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Miscellaneous

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Ode To An Obstructionist posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

A poem about Jim Bunning and his stand against government spending.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Liz Cheney: Chip Off The Old Crock posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

A poem about Liz Cheney and the al Qaeda Seven ad.

Lou presents The Political Chop Shop or The Telepromter-gate saga continues posted at The Tao of Lou.

REMARKS: This blog includes some humorous observations on some recent events that have made our political headlines: 1.Tea Party, Coffee Party, and what kind of a platform a "Red Bull party" would adopt. 2. My take on the Sarah Palin controversy about her writing down notes for her speech on her hand…. and her latest faux pas in that controversy…"Sarah Palin: God wrote on his hand too." 3. A comedy sketch about a scenario that might have occurred
if God really
HAD used his hand to write crib notes.

Cynthia Bateman presents Gays Stay Home! Prom Is For The Straight Kids? posted at Blog About It.

Discussing the decision by a Mississippi School District to cancel senior prom because a lesbian student requested to show up in a tuxedo.

Related articles:
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Connecting.the.Dots – "Entitlement Derangement"
Atheist Revolution – "Idiot of the Week:  Itawamba County School Board"

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• The BoBo Files
• Phuck Politics
• The Right Wing
• EGO
• Bad Gals Radio

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National Security

Ottens presents Too Much On Obama?s Plate? posted at Atlantic Sentinel.

REMARKS: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell does no regret endorsing Barack Obama. . Although the president might have taken on too much too soon during the first year of his administration, the country, said Powell, is not less safe.

Scott Spiegel presents A War Movie for People Who Know or Care Nothing About War posted at Scott Spiegel.

Reviewing the inaccuracies of the movie "The Hurt Locker."

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Subversive Limerick posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

A poem about an old South Carolina law that requires subversives to register with the government.

Related articles:
Cato of Utica – "Hope FOR Change"
QandO – "Military tribunal for KSM probable result (update)"
eWorldVu – "Security Still An Obstacle For Immigration Reform"

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• Phuck Politics
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Economy

Scott Amundson presents DOLLARIZATION IN LATIN AMERICA: A POLICY GUIDE FOR CENTRAL BANKERS AND MONETARY OFFICIALS posted at ECONOMY POLITICA.

Exploring the influence the US dollar has in Latin American countries, and how it impacts the domestic fiscal policies of these countries.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Ode To GOP Stimulus Hypocrisy posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.

A poem about the Republican’s opposition to the stimulus bill while accepting the cash with little opposition.

Bruce presents Georgia is 3rd inside the US for Delinquent Mortgages posted at Government Mortgage Help.

REMARKS: Mortgage Help from the Government to assist you in keeping your home from mortgage foreclosure during this recession.

Related articles:
Vulcan’s Hammer – "Let the bad investment die already"
Divided We Stand – United We Fall – "Know When To Fold ‘Em"
Cato @ Liberty – "A Campaign Finance Lesson"

Health Care

Alexander Bisignano presents Insurance and Genetic Testing in the United States posted at The Chromosome Chronicles.

Questioning the ethics behind genetic testing for Life Insurance coverage.

Scott Spiegel presents Gambling on Amnesia posted at Scott Spiegel.

Reviewing Obama’s push on health care reform, and the gamble he was making by holding the health care summit with Republicans and Democrats.

Related articles:
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Sensen No Sen – "Marriage Laws and Risk to Children"

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• The BoBo Files
• Phuck Politics
• The Right Wing
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Miscellaneous

Carole Gold presents Glenn Beck’s Bigger Message posted at Carole Gold.

REMARKS: Regardless of your political preference, Glenn Beck has a vital message for us all.

Anne Simone presents 100 Great Twitter Streams for Serious Politicos posted at Online Degree Programs.org: Top Online Degrees.

A handy list of 100 Twitter streams from various news and opinion sources that cover politics.

Steve Mustanski presents Democrats Now Love Bush Patriot Act posted at Conservative Patriot HQ.

Looking at the overwhelming passage of the Patriot Act extension by the House without significant protest.

Related articles:
TalkLeft – "Senate Votes to Extend Patriot Act"

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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:
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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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• Phuck Politics
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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:
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Just Politics..? – "Obama, Biden, Steal Truth from Bush Regarding Iraq"
The New Clarion – "Trade Deficit myth"

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Economy

Scott Spiegel presents Incinerating a Hot Potato posted at Scott Spiegel.

Examining some of the proposed economic programs and how they will impact the national debt.

Jock Boylan presents jocksdocket – Home – Obama’s Budget Even Worse Than Thought: Fannie And Freddie’s $400 Billion Not Included posted at Jock’s Docket.

REMARKS:  How the Republicans have blown it in explaining the economic crisis and how to get it right.

bball3345 presents A Monetarist Explanation for the Great Recession posted at Borderless World.

The first of a multi-part series exploring the current recession from multiple economic philosophies.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Ode To Barack Hussein Hoover posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

A poem about Obama’s call for a spending freeze.

Related articles:
QandO – "Jobs, Unemployment And ‘A Deficit Of Trust’"
Cato @ Liberty – "Obama’s Big Tax Hike on U.S. Multinationals Means Fewer American Jobs and Reduced Competitiveness"

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• The BoBo Files
• Phuck Politics
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Miscellaneous

Leah L. Burton presents It?s Sunday & All About God, $$$, Football and Not Firing Blanks! posted at God’s Own Party?

Discussing the Focus on the Family commercial featuring Tim Tebow.

Frederick Yarmy presents 10 Tips to Help You Manage Like FDR Did posted at Masters in Management.

A list of ten management tips by FDR.

Archvillain presents Corruption posted at A Dark and Sinister Force for Good.

REMARKS: Official malfeasance and abuse of power are un-American.

Related articles:
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