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• Obama's Afghan policy: Texas Democrats Chet Edwards and Charlie Gonzalez react

  —TRAIL BLAZERS

  More Texas Democrats are coming forward today in praise of Obama's Afghanistan policy.

  Rep. Chet Edwards of Waco's stance isn't far from that of many Republicans: a troop surge is good, an arbitrary deadline for withdrawal is not. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez of San Antonio, called the Obama plan a "strong, well-reasoned'" [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:02pm EST
  

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• John Cornyn is sorry that people know he sided with rapists over the victims

  —South Texas Chisme

  Poor baby. Everybody knows that Republicans think cronies are way better than citizens. With his vote against the Franklin amendment, John Cornyn clearly demonstrates he prefers enabling rapists over inconveniencing a crony. All the Republican women in the US Senate were too decent to vote for enabling rapists. Republican men, [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

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• Tuition increase for UTB-TSC on the docket

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  How do Republicans systematically demolish a great nation? Break the country's infrastructure with starvation. Mock science and reason. Wear out the military. Spend the treasury on cronies through war profiteering and privatization of services.
  
  Failure to adequately fund higher education falls into two of the above categories: infrastructure starvation [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

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• Rep. Pete Sessions offers praise and sarcasm after Obama's speech on Afghanistan

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  Lots of Republicans offered backhanded praised to Obama tonight -- lauding the troop surge but poking at the president for taking so long and for not going far enough. If he was looking for unvarnished approval, he'd be disappointed.

  Here's what Rep. Pete Sessions of Dallas, chairman of the National Republican' [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 10:05pm EST
  

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• Can the Republicans take the Senate in 2010?

  —Libertarian Republican

  

  "I am making a prediction right now that the Republican Party will take both houses of Congress" -- Dick Morris
  
  By Clifford F. Thies
  
  Ten seats down, with the Vice President being a Democrat, it does not seem possible for the Republicans to take the [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:23pm EST
  

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• [Bay Area Houston] Republicans have no right to talk about military defense

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  The last thing this country needs is an opinion from the republican party on how to win the war in Afghanistan.

  These are the same guys who tucked tail in Afghanistan and ran to Iraq leaving a mess for another President to clean up.

  These are the same guys who [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:53pm EST
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• Republicans have no right to talk about military defense

  —Bay Area Houston

  
  The last thing this country needs is an opinion from the republican party on how to win the war in Afghanistan.
  
  These are the same guys who tucked tail in Afghanistan and ran to Iraq leaving a mess for another President to clean up.
  
  [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:53pm EST
  

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• Rasmussen: More Americans now calling themselves Republicans

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  Rasmussen recently took a look at partisan trends. New numbers reflect similar polls which show Obama and the Democrats on the decline. Moreover, contrary to some mainstream media reports, the GOP is starting to see some movement in the Party's direction on party identification.
  
  The' [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:44pm EST
  

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• Hotze Endorsement In Houston Mayoral Race Draws Fire

  —Pondering Penguin

  A recent public endorsement for the Gene Locke for Mayor campaign has brought about some delicate fence straddling. The endorsement bringing local buzz is that of Dr. Steven Hotze and his group, Conservative Republicans of Texas.
  
  Gene Locke, Houston attorney, is running against Annise Parker, current City Controller, in [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:05am EST
  

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• Stephen Smith on Democrats and Republicans

  —The Whited Sepulchre

  Stephen Smith, over at "A Beginner's Guide To Freedom", has a new post explaining the vital differences between Democrats and Republicans.There aren't any."As the world recovers, we will face a temptation to replace the risk-and-reward model of the private sector with the blunt instruments of government spending and control. History'" [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:26am EST
  

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• Conservative Hypocrisy Watch

  —The Local Crank

  Congressional Republicans were for transparency before they were against it. [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:48pm EST
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• Texas Republicans caught with pants down on military contract deal

  —Rhetoric & Rhythm

  Texas is losing a big military contract to Wisconsin and Republican politicians across the state are now left with egg on their face.
  
  The Pentagon's decision to shift the production of Army trucks from Texas to Wisconsin after 17 years caught Texas' elected officials by surprise, raising questions' [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:49pm EST
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• Who Is Blind to Facts?

  —Gold-Plated Witch on Wheels

  Josh Marshall unconsciously contradicts his own premise in his analysis of why people think what they think.
  Do our beliefs form the basis of our partisan and ideological affiliations? Or is it vice versa?
  
  There's been a lot of recent evidence not only that Republicans disproportionately disbelieve the [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:28pm EST
  

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• Senate Arcanum

  —The Local Crank

  An interesting overview of the convoluted, Byzantine rules by which the Greatest Deliberative Body in the World operates and how they might apply to the healthcare reform debate.  It’s a bitter irony that Democrats loved these rules when they were in the minority and Republicans bitterly denounced them as “undemocratic” [...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 8:01pm EST
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• Legacy of the Neocons : Understanding our Economic Fix

  —The Rag Blog

  Understanding our economic fix:The role of neocon economics in damaging the economy and creating unemploymentBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2009If Republicans can blame economic problems on Democratic spending, they will have a leg up in their efforts to launch another attack on entitlements. By next [...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:50am EST
  

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• Nookie Girl Stepfanie Velez-Gentry misses NJ House seat

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  by Ryan Christiano
  
  I'm sorry to report to LR readers that despite our wonderful victory for Chris Christie for Governor, another candidate we libertarian Republicans were pulling for Stepfanie Velez-Gentry lost her race for State Assembly. She was running in a heavily Democratic district (Camden area).[...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:23am EST
  

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• I would worry if I were Democrats too

  —SocraticGadfly

  In a commissioned national poll, DailyKos notes that Democrats' enthusiasm for voting in 2010 is FAR lower than Republicans. And, though some liberal bloggers poo-poohed fears after the 2009 off-term elections just a few weeks ago, The One won't be on the ballot with "The Politics of Hope Personality" [...]

  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:36pm EST
  

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• Intensity with GOP in next year's Senate races

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  Dallas Morning News:
  
  

  This has been a year of soul-searching for Republicans, and with the party eager to rebuild, its Senate campaign chief finds himself in a pinch.

  Texas Sen. John Cornyn sees opportunities in numerous states Barack Obama won last year and – despite [...]

  Posted: November 28, 2009, 9:28am EST
  

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• Public opposes Obama's terrorist trials

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  Gallup:
  
  By 59% to 36%, more Americans believe accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be tried in a military court, rather than in a civilian criminal court. Most Republicans and independents favor holding the trial in a military court, while the slight majority of Democrats disagree.
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 3:16pm EST
  

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• A War Tax Is Needed

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  The previous administration seemed to think that wars do not cost anything. They instituted tax cuts at the same time they started two wars -- Iraq and Afghanistan. The Republicans (and far too many Democrats) are in favor of waging these two wars, but they [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:04am EST
  

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• If Rick Perry is the Nominee, I Will Not Vote for Him

  —The Ellis County Observer

  I’m issuing a challenge to the pissed-off Republicans out there: will you vote for Gov. Rick Perry should he win the March 2 GOP Primary? I won’t. I won’t vote for the Democrat unless it’s Kinky Friedman, but I will not — and refuse — to vote again for Gov. Perry. Maybe [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:46pm EST
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• The Cost of Dying

  —First Door on the Left

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  There was a great piece on 60 Minutes last night…

  It would be wonderful if we could have a serious discussion about this in this country, but it isn’t going to happen as long as the Republicans can get their base all worked up with screams and lies about death panels, [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:36am EST
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• Latest from Wendy Macy: Rand's Balancing Act

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  Questions the establishment leanings of Mitch McConnell. Is he leaning Grayson?
  
  Republicans partly to blame for past deficits and spending and McConnell may have joined in.
  
  Meanwhile, Rand has to be careful not to anger McConnell supporters, while also keeping his Tea Party rebellion base [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:41am EST
  

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• Republicans' history of getting it wrong

  —Rhetoric & Rhythm

  Why would anyone believe Republicans when they predict doom and gloom resulting from the new health care reform bill?
  If history is any lesson, it should be clear based on their past track record that Republican predictions in these debates should be viewed with a high degree [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 12:39am EST
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• Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

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  Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle WASHINGTON (AP) – Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:18pm EST
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• Historic Massachusetts Town wants to Tax Restaurant Meals: Libertarian Republican ex-Marine says Hell no!

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  "It's our money" dammit!
  
  The latest from one of Massachusett's most hardcore and outspoken Libertarian Republicans.
  
  Jay Beauregard is a regular contributor to the Weekend Local Plymouth. This week's roundtable forum question asks Should voters overturn the local Meal Tax? The local municipality' [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:04pm EST
  

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• Dennis Miller on Sarah Palin: Great Minds think alike

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  Both "libertarian Republicans" naturally
  
  Reporter Allen Abeli, of the Canadian National Post attended the Sarah Palin book signing in Noblesville, Indiana. He described his experience in his article "Sarah Palin and the real Americans." He details waiting for the signing to start outside in his pick-up [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:49am EST
  

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• New Libertarian-oriented Website launches

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  MOVEMENT NEWS
  
  Dave Nalle (photo) is National Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus. He's also a professional Web Designer/Producer in the Austin area.
  
  He is working on a effort with others across the U.S. to launch a colaborative site for libertarian-oriented Republicans. It's called: [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:17am EST
  

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• An Act Of Treason ?

  —jobsanger

  
  This is the new billboard being touted by the Lafayette County Republican Central Committee in Missouri. The billboard is on I-70 near Grain Valley, and these Republicans seem very proud of it.
  I have to wonder if this billboard is even legal. First it [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:02am EST
  

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• Video-Jon Stewart on Republicans Plotting Terrorist Acts in Windowless Rooms

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  The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThings Not to Be Thankful For - Silverdome, Goldman Sachs & Congressional Recesswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:59pm EST
  

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