Month: September 2009

How to be a successful activist

 (in 5 simple steps)1. How to be a good organizer a) Spend some time thinking about trees b) Imagine what clear cutting looks like, sounds like, and feels like c) Recognize that 80% of the world’s forests are gone d)...

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Casual Observation

Well, if there was any remaining doubt that the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, is not a partner for health care reform, this ought to settle it.

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Libyan Oil Deal Buys Release Lockerbie Bomber

. BP Lobbied U.K. on Benefits of Libya Prisoner-Transfer Deal LONDON (WSJ) — New statements by a top U.K. official and one of the country’s largest oil companies fed speculation by opposition politicians and...

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How to Kill Health Reform in 5 Easy Steps

Matthew Continetti of the Weekly Standard demonstrates how to kill health-care reform in five-easy steps. Step One: Get a small minority of people to throw a very loud hissy fit and then claim that they speak for the...

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Ousting Charlie Rangel

Charlie Rangel paid his dues to become the chairman of the powerful House Ways & Means committee. He was elected in 1970. He is now 79 years old. The Democrats use a rather strict seniority system, which meant that Rangel...

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