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    Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purposeand you allow him to make war at pleasure.
    Abraham Lincoln

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    New Nationalism Speech – Teddy Roosevelt History Lesson

    Article by John on April 2nd, 2009 at 7:32 am

    Mt. Rushmore, Theodore Roosevelt closeup. Image via Wikipedia

    Since the 1980s (when I worked for Eastern Airlines, which no longer exists due to deregulation fever) we as a people have amnesia when it comes to the lessons that history teaches us.  Regulations did not just magically appear one day.  They were derived from the wisdom that came about from the mistakes of the past.  Reagan [...]

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    what do politicians hate more than anything else?

    Article by missy on March 19th, 2009 at 11:01 am

    Doubt. Doubt = weakness, and weakness = electoral failure.

    So it’s a minor miracle when a politician reaches the right conclusion and, despite his doubts, acts on it:

    SANTA FE — The Bill Richardson who announced a repeal of the death penalty in New Mexico on Wednesday was not the same Bill Richardson who usually shows up for face time with the news media.

    The Richardson who [...]

    Category: Constitution, Corporate control, Culture, Death penalty, Economic justice, Obama, President Barack H, War on terror | Click HERE to chime in! | | Share/Save |


    we’ve come far, but the work is not yet done

    Article by missy on January 19th, 2009 at 10:47 am

    16 April 1963

    My Dear Fellow Clergymen:

    While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas… But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your [...]

    Category: Civil rights, Constitution, Gay rights, Human rights, Obama, President Barack H, Republicans | 1 comment, Click HERE to chime in! | Show Discussion | Share/Save |


    ratcheting up the pressure

    Article by missy on January 8th, 2009 at 10:03 am

    I assume these recent speeches by Obama are intended to publicly call out Blue Dogs and Senate Republicans to get along and go along once the Economic Plan is presented. From today’s speech at George Mason University:

    This crisis did not happen solely by some accident of history or normal turn of the business cycle, and we won’t get out of it by simply waiting [...]

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    The Parrot

    Article by John on November 26th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity.

    John tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently sayingonly polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to “clean up” the bird’s [...]

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    christian men: do you know if your wife is truly female?

    Article by missy on October 30th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

    Today is Write to Marry Day, when like-minded bloggers are speaking out against Proposition 8 in California, and all of the other anti-gay marriage constitutional amendments and legislative initiatives past and present.

    While this may come as a shock to the Mormons and Catholics and Evangelicals behind Prop 8, either their god is completely ignorant of biology, or he’s the biggest practical joker of all time.

    Why?

    Because [...]

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    militia-madness is back

    Article by missy on October 27th, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    And Sarah Palin is their poster girl:

    Federal agents have broken up a plot by two neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives said Monday.

    In court records unsealed Monday in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Tenn., federal agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target [...]

    Category: 2008 Election, Civil rights, Constitution, Culture, Media, Obama, President Barack H, Republicans | 4 comments - Click HERE to chime in! | Show Discussion | Share/Save |


    get off your asses and do something

    Article by missy on October 24th, 2008 at 9:42 am

    I just got my Fidelity IRA statement and don’t have the guts to open it.

    So far this morning, the Dow has fallen almost 360, with many wondering if it will lose 1,100 before 2pm triggering a suspension of trading.

    Something has to be done to quell fears of a national/international recession bordering on depression. Yes, emotion is driving the market, but their are big, bad [...]

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