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Politics and Why nothing will ever get done One peon's opinion
Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:39 PM EDT
The accolades about the form of government we have are many and I feel based on the past and not the present. The founders of our great country based our form of country on the farmer legislator, not the professional politician.
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Well it seems I have been tagged
Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:13 PM EDT
You have been tagged :) First the rules:
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Palin Drove Stake Into Centrist Hearts
Seeded on Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:18 PM EDT (RealClearPolitics)
John McCain's top adviser complains that the media apply a double standard when they cover his candidate. "They think they're on the level with McCain, that he's not the old McCain," Mark Salter tells The Atlantic, "but he is the old McCain.
E. J. Dionne Jr. - A Catholic Shift to Obama? - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:49 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
It has become commonplace in American politics: Certain Roman Catholic bishops declare that the faithful should cast their ballots on the basis of a limited number of "nonnegotiable issues," notably opposition to abortion. Conservative Catholics cheer, more liberal Catholics howl.
Palin Sued for Private E-Mails About State Business | The Trail | washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Sat Oct 4, 2008 8:23 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
ANCHORAGE -- In a lawsuit filed in Alaska Superior Court, a Republican activist seeks to force Gov. Sarah Palin to produce copies of official correspondence she sent and received on private e-mail accounts.
Palin's best chance to be President
Fri Oct 3, 2008 9:18 PM EDT
One person's opinion.
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Small Business, How to Increase Your Customer Base
Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:49 PM EDT
Vote Democratic.
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A Tale of Two Theories: Supply Side and Demand Side Economics
Seeded on Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:51 PM EDT (Common Dreams)
Supply Side Economics claimed that if the government cut taxes on the wealthy, it would jump-start the economy as the wealthy plowed their tax savings back into investments. New factories fitted with new technologies would produce goods at lower cost, taming inflation.
Palin's Pay Cut as Mayor Followed by a Raise | The Trail | washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:39 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
You need to read this for yourself, I can't find the words.
Think Progress » FLASHBACK: In July, McCain Promised His VP Pick Would Appear On Larry King Live
Seeded on Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:10 PM EDT (Think Progress)
McCain is breaking a promise he made on national television. In July, during an interview with CNN's Larry King, McCain assured King that his running mate would appear on King's show shorty after his announcement:
Where is the media?
Tue Sep 9, 2008 6:56 PM EDT
Sarah Palin has been the VP nominee or presumptive nominee for 2 weeks and still has not given an interview of any kind. She is scheduled to be interviewed by Charles Gibson of ABC news this week.
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How The U.S. Economy Performed Under Democrat and Republican Presidents « CurrencyThoughts
Seeded on Sun Sep 7, 2008 1:08 PM EDT (currencythoughts.com)
With twenty years on each side and since some of the ups and downs of the U.S. business cycle lie beyond the direct control of policymakers, one would expect similar results in the two groups. Not so.
A Feeble Recovery: The fundamental economic weaknesses of the 2001-07 expansion
Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 11:42 AM EDT (epi.org)
Conclusion
Palin's Church May Have Shaped Controversial Worldview
Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 9:56 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
The church runs a number of ministries providing help to poor neighborhoods, care for children in need, and general community services. But Pastor Kalnins has also preached that critics of President Bush will be banished to hell; questioned whether people who voted for Sen.
Assessing the Political Impact of Bristol Palin's Pregnancy - The Fix
Seeded on Mon Sep 1, 2008 4:02 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
This is a good point on how to respond to the pregancy, not the pregnancy but why did it happen.
Why Palin is the perfect pick for McCain's VP
Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:05 PM EDT
Sarah Palin is the perfect vice president for John McCain. Based on what he feels a VP's duties are based on his own words in March 2000, as related to Tim Russert McCain on meet the Press March 5, 2000 when asked about being the VP
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High noon in duel for White House - Times Online
Seeded on Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:30 PM EDT (The Times)
The phoney war is over as the US presidential candidates square up for the most compelling contest in a generation. This is an excellent take on the candidates and the election. The author might be english, but he seems to understand what is going on .
Can Obama Be a Working-Class Hero? - TIME
Seeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:31 PM EDT (TIME)
Nothing makes me feel sorrier for the once powerful local bosses of each political party than the spectacle of a modern nominating convention.
Analysis: Why the Home Debate Matters - The Fix
Seeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:59 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
In politics, there is nothing worse than appearing out of touch. From time immemorial, a candidate who is effectively portrayed as forgetting about the "little" people, of having "gone Washington," of living higher on the hog than voters, loses.
The true story on the energy plans FactCheck.org: Wind Power Puffery
Seeded on Fri Aug 8, 2008 7:38 PM EDT (factcheck.org)
A McCain ad shows pictures of wind-driven turbines while the narrator says: "Renewable energy to transform our economy, create jobs and energy independence, that's John McCain." But, in fact, his energy plan doesn't specify any new federal spending for renewable energy and says o …
Changing Lanes: Comment: The New Yorker
Seeded on Tue Aug 5, 2008 8:51 PM EDT (New Yorker)
The past few weeks have seen a change in McCain. He has hired new advisers, and with them he seems to have worked out a new approach.
Is McCain ready to Lead
Sun Aug 3, 2008 8:07 PM EDT
Jon Acter poised this question in Newsweek. He calls McCain an immature politician, erratic, impulsive and prone to peer pressure. John Kerry says McCain thinks like a fighter pilot, makes decdisions based on emotion.
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Jon Alter Dissects McCain's Missteps | Newsweek Voices - Jonathan Alter | Newsweek.com
Seeded on Sun Aug 3, 2008 1:57 PM EDT (Newsweek)
In the middle of John McCain's dopey Britney & Paris attack ad, the announcer gravely asks of Barack Obama: "Is He Ready to Lead?" An equally good question is whether McCain is ready to lead.
The swing states: Ohio | The big, bellwether battlefield | Economist.com
Seeded on Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:00 PM EDT (The Economist)
Over the coming weeks we will look at the states that could decide this year's election. We start with Ohio, decisive in 2004
McCain flops on emissions standards
Seeded on Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:03 PM EDT (detnews.com)
Would someone please tell Sen. John McCain, the GOP's presidential wannabe, that straight talk and flip-flopping don't mix.
Recent Votes
Racial profiling
I was married to a white police officer for almost 17 years and I stopped counting all the times he was accused of stopping or arresting some one because they were black. Since he had a police take-home car I witnessed those events more than I would have EVER expected.
Why the cost of health care is so high - let's pretend it was big screen TV's
Let us pretend it was big screen TV's. Then the government decides that big screen TV's are a right, not something you have to earn. They mandate that all stores must provide big screen TV's to anyone who wants one, whether or not they can pay for it.
Politics and Why nothing will ever get done One peon's opinion
The accolades about the form of government we have are many and I feel based on the past and not the present. The founders of our great country based our form of country on the farmer legislator, not the professional politician.
Lobbyists the silver lining in health care storm?
A strong force, perhaps as powerful in Congress as President Barack Obama, is keeping the drive for health care going even as lawmakers seem hopelessly at odds.
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