Political Blog Weekly: 19 February 2010

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Legislative Failures

vjack presents Time to Abolish the Filibuster? posted at Red State Progressive.

REMARKS: Is it time for the Democrats to abolish the Senate filibuster? They won’t have the majority forever, but does that really matter?

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Dear Obama, Enough With The Voltaire! posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

A Poem about settling for “good enough” in Congress in hopes of getting a legislative victory.

Related articles:
Open Congress – "Opposed to Even Their Own Ideas"
Connecting.the.Dots – "How Obama Can Turn It Around"
Liberal Values – "Bayh Not Running: One Less Republican In Senate Democratic Caucus"

Revisionist History

Jock Boylan presents New Che App: The Negro Is Indolent And Spends His Money On Frivolities And Booze posted at Home.

REMARKS: Some of Che’s quotes seem to be missing from the new phone app.

Leah L. Burton presents Dominionist Revisionist History ~ Keep it in Your Sunday Schools! posted at God’s Own Party?.

Exploring the notion that the United States was founded as a Christian Nation.

Related articles:
Vulcan’s Hammer – "Glenn Beck on Che Guevara"
Disillusioned Words – "Big Think & VBS" 

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Miscellaneous

Wenchypoo presents Veering Into Space For Just a Minute… posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Pondering about the symbolism behind our presence in Space.

Scott Spiegel presents Spotted on Biden’s Palm: "Iraq War Bad, Afghanistan War Good" posted at Scott Spiegel.

Reflecting on Biden’s views on Iraq and Afghanistan, and how his stances against bolstering troops in both wars has turned out wrong.

bball3345 presents Why China’s Undervalued Currency Is Good For America posted at Borderless World.

REMARKS: Looking at the positive impact on the U.S. economy from a cheap Chinese yuan.

Related articles:
Space Politics – "Garver on commercial spaceflight and the agency’s ultimate goal"
Just Politics..? – "Obama, Biden, Steal Truth from Bush Regarding Iraq"
The New Clarion – "Trade Deficit myth"

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