The Vanishing GOP

—By Kevin Drum

| Sun Nov. 8, 2009 9:30 PM PST

Today, Fred Hiatt writes an entire column about the obstacles lying in the way of (a) reining in healthcare costs and (b) raising revenue to close the long-term deficit, without once mentioning the word "Republican."  Truly, it is an amazing performance.

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