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Lets Figure Out Afghan Mission’s Objectives First
Politicus.US —
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While everybody is awaiting President Obama’s Tuesday evening speech on Afghanistan strategy to be broadcast out of the United Military Academy at West Point, we are still awaiting some definition of what it is that we are trying to achieve there. To the best of our knowledge nobody has defined either the Iraqi, nor ...5 hours ago -
Surprise! Wars Are Expensive…
Red Tory v.3.0 —
Authority: 480
Of course I agree with Gil here, but if anything, he’s actually understating the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by a significant measure in failing to account for the hidden, long-term liability costs of the present conflicts that could tally more than $3 trillion — that of course is in addition to the ...7 hours ago -
Young guns
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 987
With gun ownership falling, the US firearms lobby is targeting a new generation with dinky pump-action shotguns and junior shooting shows. But at what cost? In the distance, there is snow on the ridges of the Rocky Mountains, but down here in the plains of Colorado there is only dust and sweat. In a layby just ...8 hours ago -
children-guns-united-states
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
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Caroll Taveras photographs the youngsters taking part in the Colorado Cowboy Fast Draw championships8 hours ago -
Michael Bloomberg spent $102 million to become mayor again
ShortFormBlog —
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$ 183 the amount Bloomberg spent on each vote source Related posts: Protip: Don’t get on NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg’s bad side ELECTION RESULTS: Michael Bloomberg NYC mayor for a third term Michael Bloomberg makes “record election spending” laughable10 hours ago -
Costing the Senate health care bill
Clive Crook's blog —
Authority: 465
Ron Brownstein has an interesting column in National Journal arguing that the Senate health care bill makes a serious effort to curb costs. This longer piece on the Atlantic website, “A Milestone in the Health Care Journey” is also well worth reading.Though I agree with much of what Ron says, and if I were a [...]10 hours ago -
Cartoon of the Day
Lakeshore Laments —
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Should America annex Canada? The unDead thread
CKA Canadian Forums —
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by Choban Give me 30 Days Of Night anytime over Twilight go to newest post17 hours ago -
Breitbart.tv —
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NYC Warzone: The Selling of Manhattan
Flashpoint —
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According to legend, the Indians supposedly sold Manhattan to the Europeans for a string of beads. Now, Manhattan has been sold a second time: Sold to the Obama Administration as a warzone for the price of billions of dollars in Federal money. And what a deal it is! The Democrats want to cast Bush as a war criminal ...18 hours ago -
Kill the Bills. Do Health Reform Right
Conservative Central —
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WASHINGTON -- The United States has the best health care in the world -- but because of its inefficiencies, also the most expensive. The fundamental problem with the 2,074-page Senate health-care bill (as with its 2,014-page House counterpart) is that it wildly compounds the complexity by adding hundreds of new ...20 hours ago -
The Long War on Terror: Obama Administration Renews the Patriot Act
Enduring America —
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From William Fisher of IPS News via AlterNet : With the health care debate preoccupying the mainstream media, it has gone virtually unreported that the Barack Obama administration is quietly supporting renewal of provisions of the George W. Bush-era USA Patriot Act that civil libertarians say infringe on basic ...23 hours ago -
CLIMATEGATE: Smoking Gun Proof That Global Warming (a.k.a. “Climate Change”) Is A Hoax! BIGGEST SCANDAL IN SCIENTIFIC HISTORY!
NoelBagwell.com —
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The Mainstream Media is ignoring the biggest scandal in scientific history! Global Warming (a.k.a. “Climate Change”) is a hoax, the “Green” Movement nothing but a fraud thrust upon an unwitting, well-meaning public in order to facilitate the redistribution of wealth! This Is The Propaganda The Green ...1 day ago -
Krugman and Hamilton on deficits, debt, and interest rates
Clive Crook's blog —
Authority: 465
Yes, the future deficits are worrisome, says Jim Hamilton at Econobrowser. He’s responding to a series of articles and blog posts by Paul Krugman–most recently this column on “the phantom menace“; see also this blog post on invisible bond vigilantes–arguing that the dangers of public borrowing are being ...1 day ago -
Climategate: The final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’?
Conservative Central —
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Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’? By James DelingpoleIf you own any shares in alternative energy companies I should start dumping them NOW. The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been suddenly, brutally and quite ...1 day ago -
Demoralized in America
Blogger News Network —
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I read the news and see that the Democratic majority has totally bought into President Obama’s vision of Utopia; a United States that needs to be remade into a country that is less of a threat to our enemies and more acceptable to European Socialists. This is not a paranoid delusion or a flight of [...]1 day ago -
It buuurrrrrrns
unrepentant old hippie —
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More teabaggy Goin’ Roguey- booky-waity-lineuppy wingnutty goodness…1 day ago -
14% for Dobbs?
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
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Via Rasmussen: Dobbs in 2012 Gets Up to 14% of Vote, Hurts GOP Chances Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs has indicated that he might consider an independent bid for the White House in 2012, and early polling shows he could attract up to 14% of the vote. Of course, a rather large chunk of that 14% apparently is ...1 day ago -
Obamas Copenhagen stopover | Kate Sheppard
Comment is free | guardian.co.uk —
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The US presidents cameo appearance at Copenhagens climate summit might make more of an impact than his critics realise The White House has announced that Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen for the beginning of the UN summit on climate change next month. Obama will make an appearance at the negotiations on 9 ...1 day ago -
Obama: Disloyal, Ruthless, Cold
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
Authority: 679
Wednesday’s column by Maureen Dowd , eviscerating President Obama for his shabby treatment of former White House Counsel Greg Craig and supporter Caroline Kennedy, is getting favorable responses from his supporters in the blogosphere. Only a year after he had helped Barack Obama get elected by eviscerating his ...1 day ago
