Obama should have known better than to trust Robert Gates
I happen to be one of those Obama supporters who pretty much stands with him through thick and thin. But I do have to say that I think Obama made one of his larger mistakes in trusting Robert Gates,...
View ArticleGlenn Beck's exterminationist talk
Ok. Extermination talk? I haven't heard any of the extermination talk. OK, Jed Lewison has already provided an example of Beck's eliminationist rhetoric, but I'm going to delve a little deeper into...
View ArticleBig Democratic Win: Wellpoint agrees to stop dropping patients
Why didn't Republicans do this when they were in power?Why didn't Bush shame Wellpoint to stop dropping patients?Why didn't Sarah Palin campaign on it? Why didn't John McCain demand it?Why?Because...
View ArticleRightwing Terror Wrapup
Well, it's now gotten to the point where rightwing violence is so rampant in this country that it's become common. A lot of it never really ever even becomes front page news anymore, and most of it's...
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UPDATEDX2: 40 Year Old White Male Suspected in NYC Bomb Attempt
Despite the Pakistani Taliban's claim to the bombing attempt, investigators are looking into the video captured by a tourist from a Pennsylvania town showing a possible suspect in his 40's. The man is...
View ArticleUPDATED (Pakistani-American?): Bomber ID known by investigators?
I just read this in the NY Daily News. It's an aspect to this story I've not read before. In the article, the standard update is given. Middle Eastern or Hispanic man buys Pathfinder from owner without...
View ArticleBombing Suspect Arrested, Faisal Shahzad
Faisal ShahzadA U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, Shahzad Faisal, was trying to leave the country Monday night at John F Kennedy International Airport when he was picked up by Customs and Border...
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Were US Special Forces Involved in Shahzad's arrest?
NY Bomb suspect nearly escaped US on Dubai flight?Well that's the skuttlebutt this evening on the intertubes. But is it really correct?I've been pouring over the stories for the past hour or so. Pretty...
View ArticleConservativism = Big Banks
There has never been a clearer signpost to the reality of American politics in my lifetime than this period in which we're living. This reality is that no matter how much racism and fake patriotism...
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Political Consultant Bristol Palin Caught Underage at NYC Club
I don't have an opinion one way or the other about whether a mother should be breaking the law and frequenting New York clubs when they're underage.I tend to think that if she were arrested it wouldn't...
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The Bombers America Ignores
There are terrorist groups in America.They aren't Al Qaeda.They claim that ridding the country of foreigners "by any means necessary" is their mission. They've planted bombs. These bombs have gone off....
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What does the Tea Party stand for? Bridgewater and Lee
So, the Tea Partiers in Utah have thrown aside their long term incumbent Bob Bennett in favor of two relatively unknown rightwingers. But who are these guys, what would they do with Utah if given the...
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