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Will Healthcare Withstand Repeal In The 112th Congress?

January 24th, 2011 · 4 Comments · america, Democracy, Democrats, Health Care, Politics, Republicans

What is the health care end game? Matthew Continetti thinks he knows the answer to that question: Now, one chamber of Congress has voted for repeal, more than half the states are challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare’s individual health insurance mandate, and the law remains unpopular. Health care spending and premiums continue to rise, and [...]

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Constitutional Cluelessness

January 6th, 2011 · No Comments · america, Democracy, Politics, Republicans

Thomas Jefferson speaks about the Constitution and its malleability in 1816: “Some men look at constitutions with sanctimoni­ous reverence, and deem them like the arc of the covenant, too sacred to be touched; who ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom more than human, and suppose what they did to be beyond [...]

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Is It Capitulation, Or Something Much More Clever?

December 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · america, Democracy, News, Politics, Republicans

I’m a wild-eyed optimist,  my anger is subsiding about this tax compromise President Obama reached with republicans.  Here’s what makes this tax cut deal almost palatable:  The president was able to procure several important tax incentives for the unemployed, the poor, and the middle class–items republicans normally would rather kill before including in any legislation.  [...]

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The Genius That Is George W. Bush

December 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · america, Democrats, News, Politics, Republicans

Why are we having this debate about expiring tax cuts?  If conservatives initially wanted to keep taxes low, why would they proffer legislation–when they held the majority in congress and held the presidency–that was set to expire?  Would it not be in their best interests to permanently keep tax rates low, rather than take a [...]

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Mike Pence Has Already Forgotten The Lesson On Humility

November 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · america, Democracy, Elections, Politics, Republicans

Have they already mis-read the masses?  Indiana congressman Mike Pence: PENCE: I’m going to ensure that Republicans come out of the gate and seize this moment, we’ve really been given a second chance at a first impression and I’m going to tell them that we have to rise to the challenge with principle and conviction [...]

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The Overreach Campaign Is At It’s Apex

November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Elections, Politics, Republicans

The campaign to retake congress culminates with this wonderfully lurid ad.

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Witchcraft Versus Marxism: Fox And Friends Usual Witty Commentary

September 21st, 2010 · No Comments · america, Political Fringe, Republicans

Christine O’Donnell.  Glenn Beck.  Fox and Friends hosts who aren’t very smart.  Witchcraft.  Marxism.  Sycophantic apologists.  All the ingredients to make a really dumb people stew.  Hit the clip:

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Rejuvenation

September 7th, 2010 · No Comments · america, News, Politics

The president shows fire!  He’s going to need more of this in the coming weeks: And I know — I know that there are folks right here in this audience, folks right here in Milwaukee and all across America, who are going through these kinds of struggles. Eight million Americans lost their jobs in this [...]

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Conservative Bloggers Make One Of The Worst Lists Ever

August 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Political Fringe, Politics, Republicans

Take a look at this list– compiled by conservative blogger John Hawkins– of the 25 worst figures in American history: 23) Saul Alinsky 23) Bill Clinton 23) Hillary Clinton 19) Michael Moore 19) George Soros (8) 19) Alger Hiss (8) 19) Al Sharpton (8) 13) Al Gore (9) 13) Noam Chomsky (9) 13) Richard Nixon (9) [...]

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The President Defends The World Trade Center Mosque

August 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · america, News

“As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country,” And that is the crux of this matter.  No matter your feelings on the emotional linkage to our nation’s greatest domestic terror disaster, the Constitution–the very document President Obama is so [...]

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