The Stimulus Bill passed the House last night without a single Republican vote. President Obama had met with Republican leaders, heard their concerns. Obama made concessions that he wouldn’t have made if he didn’t want Republican support. As the vote indicated, he didn’t need any Republican votes in the House and only needs a...
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From the inestimable, David Brin, to my conservative friends. Let’s play: What if Bill Clinton… canceled rules requiring that government contracts be awarded by competitive bidding — (it’s called capitalism) — and instead granted multibillion dollar sweetheart deals directly to liberal cronies and Clinton family friends, free of supervision or auditing? used the words...
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This post is a promised response to local GOP figure, Lester Sheilds’ attempt here to rebut a very cutting You Tube video that was the subject of the thread, Why We Should All Vote Republican. Video here. Distinctions of “left” versus “right” to the extent that they were very useful when they originated in...
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I don’t want to get too mystical and worshipful about Obama. I certainly realize that at the end of the day, it will all be about the grinding road to the general election and then the inevitable disappointments that actual governing brings with it. However, I think we should also take a few moments...
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Goodwin’s Law is one of the principal rules governing how people behave in online discussions. It states, As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.” I’m going to do what a good moderator should never do and be the one to bring up the Nazi...
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