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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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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.

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QandO – "Military tribunal for KSM probable result (update)"
eWorldVu – "Security Still An Obstacle For Immigration Reform"

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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.

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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.

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Sensen No Sen – "Marriage Laws and Risk to Children"

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The New Clarion – "Trade Deficit myth"

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In some ways, the Republicans had both the easier and harder task in their response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. Easier in the sense that they didn’t have to go into specific on the various issues, but harder because they had only a limited amount of time to respond and that they were following the President himself. Taking a look at Virginia’s Governor Bob McDonnell’s speech, I come away with the following thoughts.

McDonnell opens his response by addressing the history of Virginia and his political lineage to Thomas Jefferson (the second Governor of Virginia). Speaking from the Congressional Hall designed by Jefferson, McDonnell quotes Jefferson from his first Inaugural address, saying “a wise and frugal Government … shall leave [men] free to regulate their own pursuits of industry … and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.” The purpose of these constant references to Jefferson, other than to highlight the position Jefferson had about a limited Federal government as well as his history to Virginia, is because Jefferson remains one of the Democratic Party’s icons. By linking himself to Jefferson and to small government, he is creating an image of how the Democrats have drifted away from their historical positions.

The first main topic McDonnell discusses is the current unemployment rate in the country. Chastising the currently Democratic-led Congress and the President over their economic proposals, he stresses that the best way for the economy to recover and for jobs to be created is by easing the burden on US companies. With proposals such as the $1 Trillion Health Care Reform proposals in Congress and the economic stimulus packages that will increase our national debt, McDonnell stresses how the economic burden will become too great for the nation. He highlights the Republican proposals on Health Care Reform that achieves similar goals as the Democrats without the large cost or complex legislation.

Switching the topic to energy, McDonnell references Obama’s comment on domestic energy production and Obama’s obstruction for nuclear power and oil exploration expansions. This expansion will lead to more jobs, meaning the need for a new educated workforce. He segways into discussing the need for student choice in schools and the need to award teachers for their “excellent performance.”

He concludes by addressing national security last. There were concerns about the President being too soft on national security when he entered office. McDonnell applauds Obama’s decision to provide additional support to the troops in Afghanistan as well as the successes of our troops in Iraq. Some recent events however, such as the Detroit plane bomber and the decision to try terrorists in the shadow of the World Trade Center, have justified some of their doubts about his ability to protect the nation.

It was a brief speech, but I think it was the best State of the Union response we’ve seen in quite some time. Bobby Jindal’s comedic response last year, as well as Tim Kaine’s head-scratching “there is a better way” mystery from four years ago have taken the credibility of the response away until the other night. The decision to hold the response in front of a live audience (even though they were all McDonnell supporters) was a good choice, especially since it gave the impression of a similar forum that the President enjoyed. However, as with all responses, the speech was light on details and over-generalized.

One of the best aspects of covering these speeches is to hear the give-and-take between the various parties. While debating political issues with people of all stripes, we can identify when someone is trying to spin an issue and when someone is being serious trying to resolve the issue. Both Republicans and Democrats are guilty of spinning, as Obama did with discussing the debt and McDonnell with national security. However, both are also serious about seeing the nation improve. While political ideologies are hard to work with, there is enough common ground on issues where I think the politicians can work together to leave our nation in a better condition than they found it. Small, targetted reforms will achieve this goal, but only if the politicians are willing.

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