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Dr. Doc (dlcs)
Dr. Doc (dlcs) posted a blog entry
conservative, liberal, U.S. Politics and paper
left click the photo to enlarge to 800x600 - then right click to save to your computer Money is made of paper. Paper is...
16 hours ago doctordocs, | Topics: liberal, conservative, U.S. Politics
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Comparative Fringes
Steve Benen is a bit disappointed that I didn’t “follow [Charles] Johnson’s lead and reject what’s...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Presidents, the Military, and Stagecraft
Dana Milbank starts an otherwise thoughtful piece with a rather sophomoric attempt at humor:First, the good news: President...
 
<em>roqshow</em>
roqshow posted a blog entry
The Washington Times Runs Another Racist Birther Ad
Gee, how could linking the first African American president to a monkey possibly be racist.  The birthers are just...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Huckabee’s Presidential Ambitions Now Doomed?
Politics is a funny thing.  To wit:  the tragic slaying of four Seattle police officers (an event described in one...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Charles Johnson ‘Breaks’ From the Right
In a move that has been coming for nearly two years, Charles Johnson has issued a manifesto explaining “Why I Parted Ways...
 
fstaheli
fstaheli posted a blog entry
Iran Contra: So You Thought You Knew the Truth About Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan haters ascribe malice to nearly all of his actions during his eight years as President. That ascription is...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
In CT: Green Party panel to ask “You call that health care reform?”
From a Green Party of Connecticut press release:CT Green Party will host panel on Health Care Reform: Sharp Critique of HR...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Obama’s Afghanistan Speech
President Obama’s speech tomorrow night, in which he finally announces his Afghan strategy and responds to General...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
The Constitutional Case Against Military Tribunals
Writing for the L.A. Times, Andrew Napolitano argues that military tribunals for suspected terrorists are...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
White House Party Crashers May Face Criminal Charges
Daphne Eviatar reports that the two people who crashed a state dinner last week may be facing criminal charges. Over at the...
 
Dr. Doc (dlcs)
Dr. Doc (dlcs) posted a blog entry
Christian conservative, liberal, U.S. Politics
Myspace Stuff© Dr Doc dlcs May your days be filled with Christian joy.
 
thepolitic
thepolitic posted a blog entry
Rethinking Terrorism
This post isn’t as timely as I’d have liked, but it’s taken a while to bang these ideas into shape.Let me begin by...
 
TomCerber
TomCerber posted a blog entry
Rethinking Terrorism
This post isn’t as timely as I’d have liked, but it’s taken a while to bang these ideas into shape.Let me begin by...
 
Dr. Doc (dlcs)
Dr. Doc (dlcs) posted a blog entry
U.S. Politics
left click the photo to enlarge it. Photo above is the result of Iran's testing of a nuclear weapon. I read on fox news...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
You Get What you Vote For!
from Cindy Sheehan’s SoapboxThe so-called anti-war movement currently finds itself in somewhat of a quagmire: What to do...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Rev Billy prophetic: Reports say Bloomberg spent $102 million dollars
On election day, November 3, 2009, a whimsical post appeared at the Reverend Billy for Mayor of NYC website. Reverend...
 
thepolitic
thepolitic posted a blog entry
Big Government vrs. The Virtue of Governing Oneself
I’m all for gun and property rights. But I can’t understand people that always want to get tough on crime,...
 
TomCerber
TomCerber posted a blog entry
Big Government vrs. The Virtue of Governing Oneself
I’m all for gun and property rights. But I can’t understand people that always want to get tough on crime,...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Republicans Enjoy Enthusiasm Gap
Via Taegan Goddard, I see that the latest Daily Kos/Research 2000 tracking poll show that Republicans are markedly more excited...
 
Dr. Doc (dlcs)
Dr. Doc (dlcs) posted a blog entry
where is this country headed
Sat Nov 28-2009 President Barack Hussein Obama must have a case of the hemorrhoids, he's keeping kinda quiet lately. lol, of...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Obama’s Bow: A Lasting Image?
Peggy Noonan takes a harsh view of the way Obama’s first year has unfolded.In a presidency, a picture or photograph...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
14% for Dobbs?
Via Rasmussen:  Dobbs in 2012 Gets Up to 14% of Vote, Hurts GOP ChancesFormer CNN anchor Lou Dobbs has indicated that he...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Obama: Disloyal, Ruthless, Cold
Wednesday’s column by Maureen Dowd, eviscerating President Obama for his shabby treatment of former White House Counsel...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Hope for Thanksgiving: Judge stops foreclosure, throws out mortgage and scolds bank…
(See related video at bottom)(excerpt from) The Telegraph UKJudge wipes out couple’s mortgage after bank’s...
 
Jay
Jay posted a blog entry
CLIMATE CHANGE: "No Politics in the Melting of the Ice Sheet"
"The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science" is intended to fill the gap between the last...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Third Quarter Growth Revised Downwards
The BEA has revised its estimates for the third quarter’s growth down to 2.8% from 3.5%. This is also a bit below the...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Obama Rejects of Land Mine Ban Treaty
from DemocracyNow.orgThe Obama administration has announced it won’t sign an international convention banning land mines....
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
That’s What I Call A Loophole…
In discussing legal possibilities vs. tradition vis a vis the Senate filibuster rules, Matthew Yglesias pens an interesting...
 
NotaSheep
NotaSheep posted a blog entry
2012 Obama v Palin
The LA Times reports something that the left just won't understand: "Not that it matters politically because obviously she's...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Phil Carter Quits Administration
Phil Carter, well known to longtime denizens of the blogosphere as the former proprietor of Intel Dump, has suddenly resigned...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
The Democratic Party is a bad “Yo Mama” joke
Thanks to Green Party Watch for the tip.Dan Kairis is running for Congress, 14th District, in Illinois. Kairis filed...
 
Jay
Jay posted a blog entry
The politics of skin color in US
President Obama's politics may influence on how dark- or light-skinned you think he is, according to research published in...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Swine flu is more popular than Dodd
So says the latest Quinnipiac poll. Headlines like that are a major part of why I really hope Sen. Chris Dodd gets shellacked...
 
Laurel
Laurel posted a blog entry
Pres. Obama Toasts Singh: To Future Partnership...State Dinner
Pres. Obama toasts the future. At the first state dinner of the Obama administration, the president and Indian Prime Minister...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Shifts in Attitudes Towards Marijuana
Via WaPo:  Support for legalizing marijuana grows rapidly around U.S.:A Gallup poll in October found 44 percent of...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Death of Census Worker Bill Sparkman Ruled a Suicide
Readers may recall the bizarre death of census worker Bill Sparkman, whose grisly death (found hanging in a tree, bound with...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Private Forecasters Support Claim That Stimulus Worked
Back when the stimulus bill was passed, I have to say that I was opposed to it. When the White House claimed it was working, I...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Looking to 2010
USAT notes:  Democrats at risk in 2010 shift from offense to defense, which hardly should be a surprise.  The...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
How Much Will Escalation Cost?
The L.A. Times has a fascinating article about the difficulties in accounting for estimated costs in a troop surge in...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
In Illinois: Green Party Opposes Navistar Facility
A DuPage County Green Party press release from November 24, 2009. The contact person is Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly at...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Dobbs for President? (and Putting Cable Ratings into Perspective)
For some reason, there is an ongoing interest in some quarters as to what Lou Dobbs is going to do now that he is no longer on...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
No Party of No
Steve Green:  “If there really was a Party Of No, I would so join.”Indeed.via Glenn Reynolds
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Krugman on the Debt and Deficits
Paul Krugman has taken some rather interesting stances on the fiscal situation here in the U.S. First up is a piece entitled...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
A Question About Bonuses and Bailouts
I was reading this Megan McArdle post about the federal government restricting bonuses to AIG employees. As I was reading, I...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Republican Purity and Conservatism
It appears that the Republican National Committee is working on a set of principles that Republican candidates have to adhere...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
For those unfamiliar, the above is a title from a short story by Harlan Ellison, which contains a hellish account of the...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Some LatAm Headlines
Some noteworthy stories from my morning read through the news:Via the BBC:  Retired US official and wife admit spying for...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
On Holds and a Potential Ambassador to Brazil
An editorial from the Miami Herald highlights two ongoing problems that have plagued US politics for some time.  One is an...