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Negotiating With Mad Men – Republicans And The Debt Ceiling

As a life long optimist (yes, I have been called a Polly Anna or Ann of Green Gables more than once) I tend to see the sunny side of things and focus on the positive. After all if there is going to be...

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Only 1 In 5 12th Graders Proficient In Civics, And We Wonder Why The Nation...

It's the Constitution, Stupid! Remember when they used to teach Civics? by Peter Vidrine, on Flickr Our system of government seems to be broken, and there is a reason, basically the people who put in...

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Charles Krauthammer Takes a Swipe At Labor And Dems

labor at the table - Rivera Court Ugh I don’t even know why I bother to read the Washington Post editorial page. Maybe it is the boost it gives my morning by raising my blood pressure, but in any case...

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The McConnell Plan; Evil Genius or Political Capitulation

Mitch McConnell, Filibuster King by DonkeyHotey Yesterday Minority Leader Mitch “The Box Turtle” McConnell offered up a new plan for dealing with the debt ceiling. There has been a lot of talk back and...

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Conrad, Coburn and Cat Food II, Oh My!

(image: twolf1) Poor Kent Conrad, he thought that announcing that he was retiring next year would make him seem like a fair broker for massively unpopular budget reduction plans. He pushed the...

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Republicans Will Win the Battle, But Will It Cost Them The War?

American Labour Representatives looking over battle-fields in France Will the Republican manufactured debt ceiling fight be resolved? Almost certainly, the signs are all there that there is a deal to...

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Now What? We Start Fighting Anew, Of Course

Battle of Thermopylae by Σταύρος Now what? The worst compromise since the one Xerxes offered the Spartans is on its way to becoming law. There were no 300 at an American Thermopylae turning back the...

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The People Are Angry, How Do We Harness That

I am not a fan of anger. Having been an angry teen and knowing the white hot rush of indulging it, I tend to resist its stoking in other people. Just like a physical fire, once anger gets out of...

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The Confidence Fairy and Faith Based Economics

Reality by nualabugeye All through the last two and a half years there has been talk on all side about confidence. The Republicans started this meme, but it has been adopted by the Democrats as well....

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Wisconsin – Democrats Come Up Short, but Don’t Score it as a Flat Loss

Fred Clark Campaign by WisPolitics.com So the Democrats in Wisconsin came up short in their efforts to flip the State Senate in recall elections. On the binary tally of win-lose, it is a loss. But I am...

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