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CNN Reports TSA Lacks Chief Because of ‘the Very Conservative…
Liberal Whoppers | 14 hours ago
On CNN’s American Morning today, anchor John Roberts talked with correspondent Jim Acosta about “the politics” of terrorism. Part of the exchange: ACOSTA: There is plenty punting going on in Washington, John. Hearings on the Detroi read more
Terrorism and the Politics of Cowardice
Everyday Citizen | 18 hours ago by Everyday Citizen
Christmas was special this year for Congressman Peter King (R-NY) and various other Republican politicians and pundits. And it was special for Al Queda. Santa visited them all in the form of a young Nigerian who tried but failed to blow up a plane read more
It’s Like I Told You: They’re HIGH
Reconstitution | December 28th 2009
The MSM would have you believe (as in, OH PLEASE, WON’T YOU BELIEVE?!?) that the Rushpubliscums are headed for a 2010 rout that will restore their pre-eminence in American politics. I don’t doubt that they are going to pick up a few seats read more
admin wrote a new blog post: Poisons on Our Plates: The Real Food…
Best Health Insurance Blogs | December 28th 2009 by dernamo ipersa
admin wrote a new blog post: Poisons on Our Plates: The Real Food Safety Problem in the United States (Politics and the Environment) Poisons on Our Plates: The Real Food Safety Problem in the United States (Politics and the Environment) The s read more
Why I Heart Rachel Maddow.
What's the Score Here? A Societal Commentary. | December 28th 2009 by Patrick
Ever since the ascendence of the "talking head" on America's cable news networks, the average American has increasingly shied away from channels like CNN, FOX, and MSNBC. These networks have become a haven for political junkies and news-hounds who e read more
Blynn makes racial politics get ugly in North Miami
ABAUM'S WORLD | December 28th 2009
For the first time ever, there was a shooting at the basketball courts that stand beside the tot lot near my childhood home in Keystone Point, a peninsular-island community of mid- and upper- class homes aside the intercoastal waters of North Miami. read more
My Favorite Posts Of 2009: The Daily Dish- Andrew Sullivan
wrightandleftreport | December 27th 2009 by Matthew Wright
Andrew Sullivan MEEP MEEP– December 23rd, 2009: I will freely admit that I am in the tank for Barack Obama. I believe his combination of pragmatism, measured cool, intelligence, and willingness to find the common ground–were exact read more
Book review - The House at Sugar Beach
Stroll Through Storyland | December 27th 2009 by Deb
This is a fascinating memoir by Helene Cooper, a girl born in Liberia, who escapes her homeland to come to the United States as a young teenage. Helene’s family are called “Congo People,” the privileged descendants of freed American slaves, wh read more
American Thinker Blog: Percy Sutton dies; His Obama revelation om…
The Inside Straight | December 27th 2009 by The OttO Show
Legendary lawyer and politician Percy Sutton has died at the age of 89, and the major media are omitting mention of one of his most notable acts. The former Borough President of Manhattan, Sutton had a long and distinguished career as a lawyer (he wa read more
Surprise: Obama Administration Blames Bush For Attempted Terror A…
Say Anything | December 27th 2009
So all you liberals getting outrageously outraged over Rep. Hoekstra trying to hang the blame around Obama’s neck will save some of that scorn for your own team, right? Robert Gibbs and Secretary Napolitano made clear that we are pressing ahea read more
Bewitching and nearly baring it all
Hundred songs in hundred days | December 27th 2009 by Jan-Wouter Stigter and Miriam Cassar
Day Sixty - Witchy Woman by the Eagles (Miriam)Facebook was originally meant for American College kids. It has since become a global phenomenon and has literally taken the world by storm.. Nearly everyone I know in my country, read more
David Sweet: Corruption in high places stands in the way of the g…
Gaybloger | December 27th 2009
When Americans speak of “corruption,” we’re usually referring to bribe-taking and influence-peddling by politicians abroad — in say Mexico or Afghanistan. When our politicians succumb to temptation and get caught, they cause g read more
PROSTITUTES IN CONGRESS, YES THEY'RE ELECTED - THE SUNDAY COMMENT…
The Liberal Lie, The Conservative Truth | December 27th 2009
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first." RONALD REAGANThe quote above from President Reagan has never been more appropriate in reference to politics and prosti read more
Lib Dem PPC Ed Fordham makes Observer’s 2010 Hot List
Liberal Democrat Voice | December 27th 2009 by Mark Pack
Lib Dem candidate for Hampstead and Kilburn, Ed Fordham, is cited by today’s Observer as one of the rising stars of British politics: “It will be a barometer seat without a doubt,” says Liberal Democrat Ed Fordham of his battle agai read more
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Molly's Blog | December 26th 2009 by Pat Murtagh
AMERICAN POLITICS:DOMESTIC 'RENDITION' OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE USA: The following disturbing story about how immigration enforcement (ICE) in the USA often involves what are actually illegal acts comes from The Media Consortium. It came Molly's way read more
Sarah Palin for Christmas.
Jumping in Pools | December 26th 2009 by Matt
That is right, out of the numerous exceptional presents I received this Christmas, one was Sarah Palin's just released best seller, Going Rogue. Over the course of eight long hours, four hundred pages, and numerous licks to the fingertips, I just com read more
The New Year Brings The Need for Political Reflection
Slow News Day | December 26th 2009 by Timothy Fowler
Before Christmas the president of an American woman’s college had her students put away their mobile phones and Ipods and spend some time reflecting in silence. Apparently the idea is spreading. (See the report here.) As the New Year approach read more
What's To Be Said About Mark Warner?
From On High | December 26th 2009
According to Amy Gardner, Washington Post reporter, Virginia Senator Mark Warner's first year in office was a waste of time (he "has found himself mainly on the sidelines"), but he's doing his best to pull his liberal Democrat colleagues back toward read more
The Obama Way
True Politics | December 26th 2009 by Brandon
Ross Douthat, New York TimesEvery presidency is the subject of competing caricatures. But almost a year into his first term, there’s something particularly elusive about Barack Obama’s political identity. He’s a bipartis read more
[links] Link salad flies to San Francisco
routes case | December 26th 2009 by farrelwel
Don't forget the latest caption contest voting pollVader in the Park — (Thanks, I think, to icedrake.)Calvin and Hobbes on how the rules work — Boy do I kow how that is...Myths of the American Revolution — Interesting history. (Than read more
Pope Benedict XVI attacked
Ilonggo sa Desyerto | December 26th 2009 by braggart_21
The Catholic faithful are still shocked by the security breach at the Vatican on Christmas day. I don’t know what’s in that woman’s mind when she attacked the Pope. You’ll hear how the crowd reacted when the Pope was attacked by that woman. W read more
"In the past, there was a general understanding, a sort of i…
united colours of vruz | December 25th 2009 by vruz
“In the past, there was a general understanding, a sort of implicit clause in the rules of American politics, that major parties would at least pretend to distance themselves from irrational extremists. But those rules are no longer operative. No, read more
Happy Holidays.
The Bearded Ole Guy | December 25th 2009 by John Whitten
© Tsvetomir Stanivoev photo By Juan ColeTop Ten Worst Things about the Bush Decade;Or, the Rise of the New OligarchsTuesday, December 22, 2009"If Dickens proclaimed of the 1790s revolutionary era in France that it was the best of times and the worst read more
Are there no prisons?
The View from Kirby Mountain | December 25th 2009
Paul Krugman wants us to know ("Tidings of Comfort", New York Times, Dec. 24) that the health insurance bailout bill just passed by the Senate is a great progressive act. He notes that if Tiny Tim can keep from getting sick until 2014, some yet-to-be read more
Keith Olbermann: My Candidate For Commissioner of Major League Ba…
Sports news | December 25th 2009 by steve
Okay, I'm no stranger to criticism. Despite the fact that most of my articles are pretty vanilla and fact-based, on occasion, I like to chase a walnut out onto a limb. This is one of those times. Baseball is facing an upcoming constitutional crisis. read more
American spirit -- Merry Christmas
Bonzai | December 25th 2009 by Mike Farmer
Politics have been foisted on an American people who would much rather work, build, innovate, party and simply enjoy the fruits of their labor in comfort with friends and family. For many years most people pretty much ignored Washington D.C read more
Australia: 2 PhD Scholarships in Modern History - Macquarie Unive…
Scholarization | December 25th 2009 by scholarization
Overview 2 Macquarie University Research Excellence PhD scholarships (MQRES)are available in the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations to work with Associate Professor Robert Reynolds.Reynolds is a recently appointed memb read more
The Realities Of Passing Health Care & The Risks Of Not
Donklephant | December 24th 2009
Time and time again during this grand debate, I’ve said that compromise was not only appropriate, but also absolutely necessary if we wanted anything passed. Yes, this legislation is flawed. But all important legislation is. Eventually, weR read more
I Do Not Forgive You, Jimmy Carter ... Alan Caruba
INSIGHT on Freedom | December 24th 2009 by J. D. Longstreet
I Do Not Forgive You, Jimmy CarterBy Alan Caruba***********************The news of the day before Christmas is that former President Jimmy Carter has apologized for anything he has said or done to offend America’s Jewish community and presumably ar read more
I Do Not Forgive You, Jimmy Carter
Muslims Against Sharia | December 24th 2009 by Muslims Against Sharia
The news of the day before Christmas is that former President Jimmy Carter has apologized for anything he has said or done to offend America’s Jewish community and presumably around the world. The news was welcomed by the national director of t read more
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