‘Countdown’ on Democratic Cowardice
Keith Olbermann and Newsweek's Howard Fineman vent their disbelief and disgust over the Democrats' war funding capitulation. Fineman likens the move to pushing piles of chips into the pot and then folding when the last card comes up.Keith Olbermann and Newsweek’s Howard Fineman vent their disbelief and disgust over the Democrats’ war funding capitulation. Fineman likens the move to pushing piles of chips into the pot and then folding when the last card comes up.
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