American Politics — U.S. Presidential Race

American Politics — U.S. Presidential Race

• Fortunately, I Doubt She Could Get More Strident Than She...

  

  Fortunately, I doubt she could get more strident than she already has in her homophobia. But hey! It might divert her momentarily from her Islamophobia or her... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Doggone
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• TRUE Liberty, Justice, Equality --- and Prosperity --- Have Prevailed!

  The MN Lege has passed our same sex marriage freedom legislation. We now have more liberty in Minnesota, more equality, and more justice. We have acted to... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Doggone
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• Video-- Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder: IRS Apology 'Simply Is Not Enough'

  By Susan Duclos Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, told Fox News that an apology from the IRS for targeting conservatives, specifically Te... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• IRS Targeting Timeline Goes Back To March-April 2010

  

  By Susan Duclos Headlined news yesterday and the day before focused on the IRS targeting conservatives groups and that recent deatils showed the targeting went... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• IRS Knew Tea Party Was Targeted In 2011- What About Romney Donors, Pro-Israel...

  By Susan Duclos Quick Recap On Saturday I pointed out that the apology offered by Lois G. Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Fox News - Geraldo Rivera - Sources Tell Me Benghazi Was About Running Missiles...

  Well, well, well, what on earth is Mainstream Media or Cabal Propaganda Services up to now ... journalistic leg-work?Unlikely, but here's the goss'Geraldo River... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Freeplanet
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• From The GOP Bible

  

  I am an atheist, but I was raised in a fundamentalist christian church and attended two christian universities (Harding University and Texas Wesleyan University... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• More WH Spin: IRS Also Targeted Pro-Israel Group To Determine If They...

  

  By Susan Duclos Quite a bit of focus on Friday's White House press briefing was on the White House spin over the ABC News blockbuster revelation that contrary t... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Republicans Keep Their Word To Voters, Starve Obamacare, Forcing HHS To Beg...

  

  By Susan Duclos While the House of Representatives, controlled by Republicans, have passed a number of bills to repeal Obamacare, the Senate is controlled by... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Benghazi Is Not A Scandal - But A GOP Attempt To Smear Hillary Clinton

  

  The congressional Republicans are still trying to turn the tragedy in Benghazi into some kind of scandal. They even had some hearings this last week that they... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Minnesota House Passes Marriage Equality Bill: Commentary from Various Sources

  

  As expected, the Minnesota House did vote yesterday afternoon to advance the marriage equality legislation in that state. As David Badash notes at The New... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• On 400 PPM, Mass Stupidity, and the Suicidal Language of Climate Lemmings

  

  by John Atcheson, Cross Posted from Common DreamsOK, lemmings don’t commit mass suicide. But they do reproduce chaotically, and periodically consume their way... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Some Media Pulls Their Heads Out of Obama's Butt Long Enough to Report Benghazi...

  

  By Susan Duclos Since the 9/11/12 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the death of four Americans, the mainstream media has been complicit... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• The End of FATCA?

  

  Rand Paul, US Senator for Kentucky For those outside the US who do not know who Rand Paul is, he's the son of Ron Paul, a US politician who's perennial quest fo... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Ovid
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• Walter E. Williams: Idiot, Tool, Black Conservative

  The latest Walter E. Williams article.A truly insane article by a typical Black conservative nut. This kook points out the logical fact that is known to... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Calvinthedog
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• How The GOP Will Kill Immigration Reform

  

  The Republicans did very poorly in the last election among minority voters -- especially Hispanics. And with Hispanics growing faster as a percentage of the U.S. Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Press Conference of Families of Navy SEAL Team 6 Killed in Afghanistan (Part 1)

  

  It was the elites-of-elites Navy SEAL Team 6 who, on May 2, 2011, broke into Osama bin Laden’s secret compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan, and assassinated the Al... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Same Sex Marriage in Minnesota Vote Scheduled for Today

  The conservative argument seems to come down to "God doesn't like the gay".What they really mean is conservatives don't like "the gay", so they claim to know... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Doggone
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• Fixing The Problem Caused By GOP Policies

  

  This chart, from The Maddow Blog, once again shows the Republicans are just lying when they called the Democrats the "big spenders" who create large deficits. Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• The Party Of Morals And Values ?

  

  A couple of weeks ago it looked like the Democrats might actually pull off a small miracle and win this seat in the House of Representatives. Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• We Are Not Expendable Or Disposable; Having Sex Does Not Make Us So

  

  This week MSNBC host Chris Hayes did a series of interviews about the three women who were kidnapped, raped, and beaten for approximately a decade, in... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Doggone
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• Now Delaware, Followed by Minnesota? Commentary by Minnesota Catholic Law...

  

  As Delaware permits marriage equality on the heels of Rhode Island and Minnesota prepares to vote, I'm struck by Charles J. Reid's testimony about how his mind... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Conservatives Divide Over Immigration Reform

  

  Jim DeMint of the Heritage FoundationBy Alan BeanThe immigration reform debate is dividing politicians and pundits on both sides of the ideological divide. Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Alanbean
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• Mark Sanford Declared Winner- 2013 South Carolina House 1st District Special...

  By Susan Duclos Republican Mark Sanford beats Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the 2013 South Carolina House 1st District Special Election, with Sanford... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• The Queens Riddle?

  

  “Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give me?” “Well,” said the Queen, “The most important thing is to surroun... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Alabama Lobbyist Who Had An Affair With Rob Riley Is At The Heart Of Debate...

  

  Liberty DukeAn Alabama lobbyist who had an extramarital affair with prominent Republican Rob Riley is at the heart of a controversial bill that would increase... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• Review: “Beyond the Power of Love” by Janice Romney

  

  I first heard of this book through a review request. The memoir’s synopsis mentioned religious abuse, which I thought was an interesting idea, so I decided to... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Appraisingpages
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• Lehrer: The GOP is the Party of Prison Reform

  

  I confess that I rarely feature articles in the Weekly Standard. A few years ago, a lead article in the NeoCon magazine accused me of inventing the Jena 6... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Alanbean
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• Frank Cocozzelli on the Neo-Confederate Agenda of Catholic Thinker Thomas E....

  

  I've been meaning to recommend Frank Cocozzelli's recent fascinating introduction to the thinking of an up and coming theorist of the Catholic fringe right,... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Texas GOP Doesn't Care About The Poor

  

  Texas already has one of the most restrictive Medicaid systems in the country. To qualify for it, a person must have a child and make far less than the defined... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Texas House Passes 12 Bills to Soften Firearms Laws

  Fox News The Texas House approved a bushel of bills Saturday to further soften gun laws that were already among the country's most firearms-friendly, allowing... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Mikeb302000
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• [blogathon] Top Five Celebrities I’m DTF

  

  This is the fifth post in my SSA blogathon, and another reader request (as if I’d ever write it otherwise, haha). Don’t forget to donate!I don’t follow celebrit... Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Brute Reason
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• Obama Melts Like a Choc Ice in the Sun

  

  It would be unfair to suggest that 52% (or whatever the figure was for those who voted for Obama last year) were technically brain dead because, alas, like... Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Davidduff
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• A Marine Veteran’s Stinging Letter to Sen. Marco Rubio

  

  Roy G. Callahan, USN, Ret. 1529 NW 143rd Street Gainesville, Florida 32606 Tel: (352) 332-9144 Fax: (352) 332-9144 Call6603@Bellsouth. Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Eowyn
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• The Embarrasing Fall of Obama

  Charles Krauthammer writes"....Obama turned his inaugural and State of the Union addresses into a left-wing dream factory, from his declaration of war on... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Hughvw
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• Senator Bends Truth On Background Checks

  

  The person in the picture above is Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming). In a TV interview recently, he gave his excuse (a rather pathetic excuse) about why he... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Alan McCornick on Marriage Equality and Moral Arc of History: Light Getting in...

  

  At his wry and wildly informative Hepzibah site, Alan McCornick traces the moral arc to which the current movement to recognize the full humanity of gay folks i... Read more

  The 02 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• PPRI Fact Sheet on Gay Issues: 7 in 10 Millennials Support Marriage Equality (an...

  

  Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute published a fact sheet on gay and lesbian issues at the PPRI website. The fact sheet summarizes what... Read more

  The 02 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Atmospheric CO2 Still Growing Rapidly

  

  Perhaps the most problematic of the greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide (CO2), because it is almost completely due to humans burning carbon based fuels. Read more

  The 02 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• It's About Time! - GOP Launches High-Tech Data Operation

  By Susan Duclos Welcome to this century GOP: National Republicans are building a new data-sharing platform as the party moves to close a digital divide with... Read more

  The 01 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• NCR's Choice to Censor My Comments About Cardinal Dolan's Appointment of a...

  

  Here's a follow-up to my posting yesterday about two comments National Catholic Reporter chose to remove from a thread discussing the appointment of Kim... Read more

  The 01 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Tom Corbett Approval Rating?: Hahahahaha

  Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or “LIKE” us on Facebook (click the links). Read more

  The 01 may 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• Video- GOP Reacts To Obama's 'Glitches And Bumps' Quote About Implementation Of...

  By Susan Duclos During Obama's recent presser he complained about Congress refusing to adequately fund the unpopular Obamacare law, making it more difficult to... Read more

  The 01 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Massachusetts Chooses Senate Candidates

  

  (This caricature of Ed Markey is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Last night was primary night in Massachusetts, as the voters of both parties went to the polls... Read more

  The 01 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Fracking Industry Mining in New Form of Mountaintop Removal

  

  By Steve Horn and Trisha Marczak, Cross Posted from DeSmogBlog/Mint Press Within immediate vicinity of a central battleground of the Black Hawk War of 1832, lan... Read more

  The 30 april 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• His Eminence Chooses a New Spokeswoman, and National Catholic Reporter Chooses t...

  

  For those who may not yet have seen this news: the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced yesterday that His Eminence Timothy "Dirty Freddie" Dolan will... Read more

  The 30 april 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Response from Sen Pat Toomey (R-PA)

  

  I wrote to Sen Pat Toomey, Repubilcan of Pennsylvania, to thank him for his bipartisan effort to enact universal background check legislation in the Senate.... Read more

  The 29 april 2013 by   Rvbadalam
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• Female DNA Found On Bomb From Boston Marathon Bombing

  By Susan Duclos Breaking news shows that female DNA was found on the bombs used in the Boston Marathon explosions on April 15, 2013. Read more

  The 29 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• A Star Letter to the Editor Hits the Republicans of the Last 5 Years Squarely...

  From yesterday's Kansas City Star Letters to the Editor: GOP obstructions During my life, I have witnessed the administrations of 11 presidents, beginning with... Read more

  The 29 april 2013 by   Morage
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• Perry Gets His Feelings Hurt By Cartoon

  

  We've known for a while that Rick Perry was a terrible debater, and an even worse governor. Now we learn he is far too thin-skinned to be a politician. Read more

  The 28 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Sacbee's Texas Goes Boom Cartoon: Tasteless, Sick And Disrespectful To Victims...

  

  By Susan Duclos Editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman published a cartoon in the Sacbee showing Texas Governor Rick Perry saying Business is BOOMING in Texas," on... Read more

  The 27 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• House GOP Poised To Kill Immigration Reform

  

  The national Republican Party realized after the last election that it was going to be very difficult for them to win back the White House (and the Senate)... Read more

  The 27 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Liberals Upset With Democrats For Voting To Mitigate Sequester Pain

  

  By Susan Duclos Chart via Phil Kerpen Not even attempting to be subtle anymore, progressive liberals are expressing their disappointment and anger at Democrats... Read more

  The 26 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Democrats Worry About Suffering 'Political Price' Of Obamacare in 2014 As They...

  

  By Susan Duclos Quick flashback to a Washington Post report, showing that Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives because of their Obamacare vote... Read more

  The 26 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Notes from a Funeral: My Uncle Is Buried, I Think About Women

  

  My uncle was buried on Wednesday. I spent the funeral thinking of women. Perhaps I should explain.It all started with the statement, "Because I have a lesbian... Read more

  The 26 april 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• A Plain Blog About Politics: Manchin-Toomey and the Filibuster

  From "A plain blog about politics," by Jonathan Bernstein.A plain blog about politics: Manchin-Toomey and the FilibusterThe background checks portion of the bil... Read more

  The 26 april 2013 by   Rvbadalam
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• Shocking Announcement!

  

  Courtesy: CoachDayne.comAdventurers!You may be wondering “What in the baked beans is it now?”I am joining forces as a Creative Assistant for Coach Dayne Gingric... Read more

  The 25 april 2013 by   Sbc12
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• GOP Election To Do List

  

  GOP Strategy MeetingAs far as we can tell, the Republican Town Committee’s agenda for the mayoral election is…nothing. Nothing at all. This is a perfectly... Read more

  The 25 april 2013 by   Jezebel282
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• Federal Lawsuit Alleges Racism and GOP Politics Drove Bingo Raids in Historic...

  

  Johnny FordTuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford and five other residents of Macon County have filed a federal lawsuit alleging Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange... Read more

  The 25 april 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• That’s Mighty White of You, ‘Cock-Asians’ (the Right Wing’s Term)

  

  You can't make up the racist right-wing crazy that wants to repudiate the term Caucasian as a descriptive category for white people, as used by government... Read more

  The 24 april 2013 by   Doggone
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• Montana Senator Max Baucus To Retire In 2014: Looking Toward 2014 Senate Midterms

  By Susan Duclos Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus will be retiring in 2014 rather than seeking re-election in the midterms in November 2014. Read more

  The 23 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Monday Morning: Markets Up, Democracy Down

  

  I mentioned in weekend Member Chat that, on Politically Incorrect, Bill Maher had made an excellent point about how the Senate now grossly misrepresents the wil... Read more

  The 22 april 2013 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Child Poverty: Alive And Kicking

  It came as a surprise to me when I learned that, a very long time ago, all three major British political parties signed up to a target to eliminate child povert... Read more

  The 22 april 2013 by   Thepoliticalidealist
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• Cesar Chavez Freeway ?

  

  Could there soon be a 10 mile stretch of freeway running through the heart of Fort Worth renamed in honor of human rights activist Cesar Chavez? That's what... Read more

  The 21 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Some Oil Spill Damage Can’t Be Cleaned Up

  

  by GraysonPhoto from evelynwithoutoil.blogspot.comA recent article in Newsweek outlines the shocking health problems, including neurological damage, that worker... Read more

  The 20 april 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Congratulations and Condemnations

  to the leadership and effective action in the Boston terrorist attack lead by Democratic mayor Thomas Menino, Democratic Governor Deval Patrick, and of course... Read more

  The 20 april 2013 by   Doggone
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• Arizona to Prohibit the Destructions of Turned-in Guns

  

  Brian Skoloff/Associated Press - FILE - This Jan. 2013 file photo shows Tucson police officers cataloging a gun gun buyback program outside a police station in... Read more

  The 19 april 2013 by   Mikeb302000
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• NRA Wins Round 1 - Gun Bill Shelved

  

  The proposed gun legislation in the Senate is now officially dead. Yesterday Majority Leader Reid withdrew the bill (at least for now), because it had become... Read more

  The 19 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Public Wants More Even Wealth Distribution

  

  (Illustration above is from the blog Not Buying Anything.) There is no doubt that the distribution of wealth in the United States has gotten out of whack. Read more

  The 19 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Bullying is Wrong. Abusing People Because of Your Ignoran...

  Bullying is wrong. Abusing people because of your ignorant belief is wrong. Conservatives try to justify it by claiming a right and privilege under freedom of... Read more

  The 18 april 2013 by   Doggone
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• Good Reporting at Down with Tyranny

  

  Do you ever get tired of that insincere patriotism from the right claiming to support our military?Yeah, me too.As noted by the blog Down with Tyranny, 104... Read more

  The 18 april 2013 by   Doggone
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• Media Headlines Ignore That The Republican Alternative Senate Gun Bill Had More...

  By Susan Duclos On Wednesday the Republican alternative to the so-called bipartisan Senate gun bill was voted down in the U.S. Read more

  The 18 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Siegelman Case Involved No "Meeting Of The Minds," But Scrushy Still Spent Six...

  

  Richard ScrushyA fundamental element of a federal-funds bribery case is that the defendants have a "meeting of the minds" on a "something for something" deal... Read more

  The 18 april 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• Texas "Miracle" Is An Unmitigated Disaster

  

  The national Republican Party has called Texas an economic "miracle". That's because the Republicans have had a stranglehold on the state government in Texas fo... Read more

  The 18 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Footnotes to Previous Discussions: Mark Regnerus and Margaret Thatcher

  

  Brief glosses today on two items about which I've written recently:I blogged this past weekend about new evidence corroborating the conclusion that Mark... Read more

  The 17 april 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Obama Sends Presidential Delegation with No Serving Politicians to Thatcher...

  Margaret Thatcher funeral: US opts for low-key official representationGuardian: The US is to send distinctly low-key official representation to Lady Thatcher’s... Read more

  The 17 april 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Manchin And Toomey: Background Checks Won't Pass Today's Vote In Senate

  By Susan Duclos Reports from Washington Post, NBC and MediaIte and others, state that Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) says the Manchin-Toomey background check portio... Read more

  The 17 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Trusted Strange Aide Jessica Medeiros Garrison Rivals Her Boss On...

  

  Luther Strange gets a victory hugfrom Jessica Medeiros GarrisonWho is the bigger hypocrite, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange or his trusted aide and... Read more

  The 17 april 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• Abbott Hits a New Low in Waco

  

  Is Greg Abbott the Attorney General of Texas or is he a flak for the National Rifle Association and the GOP? He can’t be both. Read more

  The 16 april 2013 by   Alanbean
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• Pragmatic Immigration

  Far too often discussions on immigration reform become very politically charged and ideological. Unfortunately this obfuscates the real issues and real... Read more

  The 16 april 2013 by   Tracy Goodwin
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• Does The Federal Justice System Deserve Our Trust, In Boston, Birmingham, Or...

  

  Hugo Black U.S. CourthouseThe eyes of a nation are on federal law-enforcement authorities, awaiting word of new developments about yesterday's bomb blasts at th... Read more

  The 16 april 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• Economy & Jobs Still Most Important Issues

  

  The image above is from the latest Gallup Poll (taken between April 4th and 7th of a random nationwide sample of 1,005 adults -- with a margin of error of 4... Read more

  The 16 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• New York Times Immediately Seeks to Gain an Opportunity at the Expense of...

  

  Who’s a worse enemy, terrorists, or opportunists like this New York Times reporter?BREITBARTKRISTOF BLAMES BOSTON ATTACK ON SENATE GOP BLOCKING ATF DIRECTORIn... Read more

  The 15 april 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Tax Day In America- Americans Saying Their Taxes Are Fair The Lowest Since 2001

  

  By Susan Duclos According to Gallup, half of Americans believe what they pay in income tax is too high and those that view their income taxes as fair, 55... Read more

  The 15 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Best Read of the Morning - Conservative Fantasy About Voter Fraud

  

  Conservatives attempting to suppress legal voter participation are attempting to skew election outcomes in their favor. There is no voter fraud, there is no... Read more

  The 15 april 2013 by   Doggone
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• Ryan: Abortion Opponents Should Find Common Ground

  

  In 1966, Carroll  Quigley wrote the book, Tragedy and Hope. He was a professor in the History Department at Georgetown University and Bill Clinton’s mentor. Read more

  The 15 april 2013 by   Eowyn
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• A Very Early View Of 2016 Primaries

  

  I know its much too early to put much stock in presidential polls for 2016. After all, that's about 3 years from now. But political junkies like myself just... Read more

  The 15 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Multiple State Leaders Vie For Gun Businesses Leaving Anti-Second Amendment...

  

  By Susan Duclos Multiple states are laying out the welcome mat to gun manufacturers and manufacturers of gun accessories, that have decided to move their... Read more

  The 14 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• This Was a Week: As Gay Rights Breakthroughs Occur, Backlash Among Some People o...

  

  This was a week. It was a week in which the French Senate voted through legislation enacting marriage equality and adoption by same-sex couples, and in which th... Read more

  The 13 april 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• USC Professor Calls Republicans Old White Racists

  

  It is now perfectly acceptable behavior to bash white people, Republicans, and conservatives.If a professor (or anyone) had called Democrats old black racists,... Read more

  The 13 april 2013 by   Eowyn
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• GOP Proposal Would Broaden Background Checks But at a Price

  Yahoo News A conservative senator is proposing to greatly broaden the background check system for firearms purchasers but require no records of the... Read more

  The 13 april 2013 by   Mikeb302000
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• Sensible Ideas To Cut The Budget

  

  Recently the Republicans, by their refusal to compromise on a reasonable budget, forced the sequestration cuts on Americans -- cuts that mainly fell on the... Read more

  The 13 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Congressional Approval Still Very Low

  

  The above chart shows the results of the most recent Gallup Poll on approval of the current Congress. The poll was taken between April 4th and 7th of a random... Read more

  The 13 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Why Is GOP Opposing U.N. Arms Treaty ?

  

  The arms treaty recently passed by the United Nations was a hard-fought victory for human rights and world peace. It will keep arms from going to countries... Read more

  The 13 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• An Early Look Back At Taking Back The House

  For an explanation of this feature, please click here.Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or... Read more

  The 13 april 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• Alabama State University Gave Luther Strange Contracts For Studying "Education I...

  

  Attorney General Luther Strange received a contract from Alabama State University to study "education in India," according to a new report from the Inside... Read more

  The 12 april 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• Hispanics Want Change - Not Tokenism

  

  (The cartoon above is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.) The national Republican leadership got a wake up call last November when their... Read more

  The 12 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Band Trivia

  Provided by www.stevestrax.com 808 State - Named after the Roland TR-808 drum machine, the band was formed in Manchester , England in 1988. They are considered... Read more

  The 11 april 2013 by   Steveml
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• Taking Back The House 2014: Steve Southerland

  

  For an explanation of this feature, please click here.Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or... Read more

  The 11 april 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• Confirmation: McConnell Campaign Meeting Recorded Illegally And Divulged By...

  By Susan Duclos Before getting into the story and the confirmation, a quick reminder of Kentucky law: Kentucky Law: It is a felony to overhear or record, throug... Read more

  The 11 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
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