Political Blog Weekly: 5 June 2009
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Sotomayor
"Who’s Drawing ‘Old Battle Lines’?"
Originally published: 1 June 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Comparing Obama’s remarks on opposition to Sotomayor and his actions towards Alito and Roberts.
"Will nativists make La Raza Sotomayor’s version of Obama’s Bill Ayers?"
Originally published: 30 May 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Questioning the wisdom behind attempted to make an argument connecting La Raza to Sotomayor.
"Unfit and Injudicious"
Originally published: 28 May 2009
Submitted by: The Right Wing
Summary: Reviewing the Model Code of Judicial Conduct and how it related to the appointment of Sotomayor.
Foreign Issues
"Tiananmen Square Massacre 20 Years Ago Today"
Originally published: 5 June 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: A photo essay recounting the events that lead up to the Massacre in China’s Tiananmen Square.
"Engaging the World"
Originally published: 5 June 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Commenting on Obama’s speech in Cairo, and how the various news agencies around the world covered it.
"House Dems Push Back on Obama Over Blocking Detainee Photos"
Originally published: 5 June 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Looking at the battle brewing in Congress over a provision in the war funding supplemental bill to bar the release of detainee photos.
"Short-sighted Partisan Politics Makes For Bad Decisions"
Originally published: 4 June 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Examining the downfalls of political rhetoric when faced with real world issues, such as North Korea and our missile shield.
Gay Marriage
"On Gay Marriage, Just Think of the Children"
Originally published: 2 June 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Examining the fallout from the gay marriage issue in Maine.
"Can a Conservative Support Gay Marriage?"
Originally published: 2 June 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Examining Cheney’s comment regarding State’s Rights and their right to approve or deny gay marriage.
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Miscellaneous
"Has the Unemployment Scene Bottomed?"
Originally published: 5 June 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Reviewing the job losses over the past year, and what we can take away from the trend.
"General Motors Files For Bankruptcy – Better Late than Never (Sorta)"
Originally published: 1 June 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Looking at the impact of the General Motors bankruptcy and the involvement the government has made/will make into the new company.
"House appropriators call a ‘time-out’ on exploration spending"
Originally published: 4 June 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Examining the reason behind the House’s decision to decrease the funding for Space Exploration in the 2010 budget.
"Free Speech Sleeps With The Fishes!"
Originally published: 3 June 2009
Submitted by: The Right Wing
Summary: Examining the issue of racial profiling when it comes to Italian-Americans and mob characters in the media.
George Tillman
"Armed and dangerous"
Originally published: 31 May 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Reaction to the murder of late-term abortion doctor George Tillman.
"Anti-Abortion Militants"
Originally published: 31 May 2009
Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense
Summary: Delving into the mind and possible movement of the killer of late-term abortion doctor George Tillman.
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