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President Bush set the Marker -- President Obama collected it
We all vividly remember those terrible days in September over a decade ago ...George W. Bush: 9/11 Bullhorn Speechlink to videoGeorge W. Bush:Bullhorn Address to Ground Zero Rescue Workersdelivered...
View ArticleWhat is the Basic Level of Civilization we should be willing to Pay for?
During a discussion about IRS intrusiveness recently, I choose a moment to turn the conversation to the duty of Citizens to pay their Taxes. That is the price we pay for Society, I said, to some...
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What does the Blocked Cordray Nomination tell us about the Republican Party?
1) Republicans would rather 'play politics' than let the Administration 'assemble their Team' -- as is the normal expectation for a Presidential winner. George Bush got his Administration Team in due...
View ArticleAnother reason Why the Secret Spying on Citizens kind of Matters
Occupy. The 1st Amendment. "... Or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."Note: It doesn't also say: "only when they let...
View ArticleGrayson: "There’s no probable cause here." Talking to Mom is NOT a Terrorist Act
Rep. Alan Grayson on the NSA:[...] Let’s start with the name of the court, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. As the name of the act implies, the jurisdiction of the court is limited to...
View ArticleOxymoron? Or Just Rank Dishonesty?
Just received this forward from a friend who's usually pretty sensible.An oxymoron lesson..... The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing,...
View ArticleEcon 101: Refusing to raise the Debt Ceiling is really like ...
The lack of basic understanding of Economics by average Americans, never fails to astound me. (As does the failure of the Media to educate the public on Economics too.)Here's a perennial case in...
View ArticleStop the Sequester, Stop Job Loss, Act
In face of more previously scheduled Republican 'hostage-taking' -- otherwise known as Debt Ceiling Deadbeats bargaining session -- a Democratic Congressman has put forward a Budget Plan that verges...
View ArticleWhat If Dems said "Not until you Ban Assault Weapons ..."
What if Dems said:"NOT until you Ban Assault Weapons ...""NOT until you Tax Wall Street for every share traded ...""NOT until you raise the FICA Ceiling on every Millionaire ...""NOT until you give us...
View ArticleMetaphor from the House Floor: GOP asking "Can I Burn Down Your House?"
Congressman Doyle (D-PA) hit the House floor today with a short speech likening Republicans' demands to someone asking to burn your house down. It's funny:
View ArticleAnti-Russell Brand Talking Points
(crossposted at Firedoglake and at VOTS)Maybe you didn't catch the interview -- anyway here's a copy from YouTube:And now we have the debate. From Nafeez Ahmed, at The...
View ArticleShort Q&A Riddle For Wingnut/Tea Party Friends and Relatives
Q: What do you get if you vote for people who warn you about getting too dependent on government?A: You end up with a government you can't depend on for anything.How hard is it to figure out after all?...
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Cheese, Coal, and the ACA
Coming soon to select stockings in DCWesmorgan1 had a fun talking point idea--compare employment in iconic industries with state-by-state ACA application counts. Even in Rollout Week 6, some of the...
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A Brief History of Filibusters -- Revisted
Note: This is a repost of an earlier post of mine, with a few substantial revisions, given current events.History of the Word Filibusterfrom NPR, All Things Considered, Listen -- May 18, 2005MICHELE...
View ArticleAn Eazy Recipe to help avoid that traditional Thanksgiving Heartburn
One of the worse/best parts of traditional Thanksgiving dinners is the traditional pre-dinner and post-dinner debates. Most of us have been there once or twice. Most of us have probably said things,...
View ArticleConservative Stages Of Grief: the right's predictable cycle of whining as the...
To the uninitiated, conservative whining sounds like a frenzied inferno of random hate: sound and fury signifying nothing. Not true! As the quote goes: "All truth passes through three stages. First, it...
View ArticleA call from the National Republican Congressional Committee
I have at various times been registered as a Democrat, a Republican (that was in 2000, when I worked for McCain in order to try to stop Bush from getting the nomination) and an independent. The...
View Article"Dems Caused the Recession; Dems Caused the Shutdown; Obama's Coming for your...
Conservatives love to trot out pet talking points and half-truths to support their arguments in favor of all sorts of agenda-driven politically extreme positions. The one I like the most is about how...
View ArticleEasy talking point to use with those who oppose raising the Minimum Wage.
I have no polling to support this, but in my experience the type of people who oppose minimum wage increases are the following:1. Small Business Owners (and real ones, not 500-employee 'small...
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This Week in Water-cooler Wars: The Confounding of Bureaucracy and Liberalism
Rarely does a week go by, when I am not challenged by a Co-worker, because of my political beliefs. You see, it is generally well-known that I am the workplace's resident "progressive blogger." (It...
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