July 2011
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“Hunter S. Thompson (1937 - 2005): Everything
Thompson grew a bit shrill and...”
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“Jack Kerouac (1922 - 1969): Alcohol
“I’m Catholic and I can’t commit suicide,...”
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“Peru’s president-elect meets Raul Castro
HAVANA — Peru’s president-elect,...”
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Poor Richard's News: New Tone: Those darn tea... →
poorrichardsnews:
That was Nancy Pelosi in September of 2009. I now submit for your perusal, a smorgasbord of Washington’s new tone.
Rep Stenny Hoyer says House Republicans want to shoot the President
New York Times writer Steve Benen compares the GOP to Hezbollah terrorists
Former Democrat…
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Are the Bush tax cuts the root of our fiscal... →
tableclothcape:
Bruce Bartlett, a former domestic policy adviser to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, critiques the (George W.) Bush tax cuts in a post in today’s Economix column at The New York Times.
In a previous post, I noted that federal taxes as a share of gross domestic product were at their lowest level in generations. The Congressional Budget Office expects revenue to be...
Politicalprof: Why Does Europe Have Explicitly... →
politicalprof:
In the aftermath of the horrors of the Norway murders—and the rush to judgment of so many to the conclusion that it “must have” been the act of an Islamic terrorist—I am struck by a point that I have yet to see addressed: why Europe has numerous, electorally-represented, explicitly racist…
Conza: False left / right paradigm →
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“For some twenty centuries Western man has come to accept the Aristotelian theory that the sensible position is between any two extremes, known politically today as the “middle-of-the-road” position. Now, if libertarians use the terms “left” and “right,” they announce themselves to be extreme…
Manic Chill: House Panel Approves Broadened ISP... →
The 19 to 10 vote represents a victory for conservative Republicans, who made data retention theirfirst major technology initiative after last fall’s elections, and the Justice Department officials who have quietly lobbied for the sweeping new requirements, a development first reported by…
Poor Richard's News: Bipartisan! Harry Reid's debt... →
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The House of Representatives voted on Harry Reid’s plan that is currently stalled in the Senate. The bill went down 173/246 with 11 Democrats voting “Nay.”
John Barrow, GA
Dan Boren, OK
Bruce Braley, IA
Dave Loebsack, IA
Jim Matheson, UT
Mike McIntyre, NC
Colin Peterson, MN
Mike…
