Politics Plus

Please join me at our new location. http://www.politicsplus.org/blog I’ll leave this site up, because it is where we have been, but I’ll be turning off comments in a couple days.

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I’ve read several rants blaming Democrats for letting Bunning get away with this, but that’s not fair.  The Republican and Democratic leadership had agrees to pass this measure by unanim...

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Sarah Palin will be getting some ‘fair and balanced’ political education, thanks to Rupert Murdoch.  She will be tutored by paragon of fairness, love and understanding, Professor Glen Be...

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Yesterday I did manage to get caught up replying to comments.  I spent the rest of the day working on website design for my nonprofit.  Today, I’ll just have to see what the day bring...

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When I’m wrong, I say so.  Now I’m a staunch Democrat, but that would not excuse blindness.  When my party is wrong, it’s my duty as a patriot to say so.  My party could not ...

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I tried to find one exchange that personified the health care summit.  Here’s my choice. CALVIN WOODWARD AP News Feb 25, 2010 13:07 EST When President Barack Obama and a Republican lawmake...

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Yesterday I did not catch up, because  I watched the summit and want to the prison as a volunteer.  The guys I work to help there are an inspiration to me, because they stay positive an...

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In today’s open thread I said that I hoped to catch up on comments before leaving for my volunteer day with prisoners.  I was not consider that I would be watching the health care summit o...

http://politicsplus.blogspot.com/2010/02/oops-summit-is-on.html

First, Rachel Maddow and Barbara Boxer discuss the despicable GOP tactic of lying that reconciliation is ‘the nuclear option’.   Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news a...

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If you have not seen this, watch it.  If you have, watch it again.  I wish every Senator and Representative would watch this.  I have nothing else to say, because my words would on...

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The sicker he gets, the more the Republicans love him. Fresh off a news cycle that saw him define executive power as bestowing the president the right to massacre whole villages, notorious tortur...

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Yesterday I fell behind due to volunteer work and running errands.  Today is my volunteer day in the prison.  If time permits, I’ll try to do some catch-up before I leave.  Tomor...

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The gridlock in Congress is not the fault of either President Obama or the Democratic party.  For the most part, albeit with some glaring exceptions, they are doing their work.  However...

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Col. Lawrence Wilkerson joins Keith to expose the extent of the lies Dead Eye used in his bogus attempts to justify his torture program.   Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and ...

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The nonpartisan CBO has finally weighed in. For months, conservatives have been claiming that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, i.e. the stimulus) is a “boondoggle” that “fa...

http://politicsplus.blogspot.com/2010/02/about-that-useless-stimulus.html

Yesterday I had quite a bit of paperwork to do and some errands to run, but I still stayed up to date on replying to comments and returning visits.  I’ll fall behind again today, because i...

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I suspect that everyone will be posting an analysis of Obama’s proposed fixes to the Senate bill.  I like most of them, but rather than duplicating many efforts, I’d like to look at what...

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Here are the results of the Republican vs DINO poll. And here are your comments. From Oso on February 21, 2010 at 12:51 pm.    I'm with Lisa G. We need an Other. I'd vote for a rotted d...

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At least it’s good to know that someone in government cares about our nation’s best interests. Two congressional lawmakers have announced legislation that would effectively remove military co...

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Yesterday I not only stayed up to date on replying to comments and returning visits, but also made a few extra visits as well.  Today looks good for staying that way. Jig Zone Puzzle: It too...

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Most of us are thoroughly fed up with the ChickenHawk and the Lizard. Today on Face the Nation, former Secretary of Sate Colin Powell dismissed former Vice President Cheney’s claim that Preside...

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AboutMost of you probably know that our government pays more per beneficiary to private insurance companies to provide Medicare Advantage plans than it spends per person on original Medicare. In ...

http://politicsplus.blogspot.com/2010/02/those-medicare-advantage-plans-and-me.html

Believe it or not I actually caught up on replying to comments and returning visits yesterday.  It took most of the day.  Today, I should stay caught up.  I have a few errands to r...

http://politicsplus.blogspot.com/2010/02/open-thread-2222010.html

Obama has once again called for bipartisanship in the Thursday’s HCR conference.   I expect one of three things to happen. Door Number 1: Obama could cave in to GOP demands.  While th...

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