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The 2004 Presidential Election That Saw George W. Bush Win With 51 Percent Of The Vote Was The Last One Republicans Will Ever Win With The Overwhelmingly White And Male Coalition They Have Now.

The Real Story Of The Ground Zero Mosque Is That The Project Only Became Feasible Because Of The Appalling And Astonishing Fecklessness Of The Officials Who Were Charged With The Reconstruction Of The Site And The Neighborhood All The Way Back In 2001.

Obama Lost His Ability To Push His Agenda Through Congress When He Received What He Himself Called A 'shellacking' In The November 2010 Elections. That Shellacking Was Primarily The Result Of Massive Policy Overreach When He Had A Democratic Congress In His Pocket.

Unquestionably, American Political Rhetoric Can Be Repugnant, And The Right Can Certainly Be As Guilty As The Left.

While Negativity Is Politically Useful, It Is Also Demoralizing Unless It Is Accompanied - And To Some Extent Overshadowed - By Elevated And Inspiring Ideas About The American Future.