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Obama on 8: That isn’t what America is about

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If McCain were elected, these folks would be in charge

Repeat after me…Low information voters.
And more, just for good measure. Here’s Part II

Looks like that domestic terrorist thing plays well with uneducated people.

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An American Prayer…

…reminding us all of the fierce urgency of NOW:

Dave Stewart explains his reasons for writing the song:
People long for a connection– whether it is to music, to their country, or to a big idea. Regardless of what happens in November, Senator Obama has reminded millions of people that they have the power to connect to [...]

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Drill Here, Drill Now - Krugman nails it

No offshore drilling. Platforms would mar this landscape
Paul Krugman hits the nail right on the head with his op-ed today. It’s one of my biggest ulcer-churners, this idea of the politics of stupid.
And the debate on energy policy has helped me find the words for something I’ve been thinking about for a while. Republicans, once [...]

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No Offshore Drilling: Yes, I mean Obama, too

Last Friday’s hot news of the day, spun for your listening and viewing pleasure, was the rather breathless report that Barack Obama had reversed his stance on offshore drilling, which was, of course, viewed as the proverbial flip-flop. I really wish that term would leave politics altogether. It gives the press and public alike permission [...]

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FISA: Democrats Capitulate to the GOP - Where’s Obama?

Silent, that’s where. On a day where he announces (wisely) that he will decline public funding, the Democrats in Congress bow backwards to the GOP and say ‘put it right here’. Not only that, but they ‘compromise’ on FISA in such a way that telecoms will receive their immunity according to the bought-and-paid [...]

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