Notes from the political sidelines.

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• RPO Speedwagon Robust, the unlikely new leader in health reform buzzwords.
  Bruce Reed Nov. 3, 2009
  
• The End of the '00s The Baucus bill makes Washington live within its means again.
  Bruce Reed Oct. 12, 2009
  
• Thank God for South Carolina Joe Wilson does other politically challenged states a favor.
  Bruce Reed Sept. 12, 2009
  
• Art of a Lion After all these years, conservatives have a lot to learn from Ted Kennedy.
  Bruce Reed Aug. 28, 2009
  
• Don't Worry, Be Healthy Health reform is still a good bet to happen.
  Bruce Reed Aug. 17, 2009
  
• Quitters Never Win In Sarah Palin's GOP, the leaders keep quitting and the troubles don't.
  Bruce Reed July 4, 2009
  
• It Can Happen Here Conservatives' new share-the-wealth plan to destroy capitalism and make you $5 richer.
  Bruce Reed June 22, 2009
  
• Gone to the Dogs The GOP is losing the dog wars to Obama.
  Bruce Reed May 15, 2009
  
• Binge, Don't Purge With Specter's switch, Democrats should heed the lesson the GOP forgot: An open mind is a terrible thing to waste.
  Bruce Reed April 29, 2009
  
• Two Homes Good, Four Homes Bad Mitt Romney sets the new Republican trend—downsizing.
  Bruce Reed April 24, 2009
  
• Rascal Flatts The kings of Midwestern prom rock.
  Jody Rosen April 1, 2009
  
• Prince's New Album A new protégé and a lot of love for Salma Hayek.
  Jody Rosen March 31, 2009
  
• Bitter Lemons Lemon populism, the new rage in conservative hypocrisy.
  Bruce Reed March 30, 2009
  
• Yes He Is Obama calls himself a New Democrat and shows what it means.
  Bruce Reed March 11, 2009
  
• Rescind the Beast The progressive case for the line-item veto.
  Bruce Reed March 9, 2009
  
• Every Breath You Take Obama's job is hard enough without making him be the next FDR, too.
  Bruce Reed Feb. 28, 2009
  
• Straight Change We Can Believe In How baseball can usher out the A-Roid era.
  Bruce Reed Feb. 12, 2009
  
• So You Had a Bad Day Why Barack Obama is still better off than he was two weeks ago.
  Bruce Reed Feb. 6, 2009
  
• Publishers Clearinghouse A best-selling author proposes the most improbable bailout yet.
  Bruce Reed Jan. 29, 2009
  
• Obama's Grand Bargain The principles and promise of Obamaism.
  Bruce Reed Jan. 15, 2009