The Mr.Mason-Mr.Dixon Line...

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Monday April 20, 2009 · 3:58 PM PDT

2009/04/20 · 15:58

ALBANY - A majority of New Yorkers support gay marriage and Gov. Paterson's attempt to legalize it, a new poll shows.A Siena College poll released Monday found that by 53% to 39% margin, those surveyed say the state Senate should pass legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, virtually ensuring it would become law.

It seems to me that soon, many states in the North and West may allow gay marriage, and many states in the South and Southwest may choose to keep discriminatory anti-gay laws in place.

This will result in a modern day Mr.Mason-Mr.Dixon line, north of which Mr.Mason and Mr.Dixon may become happily married, and south of which they will have the equivalent marital status that they used to share with couples of mixed race.

I just hope any new states that might join the union are required to allow equal rights for all...

Someone IS doing something for the Middle Class...

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Monday September 22, 2008 · 1:36 PM PDT

2008/09/22 · 13:36

Somebody is making a concerted effort to curb the loss of income suffered by those who work for salaries over the last several years. This appears to be pretty much totally overlooked by the media. This group is working to combat the shift of income from productive wage earners to the investing and "upper management" classes.

These people? Not the current Administration, not the current Congress, not a Corporation, not a benevolent Million\Billionaire...

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Thursday September 18, 2008 · 11:47 AM PDT

2008/09/18 · 11:47

Create a public works project to pump money into the economy RIGHT NOW while creating an infrastructure to pump money into the economy IN THE FUTURE...

While many people (if by people we are only talking about Republicans or conservatives) like to think that American economic history started around 1940 or so, there was actually a rather large economic disturbance before that called The Depression.

Part of the government response then was to create jobs through public works projects. Traveling through my city I see buildings and bridges built then, visiting my state and national parks I still use the facilities built then. It helped the economy right when needed and helped the country for decades afterwards.

This is the time to tie infrastructure improvements (or simply infrastructure maintenance such as replacing all those dangerously old bridges) with getting the American worker through the present (and building) economic crisis.

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Would you support a "put workers to work on our infrastructure" plan?

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Would you support a "put workers to work on our infrastructure" plan?

Yes

30 votes

1 vote

Might appear presumptous if Obama was not President yet..

0 votes

Too early, might scare people who don't realize how bad economy is..

1 vote

Way overdue, people know just how bad the economy is.

8 votes

None of the above.

0 votes

When Iraq is BETTER then USA... we can leave..

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Wednesday April 09, 2008 · 1:36 PM PDT

2008/04/09 · 13:36

John McCain did during the most recent Petreus testimony, give a forthright explanation of success in Iraq. He defined success in Iraq and so we know exactly when he thinks our troops can come home and stop being casualties in Iraq.

Success – the establishment of a peaceful, stable, prosperous, democratic state that poses no threat to its neighbors and contributes to the defeat of terrorists – this success is within reach.

Well, we could quibble about the definition of prosperous or democratic, but I would think the U.S.A. can lay claim to those goals. But if the U.S.A. was plopped into the Middle East right now, would it pass the test that it poses no threat to its neighbors?

Especially after McCains own speaking on the matter, and after ongoing comments from Cheney, Bush and Patreus, wouldn't it be logical to say that the U.S.A. is a threat to Iran?

So if the U.S.A. was swapped in for Iraq, McCain STILL wouldn't declare success, and STILL wouldn't let the troops come home.

All John McCain wants if for Iraq to be BETTER than the U.S.A. and then he'll bring the troops home. BETTER than the U.S.A., is that too much to ask?

Terrorist prevents medical care to children...(satire?)

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Wednesday October 03, 2007 · 9:00 AM PDT

2007/10/03 · 09:00

In a surprising piece of news, the regime leader of a major country prevented the medical care of millions of his own countries children. By preventing countless childrens doctor visits, he has condemned many children in his own nation to medical difficulties that were entirely in his power to prevent.

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Tuesday May 01, 2007 · 9:25 AM PDT

2007/05/01 · 09:25

DOJ Warns of Crime ''Sanctuary''
''If the search of Rep. William Jefferson's (D-LA) House office is deemed unconstitutional, such a ruling 'could not help but convert a Member's office into a sanctuary for crime.' So the government argues in an April 2 brief that previews its legal strategy for gaining access to more than 20,000 paper records and computer files seized in the controversial and unprecedented May 2006 search of Jefferson's House office building.'' (Roll Call (via TPMMuckraker.com)).

This is an interesting argument. I always thought the best place to shield a criminal operation from prosecution was the Vice-President's office, it proclaims complete protection from any investigation, above the court system, above congressional investigation; the Perfect Place to Plunder a Nation.

But then again, the REAL perfect crime environment created by this administration is Stock Fraud through insider information. How does that work? (answer below the fold)

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Has this administration created the perfect crime?

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Has this administration created the perfect crime?

Dick Cheney is a real life "Penguin"....

2 votes

Warrantless searches result in prosecutionless crimes...

2 votes

Lying a nation into a war without consequences overshadows all other crimes...

4 votes

Almost perfect, but maybe they should buy some property in Paraguay to be sure...

2 votes

All of the above

15 votes

None of the above

0 votes

Diary polls are NOT a victimless crime.

1 vote

Historically, terrorists DON'T follow occupiers home...

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Thursday April 26, 2007 · 8:06 PM PDT

2007/04/26 · 20:06

"Americans, rightly so, are concerned about whether or not we can succeed in Iraq. Nobody wants to be there if we can't succeed, especially me. And these -- violence on our TV screens affects our frame of mind, probably more so today than what took place in Vietnam. I want to remind you that after Vietnam, after we left, the -- millions of people lost their life. The Khmer Rouge, for example, in Cambodia. And my concern is there would be a parallel there; that if we didn't help this government get going, stay on its feet, be able to defend itself, the same thing would happen. There would be the slaughter of a lot of innocent life. The difference, of course, is that this time around the enemy wouldn't just be content to stay in the Middle East, they'd follow us here." from: President Bush Discusses the Global War on Terror in Tipp City, Ohio

Hmm, so pulling out of Vietnam caused the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia? And it's America's fault? Don't quite get that one.

The thing I REALLY don't get is this whole "terrorists will follow us home" crap.

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Monday April 23, 2007 · 4:18 PM PDT

2007/04/23 · 16:18

"The role that Congress plays is one in which to send legislation to the President. He has been very clear from the beginning: He will not sign a bill that includes a surrender date or micromanages the generals in this war. He said that again this morning." from: Press Briefing by Dana Perino.

I for one am sick and tired of the spin phrase "micro-managing the war" being applied to Democrats efforts to stop George Bush's war without end in Iraq. Setting dates for withdrawal can not, in REAL LIFE, be considered micro-management at all. Such directives must be considered DIRECT AND LARGE SCALE management of the war in a way that George Bush and Dick Cheney refuse to own up to.

I would like the press to ask the White House the next time this spin phrase of "micro-managing the war" is used, if the White House would explain what "macro-managing the war" might look like if an administration was actually up to such a task?

Dave Reichert doesn't want the working class to be flipping off Powerful People...

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Tuesday October 31, 2006 · 4:14 PM PST

2006/10/31 · 16:14

This really made me mad when I read it:
"Reichert rode with Bush in his motorcade when the president came to the Eastside in June to raise money for Reichert and the state Republican Party...

...Bush was having a great time, Reichert told a group of veterans in Orting recently. At least until he came even with one of the bus drivers.

The president turned to Reichert and said the bus driver had flipped him off.

Later, Reichert called the school district. After an investigation, the 43-year-old bus driver was fired in early September. She filed a union grievance earlier this month against the district, claiming wrongful termination." from: Dave Reichert disputes claims he's just a clone of Bush.

Well it's glad to know that Dave Reichert is around to protect the President from having to see the opinion of some working class schmoe probably making $10-12 dollars an hour at most in a part time job. Read More

Have the Saudi's been tipped off to a U.S. attack on Iran?

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Friday October 27, 2006 · 3:51 PM PDT

2006/10/27 · 15:51

It has come out that the Saudi's, good personal friends of the Bush family (Google "Bandar Bush" if you don't know anything about the Presidents family connections with the Saudis), were given some advance notice on the start of the war with Iraq.

Now, with elections that might go badly for the Republicans looming, a large number of American Navy vessels have been accumulating in waters off the Mideast. Some have speculated George Bush will attack Iran before the election because either a) he hopes to sway the election to Republicans or b) Bush thinks that if Democrats take control of one or both houses of congress he may actually be held accountable for his incompetence and may not be able to attack Iran later.

And now? The Saudi's are securing their oil facilities. From terrorist attacks? Perhaps. Or perhaps they know attacks with Iran are imminent and as one of the U.S. biggest business partners they feel they might be a target of reprisals. Read More

October surprise? So many evil possibilities...

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Wednesday October 04, 2006 · 9:14 AM PDT

2006/10/04 · 09:14

It's obvious now that any October surprise that will keep all the key administration officials out of jail when Democrats get the power to subpoena will have to be pretty drastic.

Here is a tinfoil hat scenario for you (perhaps even a foil covered windows in apartment scenario). Maybe Karl Rove and George Bush planned to release the Mark Foley stuff so Republicans will lose control of the Senate and the House. This will make it "understandable" when George dissolves both bodies later under the "unitary-master-of-the-universe" legal arguments of Alberto Gonzales.

Republicans might not "get it" if Bush dissolved a Republican led congress, but Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter would totally be behind dissolving a Democrat led congress...

But then again maybe Bush/Rove just plan to invade Iran before the congressional elections and after the bloody counter attack by Iran they will call off the elections because of the "emergency" that "no one could have anticipated"...

These days it can be so hard to be a conspiracy fan...

We're damned if Laura approves, we're damned if she doesn't...

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Friday September 29, 2006 · 4:22 PM PDT

2006/09/29 · 16:22

You have to wonder about the lack of respect in Laura and George Bush's marriage.

Here are a couple recent reports about Laura and George:

'...When Mr. Bush had key Republicans to the White House to discuss Iraq, he told them, "I will not withdraw, even if Laura and Barney are the only ones supporting me."'

This quote implies that maybe it would make a difference to George if Laura did NOT support him in something, but then we get this tidbit:

Laura Bush And Fmr. WH Chief Of Staff Card Urged The President To Replace Rumsfeld...

We all know that George did NOT replace Rumsfeld, so I guess George does NOT care what Laura thinks.

Maybe it's all about how Barney feels about things? If it's okay with Barney it's okay with George? Makes as much sense as anything...

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The Mr.Mason-Mr.Dixon Line...

Someone IS doing something for the Middle Class...

When life gives you a crumbling economy and a crumbling infrastructure..

When Iraq is BETTER then USA... we can leave..

Terrorist prevents medical care to children...(satire?)

I thought VP's office was the criminal sanctuary?

Historically, terrorists DON'T follow occupiers home...

The hell with MICRO-managing the war, I want Democrats to MACRO-manage the war to a conclusion...

Dave Reichert doesn't want the working class to be flipping off Powerful People...

Have the Saudi's been tipped off to a U.S. attack on Iran?

October surprise? So many evil possibilities...

We're damned if Laura approves, we're damned if she doesn't...