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The economy is in shambles and even President Bush and Senator McCain have finally noticed. The president has proposed his oversightless $700 billion bailout, but McCain and his GOP colleagues at the crisis summit came up with a less-regulation-more-tax-breaks counterproposal. Let's look at that again. The proposal is from Bush and the [...]
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09.24.08 | Permalink | 4 CommentsDear Congressman:
I am writing to you because you are my representative. However, in the matter of Bush's bailout plan, I feel I speak for most Americans and therefore I am also addressing your peers in the House as well.
The bailout plan cannot be allowed to pass as currently proposed. Perhaps there is a [...] -
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So John McCain has picked Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate. The first question most people asked (after "Who is Sarah Palin?") is why did her pick her. It was actually a fairly shrewd choice for a variety of reasons, most of which have nothing to do with November 2008. [...]
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03.24.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsThe big story about Obama's campaign on a national level seems to be the Gallup poll that shows him ahead of Clinton again, after a several week slip behind her. To be sure, this is welcome news for those of us in the Illinois Senator's corner, but there is more going on. You [...]
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03.07.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsSo, once again, Florida is holding our presidential election process hostage. I am not claiming that it is meant in a sinister way or even that it is intentional. Regardless, we are at a bit of an impasse because of Florida.
The biggest culprit in the Florida legislature who decided to move their primary [...] -
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As a progressive, I am running out of candidates to support in this election cycle.
My first choice was Al Gore, but he didn't run. So be it.
Then, I really liked Richardson because he has more experience than the rest of the field. But he had no support and dropped out.
After New Hampshire, given [...]
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