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Is Tea Party passe?
Low Registration Sinks Tea Party Convention : Roll Call Politics.
Is America Finally getting tired of its most recent brain fart, the Tea Party? We've been alternatively scared and amused by this collection of fools, retards, and shady people, without a coherent idea on how to govern the country aside from a misguided hate of everything liberal. -
http://www.economist.com/node/18928600?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/shameonthem
http://www.economist.com/node/18928600?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/shameonthem
Republicans are playing a dangerous cynical game trying to achieve political goals by endangering the country's and world's economy.
"IN THREE weeks, if there is no political deal, the American government will go into default. Not, one must pray, on its sovereign debt. But the ( Read more... ) -
Economic Downturn and Bush Policies Continue to Drive Large Projected Deficits - Center on Budget an
Only two things contribute to the continuing large federal deficits: Economic slowdown and Bush policies. Republicans may disagree but their grip on reality is tenuous at best.
Economic Downturn and Bush Policies Continue to Drive Large Projected Deficits - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
"Some lawmakers, pundits, and others continue to say ( Read more... ) -
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Some interesting maps evaluating users' political attitudes geographically
Social Libertarian vs. Authoritarian By State
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Rightwing's Myth of Obama's big spending...
As usual, Right's Myth of Obama the Big Spender does not stand up to the lightest of Inquiries. Paul Krugman roundly debunks this Myth.
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FactChecking "Pledge to America"
Fact Checking COP's "Pledge to America"
I guess, Republican Pledge to America is a document filled with errors and misrepresentations. I bet most of us already knew that. -
Sad truth
We've given so much money to the rich and have kept everyone else down for so long that our society have turned into a few haves and millions of have nots. But, guess what, have nots are the 98-99% of the consumers. And if the consumer's buying power decreases, the demand for the proucts our businesses sell decreases. What happens then is clear ( Read more... ) -
islamophobes have no leg to stand on - as usual
I do not understand this whole misguided anger directed at the Muslims trying to build an Islamic Center (which will also have a prayer room) two blocks away from the Ground Zero. Someone should explain it to me.
Before 9/11 we actually had not one - TWO muslim praying rooms in World Trade Center. Not two blocks away, not at the Ground Zero, at ( Read more... ) -
Dynamo are facing a tough stretch
Dynamo's mood today is not as good as it were only two weeks ago. After a weakened squad suffered a 1-3 setback at Vorskla, Dynamo were unable to defeat Ajax Amsterdam (NED) in the home leg of the 4th Champion League Qualification round. And really, did not look like winning the match until going down a men (due to Garmash's red card) and Ajax ( Read more... ) -
Bush tax cuts are responsible for a large portion of our national debt.
Next time anyone attempts to sell you on why we should renew the Bush tax cuts - do not agree with them It is rather simple. The whale, on which rests this whole "RENEW BUSH TAX CUTS" platform consists of 10 GOP myths of the tax cuts:
- The 10 Myths of Bush Tax Cuts
- Democrats Plan Across the Board Tax Hikes on January 1st
- Democrats Want a $3.8 ( Read more... )
- Democrats Plan Across the Board Tax Hikes on January 1st