Month: November 2005

Political Geniuses OPEN THREAD

“Scott McClellan, POLITICAL GENIUS,” declares Wonkette (via Raw Story’s featured blog stories): Silly John Podhoretz: Don’t you read the Note? You’re not supposed to actually identify who the source...

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The Manufacturinig Jobs Crisis

Over the last 5 years, the manufacturing sector has taken a tremendous hit.  Total number of jobs has precipitously declined. Manufacturers are taking advantage of international wage arbitrage and sending jobs overseas....

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Texas Hold’em

Two can play this game (from the Houston Chronicle) “AUSTIN — Travis County prosecutors today demanded the state’s regional administrative judge remove himself from U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay’s criminal case...

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George W. Bush: The Neediest President

Without diving too deep into the touchy-feely pool of psychology, we, as human beings, despite our various strivings, are all incomplete. Our desires, our fears, our histories, our baggage, all that makes up who we are, conjoin...

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Gulf Coast Recovery: Are We Committed?

In his speech to the nation from Jackson Square in New Orleans on September 15th, Bush said: “It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces...

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