Month: September 2010

Progressives Pissing at One Another

With all that’s going on in this country and the world right now, one would think that progressive bloggers have better things to do than carp back and forth at each other. Really what is the benefit of a pissing contest...

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It’s time to get behind Byron Dorgan…

Dorgan (D – North Dakota) is the Senator who introduced legislation, S. 260, to shut down a tax loophole that rewards U.S. companies that move U.S. manufacturing  jobs overseas. The legislation would close the...

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I Am Not A Burned Down House

I am not a burned down house. Like millions of Americans, I have a “pre-existing condition.” But I am not a “burned down house”, as Mike Huckabee and those who applauded his recent statement seem, to...

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How the Pentagon Games the System

Bob Woodward has started rolling out teasers for his new book in the Washington Post. The first one explains how the military refused to provide Obama with the alternatives to escalation in Afghanistan that he sought. The...

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Settlements Will Derail Peace Process

The 10-month freeze on West Bank settlement construction sunsetted last night, and the settlers are ready to get to work on a backlog of new homes and structures. Construction is expected to begin on Tuesday at a number of sites...

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