Category: politics
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9/11 not a terror attack (according to Guliani)
Apparently, Rudy Guliani is even more of a hack than I had suspected. Despite being the mayor of New York City during attacks that killed 3000 people, Guliani apparently doesn’t think they count. After all, how else can he explain going on Good Morning America and saying, “We had no domestic attacks under Bush”? By…
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Health Care basics
With the health care bill finally moving forward in both houses of Congress, it’s a good time to take stock, take a breath, and take a look at what’s inside. Below are some links to useful summaries and commentaries. Ezra Klein’s excellent list-of-articles called “Health Reform For Beginners“ Alec McGillis’ “Your Handy Health Care Cheat…
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Yay, “Liberal” Media!
Headline at ABC News: “Democrats are Dropping Like Flies” Reality: Not seeking reelection for US House US Senate Governor Democrats 10 2 3 Republicans 14 6 4 So the retiring Republicans outnumber the retiring Democrats in every chamber— and in what we are told is destined to be a “Republican year” — yet it’s the…
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What Michael Steel Won’t Let Me Post
OK, that’s melodramatic. All that’s occurred so far is that their mediocre site has choked several times since I’ve tried to post a comment in response to a blog post there. The post blames President Obama for the jobs lost in the past 11 months and worries what it would mean if he does a…
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Security v. Security Theater
Not surprisingly, Bruce Schneier has an excellent piece talking about the psychological dimensions of terrorism and what a strong, stable industrial democracy can do in the face of amorphous threats… without sacrificing its principles, its freedoms, or its citizens. If you live in an advanced country, you should probably read this — before the next…
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Some PSAs on the Health Care Debate
“We’re #37“ And, who’s looking out for the Insurance Companies? Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
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Health Care Debate Quote of the Day
Ezra Klein writes what is fast becoming my favorite go-to blog regarding the health care debate (and politics at large), and he had a truly fantastic quote about the recent Michael Steele discovery of Medicare: “Still, what we’re seeing here is the GOP swearing that they will protect, defend and preserve a single-payer health-care system.…
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Knowing is Half the Battle
I was cruising TechDirt and saw a neat post on “Is The Federal Government The Most Interesting Tech Startup For 2009?” The idea is that the recent data.gov initiative has led to an outpouring of with-it and effective apps allowing anyone to get a handle on the vast trove of information compiled by the federal…
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Media Idiocy
{Edited to spell Mr. Fineman’s name correctly.} Here’s one reason why political discourse in this country is so messed up. I watched the Presidential press conference on MSNBC. (Normally, I would not, but the remote wasn’t working and I hit MSNBC before any of the other news channels.) I found it to be above average,…
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“We are not a people who fear the future. We are a people who make it.”
In general, I’m not overly impressed with the Presidential Saturday radio address (now of course really a YouTube address). But I liked today‘s, probably because it resonates with something I’ve said before (twice, even). Happy Birthday, America.