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sltaylor
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Glenn Beck Before Glenn Beck?
Of course, this was from a comedy show…As a friend noted in his Facebook feed when he posted this:  ...
 
TomCerber
TomCerber posted a blog entry
Gregory Craig Steps Down
The New York Times reports that Gregory B. Craig, father of the Obama administration’s Guantanamo Bay closure policy, has...
 
thepolitic
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Gregory Craig Steps Down
The New York Times reports that Gregory B. Craig, father of the Obama administration’s Guantanamo Bay closure policy, has...
 
Urban Conservative
Urban Conservative posted a blog entry
Government Cable
The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest has an excellent (and hilarious) video that focuses on American health care and...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Kelo Follow Up
Well looks like the entire town of New London, Conn. is going to get screwed by Pfizer.“Look what they did,” Mr....
 
Laurel
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Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" Throws McCain Camp Under The Bus...Ignores Levi
Palin opens up about Couric, Johnston. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin begins her book tour with an interview with Oprah...
 
Cycroft
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I’ll miss Lou Dobbs on CNN
I’ll miss Lou Dobs on CNN each evening, not because I share his opinion on most issues or even because I like his personality...
 
Urban Conservative
Urban Conservative posted a blog entry
“Fix The Docs” Without Driving Up The Deficit
Congress and the Administration are breaking records. They just piled up a deficit of over $1.4 trillion in 2009 alone....
 
Urban Conservative
Urban Conservative posted a blog entry
Listening To Young Americans On The Deficit
You wouldn't think the bottom line on the $1.6 trillion federal budget deficit and $11.9 trillion national debt crisis could...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Health Reform & Standards for Equal Justice
The Urban Institute’s Eugene Stuerle is not very happy with the health care expansion legislation that is likely to be...
 
Urban Conservative
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Obama’s Public Option for Gitmo
The Obama Administration announced this morning that it intends to ship five Guantanamo Bay detainees to New York to be tried...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
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Defying Gov’t Censorship, EPA Attorneys Speak Out Against White House-Backed Climate Change Proposal “Cap and Trade”
from DemocracyNow.orgThe Environmental Protection Agency is being accused of trying to silence two longtime EPA enforcement...
 
sltaylor
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The Most Important Element in the Hasan Story
It becomes increasingly clear that, barring some other dramatic revelations, that the main story concerning Major Nidal Hasan...
 
Alex P
Alex P posted a blog entry
Oprah Winfrey and Sarah Palin: showdown or love-in?
Running mate of John McCain 'talked about everything', says OprahOprah Winfrey has offered a preview of her eagerly awaited...
 
Urban Conservative
Urban Conservative posted a blog entry
Is Anita Done?
Anita Dunn once proved to be one of Obama’s greatest assets; now, she is one of his greatest missteps. As a campaign...
 
Catherine M
Catherine M posted a blog entry
When Michelle Malkin is Right, She’s Right
Before the post begins, I’d like to send wishes: to our readers in the US, Happy Veterans Day; to Canada and Australia,...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
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Wasting Your Vote? by Guadamour
from Dandelion Salad“How would it be throwing your vote away if you voted for someone you believed in? Isn’t it throwing...
 
Pamela Lyn
Pamela Lyn posted a blog entry
When Michelle Malkin is Right, She's Right
Ok readers, you can get up off the floor now.I haven't suddenly lost my mind. But you know that I have to call them like I...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Read when you have courage: Too many shootings and deaths
What should be done about all of these shootings and deaths?I remember when I was teaching early childhood education, a very...
 
JamesOTB
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Reading the Bill is a Waste of Time
Bruce Bartlett articulates something that I’ve been wanting to write about for a while about the “read the...
 
JamesOTB
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Jodi Rell Not Running
Jodi Rell, the “Republican” governor of Connecticut, has announced that she will not seek re-election.In a...
 
sltaylor
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Was Hasan a Terrorist?
“Terrorism” is one of those words that means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Certainly in...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
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Obama’s Broken Promises on Healthcare
from Speaker Pelosi: Please Stop Bullsh*ting Us on Dropping State Single Payer AmendmentBut President Obama has broken...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
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Congressmen read the fine print and try to reverse health care vote
Several members of Congress are asking the Speaker of the House to change their vote on the Affordable Health Care for America...
 
sltaylor
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Amazing
Via the London Telegraph:  Fort Hood gunman had told US military colleagues that infidels should have their throats...
 
JamesOTB
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Making Jobs More Expensive
The recently passed health care “reform” noted by James below is going to have another impact some have noted, but many...
 
sltaylor
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Alabama’s House Delegation and the Health Care Vote
The NYT has an interesting table detailing the Democrats who voted against the House health care bill.From it we find that the...
 
sltaylor
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What to do About Hasan’s Religion?
Jeffrey Goldberg writes at The Atlantic  in a post entitled When Muslims Commit Violence:I do think that elite makers of...
 
Cycroft
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Public health care through the back door
Although it is perhaps too early to get excited over the new “public option” health care bill which has passed in the U.S....
 
mikes245
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Pounds for Pence? (Or is Barbour a snip?)
Wikimedia CommonsPeter the Punter looks at the 2012 White House marketIf there is anybody out there who does not yet know...
 
MaggiesNotebook
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Fifty year old cartoon predicts future: America's snake oil salesmen leadership
Fifty years ago, the issues of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were the same as today. The only difference between...
 
Laurel
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Health Care Reform Bill Advances To The Senate
With victory in House, Health Care Reform moves to SenateThe House of Representatives passed a sweeping health care bill...
 
JamesOTB
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House Trades Freedom for Health Coverage, Senate’s Move
The House passed a trillion dollar bill that will force Americans to buy health insurance, force even small businesses to...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
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US House passes health care bill: Includes amendment that oppresses women
Two stories: A health care bill [Affordable Health Care for America Act, HR 3962] has passed the House of Representatives,...
 
sltaylor
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On Guns on Military Bases
In the comment section of one of my Fort Hood posts the question of weapons on military bases was raised.A former student and...
 
Incog
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The Difference Between a Conservative And a Liberal
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sltaylor
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Honduran Deal “Dead”
Via the LAT:  Honduras’ ousted leader declares pact ‘totally dead’Under the accord, Zelaya and de facto...
 
Duckpond
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TERROR WITHOUT REASON?
Mass killings by single gunmen, is doubtless an example of terrorism? Who knows why any person would open fire on fellow...
7 days ago Duckpond | Topics: Peace, Terrorism..., US Politics
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
An Appropriate Response to Fort Hood
"It is imperative that we take the time to gather all the facts, as it would be irresponsible to be the source of rumors or...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Green Party victories around the country
Reposted at Green Party Watch, with information provided from the national Green Party web-site.Green Party Victories on Nov....
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
The Politics of the Fort Hood Shooting
One of the disheartening aspects (apart from the obvious tragedy) of events like that which took place at Fort Hood yesterday...
 
<em>wmblake7</em>
wmblake7 posted a blog entry
Fort Hood has enough victims already: Opinion piece at Guardian UK
KW: First, sending out good wishes and strength to the wounded victims, and hope they may recover. Also, condolences to the...
8 days ago ontheWilderside | Topics: Anti-War, Iraq, News, US Politics
 
thepolitic
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California Stealin’: Taxation and Theft
California is a fiscal basket case.  There’s no real argument about that.  Now they’re trying to find more...
 
TomCerber
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California Stealin’: Taxation and Theft
California is a fiscal basket case.  There’s no real argument about that.  Now they’re trying to find more...
 
MalcolmR
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Class and race in NYCThe graphics in the New York Times are, in a favoured word of Malcolm's Brooklyn-born son-in-law,...
 
sltaylor
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More on Understanding NY-23
Political spin after an election is as normal (and expected) as the dawn after the darkness.  As such, it is hardly...
 
JamesOTB
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Pentagon Expected To Ask For Supplementary War Funding. As Usual.
Remember a couple of weeks ago, when Congress passed a $680 billion appropriation? Well, don’t worry–the military...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
More Controversy with US-Colombia Base Deal
The BBC reports:  New row over Colombia-US accord.I had noted last week when the deal was signed that the Uribe...
 
NotaSheep
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Obama healthcare
The music on hold can be heard in full here.
 
Alforque
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Maine votes to repeal same-sex marriage
Blow to gay rights campaigners as north-eastern US state, seen as liberal towards same-gender unions, says no at ballot boxMaine voters today repealed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry.With 87% % of the precincts reporting, those...