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    what do politicians hate more than anything else?

    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.

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    my obama-topia

    I just heard on the radio that that DLC quisling Rahm Emanuel is Obama’s likely choice for Chief of Staff. Crap.

    While my opinion doesn’t mean squat, here’s my dream cabinet, which includes promoting FEMA back to cabinet level (and taking it out of Dept. of Homeland Security):

    Department of Agriculture: Senator Tom Harkin Department of Commerce: Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon Department of [...]



    The Day Hank Paulson Lied

    Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that there is a pattern with Congress passing legislation that the American people do not want and know is not in their interest?  First they kick it around a little and then have a vote or two that fails to pass the proposed bill.  Then they tweak the bill a little while some of the [...]



    john mcclueless

    I’m lucky. I have health insurance, and my employer pays 100% of the premium. We don’t cover spouses or dependents, but we’re a small company.

    I have used my health insurance much more than the average American: since I joined the company in late 1995, I’ve had a pregnancy, a c-section, a miscarriage that required not one but two D&Cs (that was a [...]



    a chunk of ice the size of manhattan is hard to deny

    But then maybe it’s just god’s will:

    OTTAWA (AFP) — Two ice shelves in Canada’s far north have lost massive sections since August while a third ice shelf now is adrift in the Arctic Ocean, said researchers Wednesday who blamed climate change.

    The entire 50 square-kilometer (19 square-mile) Markham Ice Shelf off the coast of Ellesmere Island broke away in early August and [...]



    back-to-school

    This time of year is especially hard for parents when gas and food are already overwhelming the family budget.

    From The Columbian this morning:

    Bernie Gerhardt is in a pickle. Every year, an elderly donor has given the local office of the state’s Division of Children and Family Services about $6,000 for low-income children to buy new back-to-school clothes.

    But for some reason — [...]



    she can’t take yes for an answer

    Because she’ll still lose:

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic Party rules committee has the authority to seat some delegates from Michigan and Florida but not fully restore the two states as Hillary Rodham Clinton wants, according to party lawyers.

    Democratic National Committee rules require that the two states lose at least half of their convention delegates for holding elections too early, the party’s [...]

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