Impressed

I generally think admonishing Joe Wilson is a distraction and a waste, but I was really  impressed by Donna Edwards. Progressives love her, but I've never heard her interviewed. Chris Matthews has this clever jujitsu move he uses in which employs the politicians instinct to equivocate against him. He asks the politician to answer a hard question, and when the pol tries to shift out Matthews hammers him, making clear to the public that the person is refusing to answer. Edwards generally avoided that, and stayed on ground that she could defend.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2009/09/impressed/26644/