Month: April 2011

Rick Perry, Secessionist, Turns to Socialism

Oh the irony. Not so long ago Governor and Presidential hopeful Rick Perry was all ready for Texas to secede from the Union because of the Obama’s out of control spending. The money quote: “We’ve got a great union. There’s...

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TX Sen: Ricardo Sanchez?

When I think of an ideal Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq during the Abu Ghraib scandal doesn’t immediately leap to mind. But it looks like that is who DSCC Chairwoman Patty...

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What Does Race Have to Do With It?

One strange theme that keeps cropping up in Republican circles is the idea that America cannot function as a Scandinavian social democracy because, unlike them, we have all these non-white people. It seems like a simple...

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What I Paid for Health Care Last Year

Finished my family’s taxes and e-filed so I had a chance to consider how much we have paid in healthcare costs the last 3 years since my wife was officially declared disabled and lost her job. She was able to retain her...

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People Should Listen to Me

I said that getting involved in a civil war in Libya in support of the weaker side was a for shit idea, and I was right. AJDABIYA, Libya — Rebel fighters fled this city Sunday after a rocket and artillery attack by government...

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