Wednesday link dump: One town that might let you down

• Why are a bunch of progressives fighting on behalf of for-profit colleges and against actual students?
• Rand Paul loves Medicare.
• Should opponents of the drug war support Democrats? Eh, probably not so much.
• Is Rahm Emanuel too Jewish to be mayor of Chicago?
• Hey, remember bank tax? That seemed like a good idea.
• Congress doesn't care about unemployment because Congress doesn't care about poor people. (Shocker, I know.)
• Michael Steele isn't sure what the minimum wage is.
• Rick Sanchez has a new house but no professional home.
• Bob Woodward: Why does he not actually know anything about politics?
• The Daily Caller has cut its freelance rates in half, to $100.

By Alex Pareene

Alex Pareene writes about politics for Salon and is the author of "The Rude Guide to Mitt." Email him at apareene@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @pareene

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