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Monthly Archives: November 2012

Speaking of Wallowing

Friday, November 16, 2012

(See Previous post) The Groton Democrats will be holding a victory party at which we non-traditional Americans will celebrate our deliverance from the specter of a Romney presidency, never mind the almost equally frightening specter of a Senator McMahon. If you hate America too, come join us at the Groton Motor Inn at 3:00 PM […]

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Friday Night Music-Still wallowing

Friday, November 16, 2012

Couldn’t resist. First saw this here. Yes, Randy Newman yet again.You have to admit, though the words don’t always fit, the tone of the song goes great with the visuals. I saw the video a few days ago and when I went searching for it on youtube to post it here, I stumbled on this, […]

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Ready to charge any price and impose any burden

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

…to assure the survival and success of the Republican Party. The Ohio Secretary of State, Jon Husted, has been slapped down by a federal judge for unconstitutionally trying to deprive people of their right to vote, but he is undeterred: Husted fired back, saying through a spokesman late Tuesday that the judge’s ruling would allow […]

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Pundits and hypocrites

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

David Atkins, at Hullabaloo makes the legitimate point that the punditocracy has insisted on treating expressed concerns about the deficit as real, when recent and current history establishes quite definitively that the deficit scolds (Krugman’s spot on term) are really only interested in slashing benefits for everyone who isn’t them. But I take issue, sort […]

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Who would have thought?

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The New London Day’s headline today: Petraeus Hoped affair would stay secret What would we do without the press to tell us these things?

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A Good Idea out of Texas

Monday, November 12, 2012

A Republican official in Texas called for his state to separate from the United States and the “maggots” who reelected President Barack Obama in a newsletter he sent out this week. Peter Morrison, who serves as treasurer of the Hardin County Republican Party, wrote in his post-election newsletter that there was a clear solution to […]

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Little noted

Monday, November 12, 2012

In keeping with their fear and loathing of effective messaging, the Democrats themselves will probably never mention this, but tell your friends that the GOP only kept control of Congress because they managed to gerrymander every state they control beyond recognition. More people voted for Democrats for Congress than Republicans. It’s a point that should […]

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Obama to pull a Ryan?

Monday, November 12, 2012

Now that the election is over, and having successfully circled the wagons to protect our guy, it is incumbent upon us to maintain our positions, turn our attention inward, and form a circular firing squad. Let me be among the first to take a shot, though, as always, as I work days (even on this […]

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Friday Night Music

Friday, November 9, 2012

Late posting tonight, as we were out with friends celebrating a birthday and the election results. Earlier in the week I downloaded Neil Young’s last two albums, one of which is called Americana, which consists of Young’s take on an eclectic mix of standards. The iTunes version comes with grainy black and white video versions […]

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Both sides don’t do it

Thursday, November 8, 2012

The Christian Science Monitor reports that the fact that right wingers are apparently really truly surprised at Romney’s defeat, despite the fact that it was being predicted by almost every number cruncher, is evidence of a growing partisan divide. I won’t argue with the basic premise, but the piece undercuts itself by repeating yet again […]

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