. Wages stagnated while health care costs soared. The President is taking aggressive steps to put Americans back to work. 24/1
• @jollyswagman1 / Tweet Bank / 23 / 1 / 2012
  IN 2008: 87,779,566 eligible US citizens did not vote. Obama vote margin was 8,358,559. A much stronger GOTV commitment is needed in 2012. 23/1
• Gabrielle Giffords stepping down from Congress / Video
  In this moving statement she says she hopes to return to serve the people of Arizona once she feels she is able to carry out her responsibilities. 23/1
• @jollyswagman1 / Tweet Bank / 22 / 1 / 2012
  When Obama fans see Gingrich grinning like a Cheshire cat we are heartened by the time tested analogy. He who laughs last – laughs loudest!. 22/1
• Obama to Draw Economic Line in 'State of the Union Address / NYT
  Mr. Obama promised a “blueprint for an American economy that’s built to last,” with government assisting individuals and businesses to ensure “an America where everybody gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share and plays by the same rules.” 22/1
• @jollyswagman1 / Tweet Bank / 19 / 1 / 2012
  GOP Primaries reveal very large egos betwixt ears and very small brains, located, anatomically speaking, elsewhere!19/1
• Warren Is No Longer Just A Candidate, She's A Cause / Business Insider
  Warren’s candidacy is the rallying point for liberals who believe Wall Street exercises too much power over the American Republic. She stands for re-regulating it, and promotes a vision of America, where everyone has a stake in each other’s success. 19/1
• @jollyswagman1 / Tweet Bank / 16 – 17 /1/ 2012
  @Ariuszme: No matter what Newt says of his opponents, all 5 Republicans will soon become losers. He will be one and so will all their donors.
• Obama's Long Game Will Outsmart Critics / Andrew Sullivan / Daily Beast
  Obama has delivered in a way that the unhinged right and purist left have yet to understand. Their short-term outbursts have missed Obama’s long game and why his reelection remains as essential for this country’s future as his election in 2008.17/1