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Why We Need Government-Run Universal Socialized Health Insurance

2009-08-30T22:38:00.001-05:00

Dick Cheney needs to shut up.

2009-08-30T22:16:00.004-05:00

His entire administration was politically motivated..

Cheney: Interrogation probe is political
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said in an interview broadcast Sunday that the Justice Department's decision to review waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques is politically motivated

It's about time Obama started cleaning house. It feels good. The only time we hear from Cheney is when his crap starts getting stirred up. Sorry for the mess you made Dick. Now go away already

5 Myths About Health Care Around the World

2009-08-30T22:15:00.003-05:00

Excellent article in the Washington Post exposing 5 myths about health care.

As Americans search for the cure to what ails our health-care system, we've overlooked an invaluable source of ideas and solutions: the rest of the world. All the other industrialized democracies have faced problems like ours, yet they've found ways to cover everybody -- and still spend far less than we do.

Read it Via Washington Post
To all those satisfied with the current system I ask . How is that the US spends more per capita on health care than any other country in the world and yet is ranked 50th in life expectancy?

How it all ends

2009-02-04T01:19:00.000-05:00

Radio Station Prank Calls Sarah Palin

2008-11-02T16:34:00.002-05:00

Hilarity ensues: watch it.

Brokers with Hands on their Faces

2008-10-26T01:58:00.001-05:00

Nothing but Brokers with their hands on their faces
Thanks Digthepast

upside down dogs

2008-10-26T01:51:00.001-05:00

nothing but upside down dogs

smear campaign

2008-10-26T00:57:00.002-05:00

Palin's 'going rogue,' McCain aide says

2008-10-26T00:14:00.001-05:00

With 10 days until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin and key aides to Sen. John McCain have become so intense, they are spilling out in public, sources say.

Several McCain advisers have suggested to CNN that they have become increasingly frustrated with what one aide described as Palin "going rogue."

"She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone," said this McCain adviser. "She does not have any relationships of trust with any of us, her family or anyone else.

"Also, she is playing for her own future and sees herself as the next leader of the party. Remember: Divas trust only unto themselves, as they see themselves as the beginning and end of all wisdom."

Terry TateOffice Line Backer: Reading Is Fundamental

2008-10-26T00:12:00.001-05:00

You only think you've seen it before.. Great ending, watch it.

Palin As President

2008-10-26T00:08:00.004-05:00

Fun flash site

Go visit Sarah Palin as President
Thanks Dog Girl, egs and ellcap

Opie for Obama

2008-10-26T00:04:00.001-05:00

Who You Calling Maverick?

2008-10-08T01:17:00.003-05:00

Samuel Augustus Maverick

The New York Times reports that the real Mavericks don't like McCain/Palin using their name:

But to those who know the history of the word, applying it to Mr. McCain is a bit of a stretch — and to one Texas family in particular it is even a bit offensive.

“I’m just enraged that McCain calls himself a maverick,” said Terrellita Maverick, 82, a San Antonio native who proudly carries the name of a family that has been known for its progressive politics since the 1600s, when an early ancestor in Boston got into trouble with the law over his agitation for the rights of indentured servants.

In the 1800s, Samuel Augustus Maverick went to Texas and became known for not branding his cattle. He was more interested in keeping track of the land he owned than the livestock on it, Ms. Maverick said; unbranded cattle, then, were called “Maverick’s.” The name came to mean anyone who didn’t bear another’s brand.

“It’s just incredible — the nerve! — to suggest that he’s not part of that Republican herd. Every time we hear it, all my children and I and all my family shrink a little and say, ‘Oh, my God, he said it again.’ ”

“He’s a Republican,” she said. “He’s branded.”

Thanks DogGirl

John McCain vs. John McCain

2008-10-07T23:37:00.000-05:00

John McCain Debates Himself on Supporting Bush

2008-10-07T23:27:00.002-05:00

Fox News's Bernard Godlberg says: Palin is out of her league

2008-09-29T01:04:00.002-05:00

Israelis for Obama

2008-09-28T01:35:00.000-05:00

Who is Sarah Palin?

2008-09-28T01:34:00.000-05:00

Sarah Palin Embarrasses herself With Katie Couric

2008-09-27T01:40:00.000-05:00

Katie Couric talks with Gov. Sarah Palin about her foreign policy experience and Alaska's proximity to Russia.

Republican columnists unhappy with Sarah Palin

2008-09-27T01:39:00.002-05:00

Republican Collumnists unhappy with Sarah Palin, to put it mildly.

In August David Frum writes: Palin the irresponsible choice?

But the selection of Sarah Palin invites the question: How serious can he be if he would place such a neophyte second in line to the presidency? Barack Obama at least balanced his inexperience with Mr. Biden's experience. What is Mr. McCain doing?

In September George Will wrote: Impulse, Meet Experience

But is there any evidence that she has thought about such matters? McCain's selection of her is applied McCainism -- a visceral judgment by one who is confidently righteous. But the viscera are not the seat of wisdom.

Then David Brooks wrote:

She has not been engaged in national issues, does not have a repertoire of historic patterns and, like President Bush, she seems to compensate for her lack of experience with brashness and excessive decisiveness

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After Palin's interview with Charles Gibson followed by her appearance with Katie Couric, Katleen Parker Writes: Palin Problem, Shes Out of her League

Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League.

Watch a clip of Palin's interview with Couric and see what you think.

John McCain's ads are LIES. Here's the video proof.

2008-09-11T20:16:00.002-05:00

Bonus links: FactCheck.org: McCain-Palin Distorts Our Finding
Those attacks on Palin that we debunked didn't come from Obama.

Sarah Palin Loves earmarks

2008-09-11T20:11:00.002-05:00

Bonus link: McCain criticized Wasilla earmarks in 2001 via CNN

Palin billed Alaskan taxpayers for nights she spent at home

2008-09-11T20:03:00.002-05:00

The governor charged a per diem allowance meant to cover meals while traveling on state business. Her daughters and husband charged the state $43,490 to travel.

ANCHORAGE -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a per diem allowance intended to cover meals and incidental expenses while traveling on state business.

The governor also has charged the state for travel expenses to take her children on official out-of-town missions. Her husband, Todd, has billed the state for expenses and a daily allowance for trips he makes on official business for his wife.

This makes her a maverick I guess.
Read more on Palin gets paid for staying home via Los Angeles Times

Sarah Palin, Speaking in tongues

2008-09-11T19:54:00.002-05:00

Pastor: GOP may be downplaying Palin's religious beliefs
For more than two decades, vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was a practicing Pentecostal.
Gov. Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin asked church members to pray for $30 billion natural gas pipeline in Alaska.

She belonged to the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. But though she attended the church from her teenage years to 2002, the Alaska governor hasn't talked much about her religion since joining the Republican ticket.

Palin's former pastor, Tim McGraw, says that like many Pentecostal churches, some members speak in tongues, although he says he's never seen Palin do so. Church member Caroline Spangler told CNN, "When the spirit comes on you, you utter things that nobody else can understand ... only God can understand what is coming out of our mouths."

Some Pentecostals from Assembly of God also believe in "faith healing" and the "end times" -- a violent upheaval that they believe will deliver Jesus Christ's second coming.

Read more on Fundamentalist Sarah Palin via CNN
Bonus link: Judge warned Palin in 2005 to back off brother-in-law's job. via CNN

Elect Obama, and Lower your Taxes

2008-09-11T19:48:00.005-05:00

Obama and McCain Tax Proposals
According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are both proposing tax plans that would result in cuts for most American families. Obama's plan gives the biggest cuts to those who make the least, while McCain would give the largest cuts to the very wealthy. For the approximately 147,000 families that make up the top 0.1 percent of the income scale, the difference between the two plans is stark. While McCain offers a $269,364 tax cut, Obama would raise their taxes, on average, by $701,885 - a difference of nearly $1 million.

Read the article, Elect Obama, and Lower your Taxes see the chart

Bonus link : How much will you save under Obama's tax plan