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November 20, 2009 04:50 PM EST
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David Brooks is a moderate Republican pundit. It struck me odd today that he is publicly defending Tim Geithner against criticism. Geithner is heading up Obama's Treasury Dept.
To summarize Brooks' . . .
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November 20, 2009 04:06 PM EST
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Dear Senators,
No matter the Party you belong to, I urge you all to remember your roots. The American people depend on you! I want you to think of me as a member of your district! . . .
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November 20, 2009 03:14 PM EST
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Yesterday I gave a summary of the testimony of EPA Assistant Administrator Steve Owens from the November 17, 2009 Congressional hearings on "Prioritizing Chemicals for Safety Determination." . . .
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November 20, 2009 12:20 PM EST
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For some reason, GOP senators have chosen to block the Credit Card Rate Freeze Act (see below) that is designed to prevent credit card companies from raising their rates prior to The CARD Act of 2009, . . .
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November 20, 2009 11:47 AM EST
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I f women ever want to see one of their own reside in the OVA-L office, then something needs to change. But the kind of change that needs to be made cannot be forwarded by an American president, . . .
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November 20, 2009 11:45 AM EST
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Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) of Louisiana has apparently secured $100 million in federal aid for Medicaid to help low-income people in her state. Landrieu has been pushing for extra aid since Hurricane . . .
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November 20, 2009 10:00 AM EST
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A new article in the Washington Times, Work Site Arrests of Illegals Fall Dramatically, almost says it all. The subtitle makes it more clear : Republican sees hit to American jobs . So . . .
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November 19, 2009 03:53 PM EST
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I was commenting on another post, and wrote the following (it was related to Palin and her legions of loyal followers):
"At some point, the smart people need to rise up and put a stop to the endless . . .
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November 19, 2009 03:29 PM EST
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The Washington Examiner today updated it's ongoing investigation of seemingly bogus jobs reported by the administration. They cited the number now collected and investigated by national participating . . .
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November 19, 2009 01:15 PM EST
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Yesterday afternoon Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced his chamber's version of a long-anticipated (and dreaded) health care reform bill . The bill was the result of a merger between . . .
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November 19, 2009 12:52 PM EST
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Yes, the timing was bad. But the response was an over -reaction. Nobody said you can't have a yearly mammogram any more. It's not Death Panel time. It may have been a dumb ruling by the federal committee, . . .
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November 19, 2009 11:57 AM EST
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In his 11/19/2009 opinion piece, Thomas Sowell said: "Terrorists are not even entitled to the protection of the Geneva Convention, much less the Constitution of the United States."
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November 19, 2009 11:20 AM EST
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There are obvious constitutional questions about prosecuting the "enemy combatants" held in Cuba using a military commission format, at least that is the argument made by the Obama Administration which . . .
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November 19, 2009 10:26 AM EST
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President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, four months after Union forces defeated the Confederates at the battle of the same name. For one of the most famous speeches . . .
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November 19, 2009 07:19 AM EST
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Senator Stabenow has provided links to the Senate version of a draft Health Care bill entitled " Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ." This link goes to her Health Care Reform page, and . . .
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November 18, 2009 07:43 PM EST
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The Congressional Budget Office released its review of the Senate version of the health care reform bill today and the numbers are in. The bill is completely paid for and costs $849 billion and . . .
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November 18, 2009 01:34 PM EST
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In an interview with CNN's Ed Henry in China, the president acknowledged Wednesday he would not be reading the highly-anticipated memoir by his potential 2012 opponent.
"I probably won't, but . . .
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November 18, 2009 01:17 PM EST
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As I noted yesterday , the House held a hearing on November 17th, 2009 to discuss prioritization of chemicals for control in the United States. This is part of the process for introducing a reform . . .
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November 18, 2009 01:09 PM EST
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Please call your local Congressman, Representative and/or Gov't official and tell him you are wildly opposed to allowing terrorists like KSM to be tried in civilian court!!!
1. Why give . . .
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November 18, 2009 01:07 PM EST
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Who pays taxes in the US? Mint.com has an excellent infographic showing the breakdown of tax burden in the United States by income level. It's pretty amazing to see this data. Consider that the median . . .
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