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Spoiler Alert!
Dennis Kucinich is putting himself in the news a lot! Dennis Kucinich has been making headlines lately criticizing the Obama Administration, especially with regard to Lybia. Kucinich is losing his seat this year to redistricting, so his political career is up in the air. Might this be a sign that he is planning a Read more
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On A Congressmans Bad Behavior and the Image of Congress
One can’t bring shame to a shameless institution This blog has never taken a position on the many meandering sexual mores of our politicians. This post will not be an exception to that rule. As far as this blog is concerned, the sex lives of politicians are private matters even under the unfortunate circumstances Read more
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Dont Bet Against Crazy
Reuters reports, today, that bondholders and creditors are not worried about the United States defaulting on its credit obligations. It’s not that such a default is really no big deal, and creditors are perfectly willing to wait a few days before payments are made on the interest to US debt. No. The source of their Read more
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What Has Created the Deficit?
I’ll Give You a Hint. It Wasn’t TARP! Below is an interesting graph that comes from the non-partisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Based on information from the Congressional Budget office it is a very telling chart. Again, I’m not sure why every Democrat does not have this chart printed on T-Shirts. It Read more
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Joy in Death
A Study in the Sociology of Emotion Above is the headline for an extra put out by the Fort Myers News-Press last week. It leads with the statement “Relief, Joy” then shows pictures of exuberant celebrants acting as if their favorite sports team just won the championship. Below is a juxtaposition of those celebrating Read more
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Choosing Your Values Reveals Your Priorities
A Few Thoughts on the Current Medicare Fight “We are Democrats because we promote and defend Medicare.” Rep. Steve Israel (D New York) Hey, that’s great! But I have to say, that’s a pretty narrow definition of what it means to be a Democrat. Wouldn’t it have been nice if he had added a Read more
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