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The Neanderthal Controversy Signals the Return of Derp

The flap over Biden comparing governors to Neanderthals takes us back to an earlier era of stupidity in American politics

Out of the foggy mists of time, Neanderthals emerged this week. With them came the dim outlines of a world far distant from the present: the world of 2012.

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Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs is a politics reporter based in Washington. Follow him on Twitter at @bencjacobs.