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Freidman: Are We Home Alone?
Seeded on Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:33 PM EDT (The New York Times)
"Laws tell you what you can do. Values inspire in you what you should do. It's a leader's job to inspire in us those values." Right now we have an absence of inspirational leadership. From business we hear about institutions too big to fail — no matter how reckless.
Congress Grilled the Wrong AIG Guy!
Seeded on Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:39 PM EDT (Slate)
The appearance by AIG CEO Edward Liddy before Congress on Wednesday was billed as an epic confrontation between the angry tribunes of a furious public and an arrogant Wall Street.
AIG Ships Billions in Bailout Money Abroad to Foreign Banks
Seeded on Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:12 PM EDT (Politico)
Billions of American taxpayer dollars used to bailout insurance giant AIG are flowing to some of the largest foreign banks in the world, according to new documents released by beleaguered company Sunday.
Miracles Take Time
Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 7:45 PM EST (The New York Times)
Barack Obama has only been president for six weeks, but there is a surprising amount of ire, anger, even outrage that he hasn't yet solved the problems of the U.S.
Gary Hart: Restore the Republic
Seeded on Sun Mar 1, 2009 9:03 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Now, in a new time of national peril, rather than considering it a luxury, we need to see national service as a necessity for the rallying of the national community behind our common good and our common goals.
Bush a four-letter word at CPAC
Seeded on Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:37 PM EST (Politico)
Conservatives aren't sure who's the Republican presidential frontrunner in 2012. They disagree over how sharply to attack President Barack Obama and on the question of whether a back-to-basics approach is the path back to majority.
Yellow is the New Green: How Urine Shapes Our Future
Seeded on Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:09 AM EST (The New York Times)
Research by Jac Wilsenach, now a civil engineer in South Africa, found that removing even half of the nutrient-rich urine enables the bacteria in the aeration tanks to munch all the nitrogen and phosphate matter in solid waste in a single day rather than the usual 30.
Dems Fed Up With McCain: "Angry Old Defeated Candidate"
Seeded on Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:54 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Democrats are growing increasingly frustrated with the brash political attacks Sen. John McCain has launched against Barack Obama in the weeks since the new president took office. No one expected the Arizona Republican to be a legislative ally for this administration.
Dump the GOP
Seeded on Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:32 PM EST (t r u t h o u t)
President Obama has not had a great deal of luck dealing with the minority GOP in Congress.
The Republican Bipartisan Myth
Seeded on Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:49 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Shangri-la and Brigadoon and Bipartisan. Three mythical places. One of which few Republicans have seemingly ever heard.
GOP Lawmakers Hail Hated Stimulus
Seeded on Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:25 AM EST (McClatchy)
Republican lawmakers aren't letting the fact they opposed the stimulus bill stop them from bragging now that it's passed, McClatchy Newspapers reports. A press release from Alaska Rep.
Ohio Republican Forced To Retract Claim That FDR Caused The Depression
Seeded on Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:26 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
One of the talking points that the GOP has attempted to deploy in the battle over the stimulus package is, "Hey! Remember that New Deal dealie? Boy, howdy, wasn't that a massive failure!" Oooh, oooh! And what if the Nazis had gotten the bomb? Then we'd be in some serious doo-doo, …
Ricks: War In Iraq Is Only Half Over (VIDEO)
Seeded on Sun Feb 8, 2009 4:13 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Thomas Ricks, author of the the book "Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq," which deals with the planning and execution of the Iraq War, appeared on Meet the Press to discuss his new book, "The Gamble," and the current state of Iraq. Ricks, a war correspondent for th …
Steele Confuses Stephanopoulos: Claims Government Jobs "Aren't Jobs," Private Sector Jobs Never Go Away
Seeded on Sun Feb 8, 2009 3:57 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
There is certainly a political debate to be waged over whether or not government spending can effectively create jobs.
Some Serious Ethics Questions Concerning Michael Steele
Seeded on Sat Feb 7, 2009 3:32 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Serious allegations are being raised concerning the misuse of funds from Michael Steele's previous campaigns.In one of his allegations, Fabian points to a February 2007 payment by Steele's Senate campaign of more than $37,000 to Brown Sugar Unlimited, the company run by Steele's …
Lieberman: 5 Surges for Afghanistan
Seeded on Sat Feb 7, 2009 1:19 AM EST (Arts & Living from Newser)
It's going to be a difficult slog, bound to get worse before it gets better, but we must win the war in Afghanistan, writes Joe Lieberman in the Wall Street Journal.
Castellanos: Bipartisanship Is For "Wussy Republicans"
Seeded on Fri Feb 6, 2009 7:32 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Just in case we all weren't sure how the Republicans really felt about bipartisanship, top GOP strategist Alex Castellanos explained it tonight on CNN.
`War on Terror,' Bush Catchphrase, Fading Away
Seeded on Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:15 PM EST (Arts & Living from Newser)
The catchphrase burned into the American lexicon hours after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, is fading away, slowly if not deliberately being replaced by a new administration bent on repairing the U.S.
Democrats: Please Listen to Larry Summers
Seeded on Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:40 PM EST (The New York Times)
Throughout 2008, Larry Summers, the Harvard economist, built the case for a big but surgical stimulus package. Summers warned that a "poorly provided fiscal stimulus can have worse side effects than the disease that is to be cured." So his proposal had three clear guidelines.
Fixing the economy vs. saving the planet?
Seeded on Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:35 AM EST (TIME)
The urgent need to stabilize the collapsing world economy has given rise to an intriguing discussion in Davos: is it possible to fix the economy at the same time as moving towards a greener planet? Or will dealing with the big environmental issues of our time, especially global …
McCain Defends Limbaugh Over Obama (VIDEO)
Seeded on Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:23 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
John McCain seems to be re-establishing himself as Obama's rival this week, criticizing the new president on multiple fronts.
Democrats Subpoena Rove, Testing Their Clout and Obama
Seeded on Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:54 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)
For more than a year, the Bush administration blocked congressional demands for testimony from Mr. Rove and other Bush aides. The White House's assertion of executive privilege prompted the aides to refuse even to show up for a hearing.
Digital TV Transition Delay: House Defeats Bill, February 17 Deadline Intact
Seeded on Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:37 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Bucking the Obama administration, House Republicans on Wednesday defeated a bill to delay the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting to June 12 — leaving an estimated 6.5 million U.S.
Obama gives new life to the Freedom of Information Act
Seeded on Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:20 PM EST (The L.A. Times)
If cavalier disregard of the law and the public's right to hold its government accountable were hallmarks of the recently departed administration, we can only hope that President Obama's response signals a new approach.
Calling a Time Out From War: Forget Afghanistan
Seeded on Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:06 PM EST (t r u t h o u t)
As you settle into the Oval Office, Mr. President, may I offer a suggestion? Please do not try to put Afghanistan aright with the U.S. military. To send our troops out of Iraq and into Afghanistan would be a near-perfect example of going from the frying pan into the fire.
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Greetings Insignia...You're a clever guy. I enjoyed reading your thoughts in the "Rush L." vs Obama thread. I will be watching for your comments in the future. Thanks for your witty input. Your thoughts seemed to strike a chord with other readers. Well done!
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