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  • Late Night Thoughts

    I've been an incurable political junkie for about ten years now, maybe twelve. For the past five years I've spent six-to-twelve hours a day reading or writing about politics, almost every single day. If you haven't done that, you can't imagine what the experience is like. It's total immersion. I [...]
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    Fetched: December 05, 2009, 2:48am EST

  • Quote of the Day

    Margaret Cho (from interview regarding the release of her 2008 concert DVD Beautiful): [Interviewer:] The opening line for Beautiful is amazing: “I f@#ing hate Sarah Palin.” What are your thoughts on her new book, Going Rogue? [Cho:] I didn’t know she could spell! Now that's comedy. [...]
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    Fetched: December 04, 2009, 9:18pm EST

  • YouTube Friday Night

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    Fetched: December 04, 2009, 9:18pm EST

  • More Proof Our President is a Secret Muslim

    I didn't realize that Obama's Afghanistan speech preempted the Charlie Brown Christmas Special, but I agree that this is proof that Obama doesn't believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Why else would he choose such a time to give a speech? I mean, preempt this? Sacrilege. [...]
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    Fetched: December 04, 2009, 4:15pm EST

  • Thoughts on the Afghan Army

    I watched Afghan Ambassador to the United States Said Tayeb Jawad give a speech and take questions today at the Johns Hopkins' Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. He is a good spokesman for his government. But he brought up something that has been troubling me for quite' [...]
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    Fetched: December 04, 2009, 1:17pm EST

  • More Leftist Propaganda Re: Tasers

    It's simply dreadful how these communist propaganda mouthpieces, like the Salt Lake City Tribune continue to attack our law enforcement officials from using tasers to protect themselves from unarmed naked people. So what if a bipolar guy who could have been taken into custody without the use of deadly force [...]
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    Fetched: December 04, 2009, 1:17pm EST

  • What's in a Term?

    When I read the lede of this TPMDC piece on teabagging, I expected something different from the rest of the article. Nordlinger's article isn't about tea bagging in the fun sense, nor is it about the long-term effects on the GOP from teabagging in the tri-corn hat-and-the-time-on-your-hands sense. Rather, it's [...]
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    Fetched: December 04, 2009, 1:17pm EST

  • ACORN Strikes Again!

    What do you think will Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck say about this result? (h/t Brad Blog) The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has won a substantive victory on behalf of the voters of Ohio --- perhaps hundreds of thousands of them --- via a court case [...]
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    Fetched: December 04, 2009, 12:17am EST

  • Serious Questions

    Forget the hosts. Are there any guests on cable news or Sunday morning shows you actually like and respect? If you were a host, who would you invite on your show (besides Lieberman and McCain, of course)? [...]
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    Fetched: December 04, 2009, 12:17am EST

  • Amusing GOP Dishonesty in Senate Health Care Debate

    Watching the health care debate on the Senate floor it is amusing to see the Republicans continue to argue that the Democrats' bill will slash Medicare funding and see the Democrats respond by hold up letters from every reputable seniors' lobbying group saying that the bill will strengthen Medicare. It [...]
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    Fetched: December 03, 2009, 4:18pm EST

  • A Troubling Lay of the Land

    A house divided against itself cannot stand, especially in the face of a unified enemy. The narrative unfolding in Washington, which is backed by some statistics, is that the Democratic coalition is coming apart and suffering from demoralization. Here's a sample of headlines from today's newspapers. Liberals warn Obama that [...]
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    Fetched: December 03, 2009, 2:20pm EST

  • Good News, Bad News

    Good News: Warmest temperatures in a decade in the northeast mean that millions of people will pay less for heating their homes. NEW YORK (Reuters) - This is turning out to be the warmest day in parts of the U.S. Northeast in more than a decade, according to weather forecasters. [...]
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    Fetched: December 03, 2009, 2:20pm EST

  • Clean Break?

    I get emails. Martin -- Last night, President Obama laid out his plan to defend our national interest by refocusing our efforts on three clear goals: defeating al Qaeda, stabilizing Pakistan, and breaking the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan. To achieve these goals, the President has authorized the rapid deployment of [...]
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    Fetched: December 03, 2009, 2:43am EST

  • Timeline, No Timeline

    I get emails. Martin, I wanted to take a moment to share my thoughts on President Obama's plan for Afghanistan with you. I do not support the president’s decision to send additional troops to fight a war in Afghanistan that is no longer in our national security interest. It’s an [...]
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    Fetched: December 02, 2009, 11:47pm EST

  • Catholic Cardinal: Gays Go to Hell

    No, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan did not tell gays to go to hell, he said that God will send them there. And apparently transgender people, too, because ... well because St. Paul said so somewhere, so who cares what Jesus might feel about it? Homosexuals and transsexuals "will never enter" [...]
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    Fetched: December 02, 2009, 11:47pm EST

  • Interesting Development

    From Taegan: Chip Reid asked White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs if senators were correct calling the July 2011 date for beginning to withdrawal troops from Afghanistan a "target," meaning there was some wiggle room. Writes Reid: "After the briefing, Gibbs went to the president for clarification. Gibbs then called" [...]
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    Fetched: December 02, 2009, 11:47pm EST

  • Casual Observation

    John Kerry says he has Republican votes for the climate change bill, which means I suppose that Lindsey Graham and the senators from Maine are thinking of being reasonable. But the problem is that there are a bunch of Democratic senators who want nothing to do with cap and trade. [...]
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    Fetched: December 02, 2009, 11:47pm EST

  • Need Cheering Up?

    Perhaps you need a bit of good news? The National Institutes of Health said Wednesday that it had approved 13 new human embryonic stem cell lines for use by federally financed researchers, with another 96 lines under review. The action followed President Obama’s decision in March to expand the number [...]
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    Fetched: December 02, 2009, 11:47pm EST

  • Obama = Enemy of Our Military

    Hey, if Chris Matthews of that "liberal Marxist" news organization MsNBC says it may be so, then it must be so. His powers of understanding America and Patriotism and Politics (and identifying hot babes!) go far beyond yours and mine, my friends. President Obama may be the Commander-in Chief according [...]
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    Fetched: December 02, 2009, 10:17am EST

  • Froggy Bottom Cafe

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    Fetched: December 02, 2009, 6:50am EST

  • Initial Reactions on Afghanistan Policy

    There was a point in Obama's speech tonight where he veered off the specific topic at hand and summoned the American Myth, which is the creed we tell ourselves that we all believe. Since the days of Franklin Roosevelt, and the service and sacrifice of our grandparents, our country has [...]
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    Fetched: December 01, 2009, 11:46pm EST

  • SC-Sen: Not Much of a Choice

    The Democrats have found someone to run against Sen. Jim DeMint in South Carolina. He's against the health care bill, against the bailouts, against the stimulus, he considers himself a gun person, he used to be a registered Republican, and he voted for Lindsey Graham in 2008. So, if I'm' [...]
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    Fetched: December 01, 2009, 9:16pm EST

  • Question

    I'm a New York state resident. Today I've received three robo-calls from the infamous National Organization for Marriage (NOM) (well known supporter of Carrie Prejean until her porn videos and lewd pictures started appearing on the internet). The automated speaker keeps asking me if I'm registered to vote in New' [...]
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    Fetched: December 01, 2009, 9:16pm EST

  • Obama's Afghanistan Speech

    Tell me what you think of his speech and his plan. [...]
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    Fetched: December 01, 2009, 9:16pm EST

  • Serious Question

    I hate to bring up Sarah Palin again, but I think it's kind of interesting that she's so mad at Katie Couric (as are so many of Palin's supporters) for asking what newspapers she reads. Let me stipulate up front that no one would have asked such a question of [...]
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    Fetched: December 01, 2009, 4:51pm EST

  • Larry Summers Should Be Fired

    Larry Summers, the Director of the National Economic Council is one of President Obama's chief economic advisers. So why, in a recession when more people are unemployed than at any time since the Depression era, is he going around making statements like this one which only adds fuel to the [...]
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    Fetched: December 01, 2009, 2:17pm EST

  • Can I Agree with Byron York?

    For the first time in history, I actually agree with Byron York. Almost. I think he's completely uncharitable to neglect to mention the deterioration of Karzai's government as a possible reason for some Democrats to now reject what they once supported in additional troops. I know that I make a [...]
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    Fetched: December 01, 2009, 2:17pm EST

  • Holding Out for Shangri-La

    Sometimes you can win politically in the long-run by losing elections in the short-run. Right? Isn't that the theory that Chris Bowers is operating under? Whatever your problems with Barack Obama, would you really prefer a president John Kerry (with adulterous vice-president John Edwards in tow)? And, without Bush's disastrous' [...]
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    Fetched: December 01, 2009, 2:17pm EST

  • Early Returns on an Afghan Policy

    Elements of Obama's Afghanistan plan are now leaking out at a steady rate. I'm not going to slam the plan until I hear it from the president's mouth, and he might be more convincing than the early reports. I do have one quibble with what I've read so far. It [...]
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    Fetched: December 01, 2009, 2:50am EST

  • Does the GOP Really Love Palin?

    Is Sarah Palin popular among Republicans? In the poll, taken amid the media whirlwind surrounding the release of her memoir "Going Rogue," more [Republicans and Republican-leaning independents] cite Palin than other Republicans as best reflecting the party's core values and as the top vote-getter in hypothetical presidential nomination contests. But [...]
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    Fetched: November 30, 2009, 4:46pm EST

  • Serious Question

    What do you want to hear from President Obama in his speech on Afghanistan tomorrow? [...]
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    Fetched: November 30, 2009, 4:46pm EST

  • And We're Back...

    The Senate meets today at 2pm, with debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (PPACA) starting at 3pm. The House meets tomorrow, and David Waldman tells us what they'll be up to. After all, they've got to pass the time while the Senate gets all the [...]
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    Fetched: November 30, 2009, 1:17pm EST

  • The Family Behind Gay Genocide

    Can we call them Nazis now? The politically connected conservative religious group in Washington, DC, known as "The Family" made infamous in the United States recently by the sex scandal of one of it's member's, Senator John Ensign, seemed creepy but also essentially harmless. Sort of a Religious Right version' [...]
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    Fetched: November 30, 2009, 8:49am EST

  • Horse-Farm Republicans

    I grew up in central New Jersey. Mercer County isn't horse-farm country exactly, but you don't have to go far to get there. You can drive north up Rte. 206 an hour or so and be right in the heart of Christie Todd Whitman's turf. Or you can drive east [...]
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    Fetched: November 30, 2009, 6:50am EST

  • Quote of the Day

    Not exactly "suck on this," but not all that much better from the Mustache of Understanding: Have no doubt: we punched a fist into the Arab/Muslim world after 9/11, partly to send a message of deterrence, but primarily to destroy two tyrannical regimes — the Taliban and the Baathists — [...]
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    Fetched: November 29, 2009, 7:46pm EST

  • Froggy Bottom Cafe

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    Fetched: November 29, 2009, 12:47pm EST

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    Fetched: November 29, 2009, 12:47pm EST

  • Not Going to Make the Rich Pay for War

    I was encouraged when I learned that House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI) and Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) wanted to tax the wealthiest Americans to pay for any troop buildup in Afghanistan. We already have a situation where because our military is made up of volunteers most [...]
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    Fetched: November 29, 2009, 12:47pm EST

  • Serious Question

    I am not an expert on land mines or in protecting military installations and bases, but it seems odd to me that we would stop production of anti-personnel mines in 1997, eschew their use since 1991, and yet refuse to sign the treaty that bans them. I understand that all [...]
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    Fetched: November 29, 2009, 12:47pm EST

  • Casual Observation

    As I've already said, the decision on Afghanistan is going to do serious damage to Democratic morale, so things are going to be far worse than this. Contra Steve, I think panic is fully justified.' [...]
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    Fetched: November 29, 2009, 4:16am EST

  • Stink from Afghanistan

    I'm not saying that setting up an elaborate system of tribal graft isn't the best available way to tamp down the civil war in Afghanistan, but I wonder if this is something that can really stand the light of day in this country. It may well be a long overdue [...]
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    Fetched: November 29, 2009, 4:16am EST

  • Afghan Policy is Political Dynamite

    When making decisions about war and peace, the commander-in-chief needs to take politics into consideration. But the political question when opting for war is whether the American people will support the effort over time. It isn't a partisan political consideration, but a sober assessment of how the mission stacks up' [...]
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    Fetched: November 28, 2009, 2:21pm EST

  • Recharging the Batteries

    My blogging has been light over the last few days for several reasons. Obviously, I've been occupied with holiday and family related activities. But I've also been reading David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory. In addition, after months [...]
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    Fetched: November 28, 2009, 5:17am EST

  • Serious Question

    Do you feel it is your patriotic duty to shop? [...]
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    Fetched: November 27, 2009, 7:49pm EST

  • Open Thread

    Sure am sorry about your Giants last night BooMan. I know how sad you must feel. But maybe they can knock off the Cowboys and Eagles. I mean the Raiders beat the Eagles, and Kansas City almost beat the Boys, so how tough can it be? Sincerely, Your Friendly Neighborhood [...]
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    Fetched: November 27, 2009, 7:49pm EST

  • Dick in 2012

    This does not surprise me. Washington (CNN) – A new group wants former Vice President Dick Cheney back in the White House. The organization - "Draft Dick Cheney 2012" - launched on Friday, and unveiled their new Web site. Their aim: To convince the former vice president to seek the [...]
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    Fetched: November 27, 2009, 7:49pm EST

  • Froggy Bottom Cafe

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    Fetched: November 27, 2009, 6:16am EST

  • Odd News

    Here's something straight out of Porky's: A British woman lost her appeal Tuesday against a ban on her noisy sex sessions, after a court heard how her marathon romps that kept neighbours awake sounded like someone being murdered. Caroline and Steve Cartwright's "howling" lovemaking sounded "unnatural", "hysterical" and "like they'" [...]
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    Fetched: November 27, 2009, 4:47am EST

  • Casual Observation

    I was enjoying my Thanksgiving Day until I got home and turned on the Giants game. God, they are putrid. I hope the second half is not as depressing as the first. [...]
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    Fetched: November 27, 2009, 4:47am EST

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Enjoy your family today and try not to think of a Sarah Palin-Glenn Beck ticket in 2012. Gobble gobble. [...]
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    Fetched: November 26, 2009, 12:13pm EST

  • Thoughts on the Filibuster

    I really like Ezra Klein's piece on the history of the filibuster. He uses the example of the passage of Medicare. An internal document from the LBJ administration shows that the administration went into the battle to pass Medicare thinking that they had 55 potential votes in favor. At the [...]
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    Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:16am EST

  • Step Up the Security, Please

    I don't know whether to be more impressed by their audacity or their stupidity, but I got give credit to this couple that managed to get past the Secret Service and crash the White House state dinner last night. I guess they must have slipped out after a few cocktails' [...]
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    Fetched: November 26, 2009, 5:16am EST

  • Glenn Beck is a Mob Boss

    Rule of Law? I guess it's another of those quaint ideas we don't really need anymore.' [...]
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    Fetched: November 25, 2009, 1:13pm EST

  • Wednesday News Bucket and Recipe Swap

    Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.  - Anne Frank And for anyone who needs a recipe for something at the last minute, here are the links to the Thanksgiving Recipe Swap we did in the cafe in 2005: Turkey and Stuffing Recipes Dessert Recipes [...]
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    Fetched: November 25, 2009, 1:13pm EST

  • Serious Question

    Who's the craziest elected official in the country? I don't mean someone who pretends to be crazy. I mean the most delusional.' [...]
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    Fetched: November 24, 2009, 6:47pm EST

  • I Report, You Decide

    Next president: Sarah Palin or Lou Dobbs? [...]
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    Fetched: November 24, 2009, 6:47pm EST

  • Casual Observation

    Something that doesn't get discussed enough is how the "Free World" was able to exploit Communism's official atheism and make it a liability in the Cold War. This was true in Poland, but it was really, really true in Afghanistan. We talk about the blowback we created in funding the' [...]
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    Fetched: November 24, 2009, 6:47pm EST

  • On Frank Gaffney

    If Frank Gaffney had been born into some Native American tribe, its women would have shamed him and its men probably would have killed him for questioning their courage and instigating needless wars with their neighbors that he was unwilling to fight himself. The Keyboard Commando is a modern social [...]
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    Fetched: November 24, 2009, 12:20pm EST

  • Hate the Sin ...

    I am always angry when I see stories like this one, because it reminds me what a hypocritical society we really are: Last June, 76-year-old Burrell E. Mohler Sr. seemed a perfectly reasonable choice to give the Father's Day sermon at his tiny Bates City Community of Christ Church. After [...]
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    Fetched: November 24, 2009, 12:20pm EST

  • Ronald 3:16

    Do you believe it happened like this? And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle [...]
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    Fetched: November 23, 2009, 11:51pm EST

  • Casual Observation

    I'm waiting for the Catholic Bishops to ask every congressperson who supports the death penalty for the 9/11 plotters to resign from Congress in order to save their soul. Seriously. I'm waiting for them to do that since they are asking that of pro-choice Democrats. I'm not Catholic, but I'm [...]
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    Fetched: November 23, 2009, 9:19pm EST

  • Books

    What books would you want for Christmas? What books are you thinking of buying for someone else for Christmas? You can buy them from Powell's in the sidebar. Unlike Amazon, Powell's doesn't give money to Republicans.' [...]
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    Fetched: November 23, 2009, 3:15pm EST

  • Serious Question

    Steve Benen gives us something to think about: Put it this way: imagine there's a big meeting with every member of the Democratic caucus in both chambers. You stand at the front of the room and make a presentation: "If health care reform falls apart after having come this far," [...]
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    Fetched: November 23, 2009, 3:15pm EST

  • Finally Learning from 9/11

    My first indication that our country was not responding well to the 9/11 attacks came when Bill Maher was fired from ABC for questioning whether 'cowards' was an apt description for people who willingly fly jet airliners into buildings. I didn't remember the History Channel ever describing kamikaze pilots as' [...]
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    Fetched: November 23, 2009, 8:49am EST

  • Things That Don't Happen in America...

    ...because we never do anything wrong: Military commanders are expected to tell the inquiry into the Iraq war, which opens on Tuesday, that the invasion was ill-conceived and that preparations were sabotaged by Tony Blair's government's attempts to mislead the public. They were so shocked by the lack of preparation [...]
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    Fetched: November 23, 2009, 12:16am EST

  • Sad Announcement

    I have some sad news to report. Longtime Frog Ponder, billjpa, died unexpectedly on Thursday. His daughter dropped me an email to let me know and to tell me how much Bill had enjoyed the site. I always enjoyed Bill's passion. He was always up on the latest outrage and [...]
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    Fetched: November 23, 2009, 12:16am EST

  • Casual Observation

    I don't know, maybe if you represent a state from the Old Confederacy you shouldn't repeatedly refer to Medicaid as a medical ghetto. It just sounds a bit racist. Don't you think?' [...]
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    Fetched: November 22, 2009, 1:46pm EST

  • In a Bit of a Jam

    Joe Lieberman was so busy in 2007-8 shilling for Republican presidential candidate John McSame that he didn't notice that the three leading Democratic contenders (Clinton, Edwards, and Obama) all had health care white papers that included a public option. Or, so he claims. And, anyway, he's against having one in' [...]
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    Fetched: November 22, 2009, 1:46pm EST

  • Froggy Bottom Cafe

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    Fetched: November 22, 2009, 5:46am EST

  • Senate Votes for Cloture on HCR

    The Senate passed their health care reform cloture vote, 60-39. Republican George Voinovich did not vote. Max Baucus was forced to fly in from Montana where he is tending to his ailing mother and Robert Byrd was wheeled in in a wheelchair. No Republicans voted for cloture. No members of [...]
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    Fetched: November 21, 2009, 9:20pm EST

  • Casual Observation

    Mary Landrieu will vote to let the health care bill proceed tonight, but she is blackmailing us by insisting that the public option have a trigger. Chuck Schumer is supposedly responsible for working out some kind of compromise. As I said before, it would have been better to put the [...]
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    Fetched: November 21, 2009, 7:21pm EST

  • Crazy Republicans

    What's the deal with the Republicans' obsession with rape? Is that normal?' [...]
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    Fetched: November 21, 2009, 1:20pm EST

  • Activist Judges, Bars & Guns

    Ah, here's a story which is a perfect convergence of those crazy gun control advocates and activist judges infecting their sinister anti-founding fathers memes into the minds of ordinary Americans in order to defeat our precious 2nd Amendment Rights. And in Tennessee forgawdssakes! Is nothing sacred! A Davidson County judge' [...]
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    Fetched: November 21, 2009, 10:49am EST

  • Kerosene Blanche

    We'll have a day of annoying speeches in the Senate and then sometime around 8pm we'll have a vote on cloture/motion to proceed to debate on the health care bill. The only remaining questions are whether Max Baucus can make it back from Montana for the vote (his mother is [...]
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    Fetched: November 21, 2009, 10:49am EST

  • Be Classy, Chuck Grassley

    You know what would be classy? Max Baucus, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is in Montana caring for his ailing mother. That seems important to me. I think Max should stay in Montana for as long as he feels it is necessary. I think the Ranking Member of [...]
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    Fetched: November 21, 2009, 3:17am EST

  • Are You Ready for the Health Care Debate?

    I generally agree with Jay Cost's analysis on where the health care bill stands right now. His analysis also supports what I've been saying about the general strategy of maintaining momentum by postponing the toughest votes as long as possible. It looks very likely that Harry Reid will get unanimity' [...]
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    Fetched: November 20, 2009, 9:14pm EST

  • Wingnut of the Day

    You might be a wingnut if you vote against a bill to prevent the transmission of the HIV virus from mother to baby because HIV-positive babies are a good way to teach mothers about the dangers of promiscuity. Making the following Tweet just confirms your wingnut status: "Don't for a'" [...]
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    Fetched: November 20, 2009, 5:50pm EST

  • Selling Reform

    If I can leap ahead a bit here, in anticipation of Harry Reid actually passing health care reform (something that is far from assured), the Democrats are going to have to defend their votes for this bill, while the Republicans will have to defend their votes against it. Because a [...]
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    Fetched: November 20, 2009, 2:16pm EST

  • Shorter Richard Burr, NC Senator (R)

    They should have shot Khalid Sheik Mohammed execution style in the back of his head and dumped his body in a canal and spared us all the national security risks posed by Article III and the 5th and 6th Amendments to the Constitution. [...]
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    Fetched: November 20, 2009, 2:16pm EST

  • Something to Remember

    The Republican governors got together in some god-forsaken place called Lost Pines, Texas, to discuss their collective futures and the prospects for winning more state houses in the November 2010 elections. Adam Nagourney was there, and he wrote about it. AdNags was most impressed by the lack of emphasis on [...]
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    Fetched: November 20, 2009, 2:16pm EST

  • Tom Coburn Told To Shove It

    Senator Tom Coburn made a big fuss (stink) the other day when he threatened to read the entire health care reform bill on the floor of the Senate, a process that likely would have taken 34 hours of valuable debate time on health care reform for little if any purpose [...]
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    Fetched: November 20, 2009, 8:47am EST

  • Serious Question

    Any women want to chime in on these recent recommendations that women wait longer to do mammograms and check for cervical cancer? [...]
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    Fetched: November 20, 2009, 5:20am EST

  • Serious Question

    Did you see this shit? It doesn't get much weirder. I wonder if people were unknowingly riding their Lithuanian horses in the ring around the secret CIA prison. And 'prefabricated pods' sounds like something out of Star Trek.' [...]
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    Fetched: November 19, 2009, 10:18pm EST

  • U.S. East: Open Discussion

    New Hampshire: Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, the author of an amendment to the House health care bill that would ban federal funding from being used for abortions, has become a whipping boy of fellow Democrats on the campaign trail of late. New Hampshire Rep. Paul Hodes, who is running [...]
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    Fetched: November 19, 2009, 3:46pm EST

  • Serious Question

    If you had to give President Obama a letter grade for his overall performance so far, what would it be? [...]
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    Fetched: November 19, 2009, 3:46pm EST

  • U.S. South: Open Discussion

    Florida: Buffeted by weeks of negative press and a newly threatening rival from the right, FL Gov. Charlie Crist's (R) campaign will step up direct engagements with his opponent, insiders tell OnCall. Crist will attack former FL House Speaker Marco Rubio (R), citing his rival's failure to advance some conservative [...]
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    Fetched: November 19, 2009, 3:46pm EST

  • U.S. West: Open Discussion

    Washington: The Senate Commerce Committee added its approval this morning to the Local Community Radio Act, passing the bill on a unanimous voice vote. The measure, introduced by Senator Maria Cantwell, would allow thousands of new Low Power FM radio stations to launch across the country. With the House companion [...]
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    Fetched: November 19, 2009, 3:46pm EST

  • Economy is going to get much worse

    I think the economy is pretty darn awful, but with record profits on Wall Street and all the happy talk about a recovery from the recession (albeit a jobless recovery) it's confusing for many people as to what our economic future really holds. Well, here's relevant statistic that sums it [...]
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    Fetched: November 19, 2009, 10:46am EST

  • Today in Health Care

    You have probably heard by now that yesterday afternoon Harry Reid invited Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu, and Blanche Lincoln to a meeting in his office. From what I can divine, Reid likes to use subtlety more than a heavy hand. In response to a question from TPMDC Nelson told reporters [...]
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    Fetched: November 19, 2009, 10:46am EST

  • Serious Questions

    If you are reading this, you are probably not a terrorist or a prospective terrorist. Most likely, there is nothing that would lead you to carry out an act of terrorism. But, ask yourself something. What might make you at least consider blowing up a truck-bomb or strapping on a [...]
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    Fetched: November 18, 2009, 9:43pm EST

  • Casual Observation

    Okay, this is the stupidest damn decision. Luckily, no one will get killed as a result. [...]
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    Fetched: November 18, 2009, 9:43pm EST

  • Conservative Cowards

    Have you ever met a genuine New Yorker? I don't mean the type that went to elite private schools and lives in a luxury apartment on the Upper East Side. I mean the kind of New Yorker who grew up in a tough neighborhood, went to public schools, has a' [...]
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    Fetched: November 18, 2009, 2:14pm EST

  • Hate Crimes Laws Harm Christians? Bull!

    There is a group which has seen a 25% rise in hate crimes against them in Florida, 17% which involve violent physical assaults. This might surprise some of my counterparts on the Right, but the group which is incurring these vicious attacks is not the one they would suspect. That's' [...]
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    Fetched: November 18, 2009, 9:12am EST

  • Casual Observation

    I miss Joe the Plumber. [...]
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    Fetched: November 18, 2009, 2:47am EST

  • Status on Health Care Reform

    While it's not a totally done deal yet, it's beginning to look like Harry Reid will have unanimity in the Democratic Caucus for introducing the health care bill. If true, this would mean that one of the biggest hurdles will have been cleared. Ultimately, Reid is going to have reach [...]
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    Fetched: November 18, 2009, 2:47am EST

  • Docs from Afghanistan

    The National Security Archive has a large document dump on U.S.-Taliban relations and intelligence reports from the Clinton administration. It's worth wading through if you want to learn more about the challenges we're facing right now in Afghanistan. This excerpt is from the end: As a collection, the documents reproduced' [...]
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    Fetched: November 17, 2009, 7:46pm EST

  • Questions for Nate Silver

    When a prognosticator as good as Nate Silver bets money that, not only will Sarah Palin run for the Republican nomination for president in 2012, but that she will win it, you have to take that seriously. In the linked piece, Nate discusses the reasons that he thinks Palin will [...]
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    Fetched: November 17, 2009, 6:16pm EST

  • It's the Jobs and Food, Stupid

    The "economy" isn't what its all about. Stock prices can rise, Goldman Sachs can give out bonuses galore, productivity can shoot through the roof, but until we start getting people back their jobs -- good paying jobs -- we are headed to Nowheresville. And for millions of people that means' [...]
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    Fetched: November 17, 2009, 2:50pm EST

  • Froggy Bottom Cafe

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    Fetched: November 17, 2009, 2:50pm EST

  • Coburn's Stupid Stunt

    You may have seen a senator on CSPAN ask for unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of a bill and consider the bill as read. The key term there is 'unanimous consent.' Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma intends to deny his consent for this on the health care bill. [...]
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    Fetched: November 17, 2009, 2:50pm EST
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