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Same as it ever was

Monday, November 23, 2009

There’s nothing new under the sun, as digby reminded us yesterday. Yesterday was the anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Here, as she points out, is a leaflet passed around in Dallas the day he was killed. Seems Obama wasn’t the first traitor we’ve had as a president. But check out the last item in the Bill […]

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Opt out

Monday, October 26, 2009

Just as a matter of public policy, I think the “opt out” idea is pretty stupid. But from a political perspective, it has some interesting possibilities. If the public option is a strong one, with reasonable premiums and good coverage, it will be extremely difficult for Republicans to opt out, particularly if it also represents […]

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Good News, Bad News

Monday, October 26, 2009

The only thing keeping the inept Democratic Party afloat is the even more inept, and far more politically tone deaf Republican Party. Case in point, is the special election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, made possible by Obama’s strategic elevation of its former Republican Congressman to a federal post. The 23rd is the most […]

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Defending rapists

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Republicans would vote against apple pie if Democrats were for it. I got a few comments from my right wing friends when I criticized the Congressional action against Acorn. I’d sure like to hear from those same people now. Maybe they can enlighten us about why defending rape is okay.

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A Media Mystery

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Why does Bill Kristol go on the Daily Show, not to mention Stephen Colbert? Is he a glutton for punishment. The poor fellow is hopelessly outclassed, as his latest round with Jon Stewart proves. Why must we turn to a “comedian” if we want to see one of these guys called to account? As a […]

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Good-bye Jim

Monday, July 27, 2009

Jim Bunning is hanging up his glove. He won’t be running for re-election to the Senate. This is a good thing. I have never liked Jim Bunning. When I was just a wee lad I spent many a day in front of the black and white tube watching the Red Sox, and many a night […]

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Now that’s catering to the base!

Monday, July 27, 2009

Great video from the Huffington Post During the election campaign I had the dubious honor of appearing on a talk radio show in which I was paired against some looney tune author of a scurrillous email that had made the rounds of the nutjobs. I didn’t know who the guy was when I agreed to […]

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Afraid of empathy

Monday, July 13, 2009

Charles Grassley, who has somehow been elected a United States Senator,quakes in fear at the prospect of a judge who is able to feel empathy: President Obama said that he would nominate judges based on their ability to “empathize” in general and with certain groups in particular. This “empathy” standard is troubling to me. In […]

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There are aliens among us

Monday, June 29, 2009

I think, perhaps, that I am beginning to understand the fundamentalist fear that gay marriages will somehow destroy their own. A few days ago I pondered Jenny Sanford’s odd declaration that marriage is an enduring love is primarily an act of will. Apparently, this attitude is ingrained in the fundamentalist creed, at least the fundamentalist […]

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An act of will

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

At times like this I realize my inadequacies as a wordsmith. What original slant could one possibly bring to the Sanford story? Sure, we all know that you couldn’t make it up, but that doesn’t help a guy in my situation. As I write, the story is already over 5 hours old, and in this […]

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