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December 01, 2011

Gail Collins is obsessed with the story of Mitt Romney’s dog, strapping in a crate on the roof of the car when the family took vacations to Canada. Collins had (according to a Nexis search) mentioned the dog’s dilemma in 23 columns since her August 4, 2007 manifesto, “Haunted by Seamus.” Since Times Watch reported that, Collins had repeated the anecdote five more times in only 11 columns.

Fuckyeahgailcollins is pro-Gail Collins in many ways, but agrees that she could find another telling anecdote about Mitt Romney to share in every column.

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November 30, 2011

Never have we had a more uptight potential president. This is all because he’s a big, huge, bundle — well, actually, a lean, well-exercised, impeccably groomed bundle — of contradictory positions whose history he cannot possibly justify without standing up and screaming: Look, I’m running for office! I have to make things up! It’s time to free Mitt from his demons. I propose that we give him one week in which to decide at which point in his life he was actually expressing his true opinion on any given topic, and we will just clear the slate and go from there.

- The Mitt Romney Pardon

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November 19, 2011
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Let’s all pause to recall the high dudgeon with which Gingrich announced, during one of the debates, that Representative Barney Frank ought to be put in jail for being “close to” Freddie Mac lobbyists. What kind of politician demands that an elected official be incarcerated for hanging out with the same people who are paying said politician $1.6 million or so to not-lobby?

- Republican Financial Plans

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November 18, 2011
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“This bill is about freedom,” said Representative Chris Gibson, a Republican from upstate New York. In this Congress, it’s hard to find anything that isn’t. Cutting Social Security is about freedom. Killing funds for Planned Parenthood is about freedom. Once again, we are reminded that, as Janis Joplin used to sing, freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.

- Something to Shoot For

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November 12, 2011
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The antipathy toward Mitt Romney is the most fascinating part of a deeply fascinating political season. What is it about this guy? Is it just because he once drove to Canada with the family dog strapped to the roof of the car? The smile? Does the Christian right hate him because, until he flipped over, he used to insist he was strongly in favor of a woman’s right to choose?

- Guess What It’s Time For! A G.O.P Debate!

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November 10, 2011
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So much for Governor Perry, who went out not with a bang but an “oops.”

Wait! Don’t Tell Me!

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November 07, 2011

The free plane rides don’t seem to have shattered any Texas ethics laws, most of which are of the foam-rubber persuasion. And you have to admit: private jets are the best. When you get to the airport, they’re waiting for you. You can keep your shoes on. Nobody tells you to turn off your Kindle until the plane has reached cruising altitude. It’s the one rich-person perk I truly, desperately envy.

The Best Perk in Politics

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November 03, 2011

Sexual harassment is a serious subject. But Herman Cain isn’t. Honestly, I tried. I read his book. I watched the debate. Had many interesting conversations. But I can’t go there anymore. I do not believe that under any circumstances the Republicans are going to vote for a motivational speaker who seems to regard running for president of the United States as an expanded book tour.

- Day of the Armadillo

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September 25, 2011
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It is true that the nation has elected incoherent Texans to the White House before. But the first one had been vice president. And when George W. Bush was marching through the primaries, saying things that made no sense whatsoever, Republican voters told one another that if he got into trouble, he could always ask his parents for advice. I swear to you, that came up a lot.

- Perry’s Bad Night

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September 22, 2011

Perhaps you are eager to know more about Representative Reed. He was elected to replace Democrat Eric Massa, who resigned after the famous Tickling Sex Scandal. He should not be confused with Bob Turner, the Republican who was elected to replace Democrat Anthony Weiner after the famous Tweeting Sex Scandal. New York Democrats are really going to have to find more mundane ways to have illicit sex or the delegation is going to vanish before our eyes.

What Would Willow the Cat Do?

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