Kevin Drum

Quote of the Day: Mayberry Machiavellianism in Vegas

| Sat Jul. 24, 2010 11:26 AM PDT

From Jon Henke, tweeting from Right Online 2010, the conservative answer to Netroots Nation:

Everybody at #RO10 talks about limited government, but there is a frustrating lack of discussion of plausible policies to accomplish it.

I feel your pain, Jon. We on the left have noticed this too.

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