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No No No No No

Even those who still support this bill must acknowledge that this is not even close to what WE want. It was OUR country once. Now we talk of which punishment we should suffer - and tear at each other's...

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Why Couldn't a Private Group Create a "Public Option"?

Insurance has two primary purposes: communal assurance and bulk purchasing power. Private systems differ from public systems in that the cost of providing their product is a "cost" itself, detrimental...

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There is no good reason to go to the Moon

I don't understand any attraction to going to the Moon again much less establishing a base as is apparantly the ambition of a significant percentage of scientists. In a world where practical...

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Corpocracy: Zombie Rule - Revenge of the Blog

I saw representative James Clyburn on Countdown talking about a "corpocracy". The substance of his point - a disappointment with the Supreme Court's Ruling on corporate money - was admirable but the...

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New York Needs an Enema

You may not be from New York, but in any sober assessment of the Senate it is obvious that any Blue State Senator has to do the work for an underrepresented populous. As a citizen of New York I am...

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Those who understand, Those who can understand and those who will never...

The ability to govern requires the room to be misunderstood. In America, when Republicans are in charge and they act, the fools who will never understand - the ignorant and their handlers - begin a...

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Is it possible pollsters missed Dem enthusiasm by 2 pts?

Nate's got a little throw away piece where he "fleshes out the caveats" on his predictions. It's a long winded piece that spends more time trying to calm Republicans for daring to imply that Dems have...

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the bee in Lawrence O'Donnel's bonnet is a thorn in my side

Who can't appreciate Lawrence O'Donnel (sic)??? I mean, "West Wing"??? Com'on... And generally, as slow as it is, his show is fighting the good fight but What the hell can Obama's appearance in...

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Jon Stewart's Integrity is Overrated

I like Jon Stewart. Well that's a ridiculous understatement. I wouldn't say it's the best show, but that's only because I happen to find Colbert to be more epic. Sure it's easy to see a show or...

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Liberals' Original Sin

There is no doubt to me, or anyone who has carefully considered what comprises the electorate of oh... say... - the Republican Revolution of '94, or the give-away of '00, or the fear induced election...

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Rick Santorum did NOT say "Black people's lives"

I'll admit that it can sound like he did, but what he did was so common that it baffles me that no one is even considering it. I mean, the guy is rife with insanity. So we've got to play dumb and...

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Republicans are freely lying about "religious freedom" regarding HHS hammer...

I don't have the time or inclination to dive into this issue and make a thorough diary explaining the blind-side to the Obama campaign that this could become, but it's quickly being mis-characterized...

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when it comes to birth control battle there are 3 issues: clarity, clarity,...

Right now this is a textbook case - as in this could literally be made into a textbook - about how ignorance is the "realpolitik" of politics. I mean, what is this "Jansing and Co." on MSNBC? I've...

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Zbigniew, Zbigniew: wherefore art thou Zbigniew

Your daughter is overplaying her hand as the priveleged, daughter of a statesman... need I post the photos of her sporting a "Newt University" T-shirt? or aren't all the times she plays submissive to...

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It wasn't funny it was just a shame

I actually found Clint Eastwood's comfort in implying the "angry" and "uncooth," black man as president responding vulgarly as racist. But as soon as I say it I don't want to talk about it because it...

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I've never liked Bill Clinton, but tonight I will love him

I've never understood how, in the process of having the 8 years you could - could! -  have to be President, you would decide to get your dick adulterously sucked. I would never do that. Even if I had...

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There is no "47%"

It's not like I'm unique in realizing that this arbitrary, account-speak demarcation line is bullshit. You make 50 grand at a wage job and have a family to support and you pay taxes, of course. But...

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What's With All The (Anglo) Foreigners?

Tina Brown Katty Kay Zanny Minton Beddoes Niall Ferguson Rupert Murdoch I can't imagine an election in England having 5 non-English people given such prominence, such plum gigs, to babble opinion....

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I've had snow jobs, hose jobs, cob jobs... even hand jobs and blow jobs

but I ain't never had a "wind job!" But Mitt makes them sound so attractive I just gotta get me one! "I appreciate wind jobs," C'mon! who can't "appreciate" that endorsement!

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I missed this the first time...

"we have a president talking about someone's plan in a way that's completely "foreign" to what my real plan is..." Mitt Romney: douche-bag, extraordinaire...

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Romney "wins" the debate nobody remembers and Obama wins the debate no one...

that is all.

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Here's Where Wishful Thinking Comes Back To Haunt

In 2009, The intellectuals and progressives in Iran - i.e. the Students in Tehran only - by virtue of the fact that the media is completely comfortable implying that they know what happens in Iran...

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Obama in Green Bay

I can't find footage anywhere else, but I've been pining to know how the post CiC rollout would go. Apparently it goes... really, really well.Best President in a generation.

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Frick Rick Scott

I've got 4,129,502 to 4,083,441 from a reliable source.Votes to be counted from Dem districts.That's 49.8 to 49.3.a.k.a. 50% to 49%.And more importantly 29 electoral votes for Barack Obama that aren't...

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Celebration's Over

Okay, actually it's not, but while it's going on there is an attempt to undermine it.What do I mean?Well, I wanted to watch "Meet The Press" for the first time in years but I couldn't.I'm watching...

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Joe Scarborough

Joe Scarborough is walking a Moses-wide divide right now. The fact that Democrats are gratified with a serious, realigning election thumping, and Republicans are alternately screaming in agony and...

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Screw That Idiot Mark Halperin. Listen To His Father.

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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How the Republican Party Can Survive

Not that I care - or rather I do care that it wouldn't happen - but in the ever pleasing pastime of relishing their apparent political conundrum created by the new era - and I do think this election,...

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The Trouble With Democrats (a.k.a. "Wake the F*** Up!")

Every four years there is a flurry of creativity poured into compelling people to vote. You might recollect the Samuel Jackson classic, or the controversial yet interesting "first time" double...

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The Mealy Mouthed Rebuttals to "Shutting Down the Government to Defund...

Why are there so many points being discussed regarding the Republican aspiration to eliminate "Obamacare" through a budget gimmick?I hear many voices who mean well in their attempt to refute the...

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Nobody getting it: Legislating through the budget is unConstitutional

It's driving me crazy. People are not internalizing the fundamental issue with this shutdown brouhaha.The essence of the difference in this shutdown is that - whereas the other 30 shutdowns were...

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"The New American Center" is a Chuck Todd sham

The new "poll" by Esquire/NBC news is actually a juvenile lark parading as some sort of science.While I actually agree that it is one of the fundamental problems with America that the extremists (and...

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Erik Prinz and Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart lobbed them up like a batting machine for one of the most determined advocates of wealth-makes-right in modern history.I don't have the time to explain who Erik Prince is, but y'all better...

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69% haven't changed opinion on Christie

Well duh...If someone asked me if I'd changed my opinion after the GWB crap I'd have to answer "no!"Because I've always loathed the guy.Meanwhile the wishful thinkers (Joe Scarborough, Chuck Todd) get...

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So criticism of Hillary Clinton is blackballed around here, huh?

I'm not comfortable with the coronation syndrome going on in the Democratic community, and I'm certainly not cool with the former Secretary of State's blatant attempt to tack to the center on Obama's...

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Gillibrand is Useless

It's been 6 years or thereabouts, and I've yet to have any reason to support "my" junior senator from New York.And before you start about Chuck: at least I know what Chuck is. He's a slimy camera hound...

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This is silly. A bunch of Republicans won in Red States and everybody slits...

I'm as nihilistic as they get. But WTF?I'm not writing this to cheer you up. 55-45. That's a fact.But holy hell WTF? Name a Democrat state that lost a Senator. And look at the Senate map for 2016.All...

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I'm a Liberal Democrat. I'm Voting for Rand Paul in 2016. Here Is Why.

I really can't understand why this Rand Paul schmoozfest isn't getting more attention in the form of being appalled (aPauled) as I am.This was posted prominently on a site that gets dumber by the day,...

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The Real Crime Here is that I Have to Defend Brady

Warning: I'm just having some fun tackling a serious issue, on a work-free Saturday after a looong time of not being healthy enough to enjoy wasting time. So feel free to read and comment, but don't...

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Liberals attacking Trump is Missing the Real Game that is afoot

So Trump is a moron, duh.At what point did people not catch on to the fact that the GOP is a frankenstein?The "left" may be fraught with problems, but it is roughly consistent in its ambitions. The...

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"You Goddamn Well Better Vote for One of the 2 General Election Candidates"*

I think it’s a good time to at least understand something of the 2 party system that is America’s political system, if not to embrace it (as I have) or to love it (as I can’t, yet, with so many voters...

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Ted Cruz is a Natural Born Citizen, End of Story

I know this is a rather pointless exercise since the gangs on this site have a lot of fury and no humility. Somehow everyone is absolutely right about everything they say!I am not like that. I confess...

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Trump Just Shot His Own Foot

I love Trump.Contrary to the delusionary diaries on this site, Trump will NEVER be president of the United States.He’s been doing a great job of convincing the drones with the power to vote in a...

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Bernie's in a Vermont State of Mind

Bernie Sanders inspired me to revisit an old art project.Originally the stars were New York (because that’s my home state).I must point out that, to understand the point of my original artwork (the NY...

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If no one's going to say it then I will

Bernie Sanders is a dead man walking.If you want to hang on to this idea that he’s somehow turning a corner well that’s great.But the candidate, who’s running to be the Democratic nominee cannot...

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Losing the Plot on the Bernie/Pope Story

Come on! Let’s get real here, okay?If the very popular Pope Francis had invited Bernie Sanders to a meeting in the middle of this primary it would be epic. It would have ramifications that would upend...

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I Don't Like Bernie Sanders...

What is the point of Bernie Sanders anymore?He fired up Susan Sarandon and her ilk, to the tune of 80,000 votes, and delivered the Presidency to one Donald J. Trump.Now he won’t shut up, despite his...

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Jonathan Turley is Not a Reliable Authority on the Constitution

Jonathan Turley is not your ally. He poses as a liberal, as a Democrat, but he never fails to attack liberals. Now he’s got a new gig: defending Trump.I’m not a big fan of the concept of a...

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This Is The Fight: Merkley Clarifies The Position

xxYouTube VideoThis vid of this Senator has gotten far too little attention. Instead it’s Heitkamp and Manchin tucking tail, if any discussion at all.With all the nonsense being promoted and discussed...

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There Is No Such Thing As Race

There is, of course, a widespread social agreement for the use of a concept of race. It is frequently used as a means to racial prejudice (as in prejudgement, not necessarily hostile)  — often used in...

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