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Monthly Archives: January 2011

This is not a good idea

Friday, January 21, 2011

One of the signal successes of the Obama administration was student loan reform. The previous system, in which private entities got paid for handing out government guaranteed loans, invited fraud and corruption, both of which accepted the invitation. Other than shunting money that should have gone into student loans to private companies, private involvement added […]

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Just so

Friday, January 21, 2011
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The Onion: Sarah’s Poll Numbers Rising

Thursday, January 20, 2011
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Those old fashioned Brits

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Here in America, we have come to understand that the bigger the crime, the less justification for punishment. That means, for example, that starting an illegal war that results in the killing of tens of thousands of people (and, incidentally, lands the invaded country subject to the influence of another country with which you are […]

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Joe! Reconsider!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

The folks at My Left Nutmeg were pleased to hear about Joe Lieberman’s decision to retire from the Senate (likely to a well paid gig dissing liberals on Fox). We here at CTBlue (well, that would actually be me here at CTBlue) don’t feel that way at all. We wanted Joe to stay the course. […]

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An interesting dynamic

Thursday, January 20, 2011

It is an interesting fact of political life in this country that Democrats tend to elect people who either more or less reflect their values or are more conservative than Democrats as a whole, while Republicans tend to elect people that are not just more conservative than Republicans as a whole, but far more conservative […]

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Our amnesiac society

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Digby takes rightful exception to the tendency of the media to portray right wing hate inspired violence as a theoretical construct at best, liberal paranoia at worst. This meme can only be spread because of widespread amnesia, whether real or pretend, by the media, both mainstream and lunatic fringe (I’m looking at you, Fox). In […]

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Supergrifters

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Christine O’Donnell has started a PAC, called ChristinePAC, the purpose of which appears to be to provide for the support and maintenance of Christine O’Donnell. The PAC will be operating out of her home, presumably to legitimize the use of PAC funds to pay her bills. This is one bright side of the Citizens United […]

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We’re enthused again

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

If this turns out to be true, it’s good news for the Democrats. If I had to name the two biggest factors that cost Democrats the 2010 election cycle it would be 2 e’s- economy and enthusiasm. A huge part of the party’s problem was the bad economy, which drove independent voters strongly toward GOP […]

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Discrimination in New London

Monday, January 17, 2011

Should anyone doubt that Martin Luther King’s work is far from over… The New London Day reported yesterday that the City of New London has not hired a black firefighter since 1978. At the current time it has one black firefighter (who must be a rather elderly gentleman by this time), and two Hispanics. The […]

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