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Opinion By David Brooks-New York Times: Liberal Suicide March
It was interesting to watch the Republican Party lose touch with America. You had a party led by conservative Southerners who neither understood nor sympathized with moderates or representatives from swing districts.
They brought in pollsters to their party conferences to persuade their members that the country was fervently behind them. They were supported by their [...]
Opinion/Gov. Bobby Jindal: How To Make Health-Care Reform Bipartisan
In Washington, it seems history always repeats itself. That’s what’s happening now with health-care reform. This is an unfortunate turn of events for Americans who are legitimately concerned about the skyrocketing cost of a basic human need.
In 1993 and 1994, Hillary Clinton’s health-care reform proposal failed because it was concocted in secret without the guiding [...]
TRUTHDIG/CHRIS HEDGES’ OPINION: War Without Purpose
Al-Qaida could not care less what we do in Afghanistan. We can bomb Afghan villages, hunt the Taliban in Helmand province, build a 100,000-strong client Afghan army, stand by passively as Afghan warlords execute hundreds, maybe thousands, of Taliban prisoners, build huge, elaborate military bases and send drones to drop bombs on Pakistan. It will [...]
Pay Credit Card Bill Early And Save
In 2005, the Corbett family had about $500 in savings and $12,000 in consumer debt. About half of the money they owed was a result of credit card obligations.
“We were spending every dollar that came in, and then some,” says Jason Corbett, a 34-year-old nonprofit manager who lives in Soperton, Ga., with his schoolteacher wife, [...]
THE FACTS THE WHITE HOUSE WON’T TELL YOU: Medicare Took One Year To Implement; POTUS Overhaul To Take Nearly 10 Years
President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare law on July 30, 1965, and 11 months later seniors were receiving coverage. But if President Barack Obama gets to sign a health care overhaul this fall, the uninsured won’t be covered until 2013 — after the next presidential election.
In fact, a timeline of the 1,000-page health care bill [...]
Schwarzenegger & Legislative Leaders Reach Agreement To Close CA Deficit
CALLING FOR DEEP CUTS AND AVOIDING TAX HIKES, SCHWARZENEGGER AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AGREE ON WAYS TO CLOSE CALIFORNIA’S DEFICIT.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders announced today that they have reached a deal to close California’s $26.3-billion deficit and begin paying all of the state’s bills again.
The agreement does not include any broad-based tax increases, they [...]
THE STORY MAIN STREAM MEDIA HOPES YOU’LL IGNORE: Gates Beefing Up Military by 22,000 To Help Meet The Needs Of Iraq And Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Monday that the size of the Army will be increased temporarily by 22,000 soldiers to help meet the needs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other missions around the world.
This is the second time since 2007 that the military has determined it doesn’t have a large enough force. [...]
OPINION – BEN COHEN/THE DAILY BANTER: MEDIA & PUNDITS FAIL TO CHALLENGE FORMER ‘ANTI-WAR’ OBAMA ON AFGHANISTAN WAR
EDITORIAL NOTE: This commentary was written by Ben Cohen of the Daily Banter (www.dailybanter) in March. Given the events of today and the last month, Mr. Cohen’s observations are sadly and ironically correct.
Obama’s decision to amp up the war in Afghanistan is basically going unchallenged by the main stream media, and a travesty given the [...]
American Cities Giving You The Most Value For Your $$$$
Centuries ago, Native Americans discovered a pleasant spot on the banks of the Merrimack River. They called it “Namoskeag,” which translates loosely to “the good fishing place.”
The anglers have long since passed on, and the locality is now better known as Manchester, N.H. Time to add another title: best cheap city in the U.S.
The Manchester-Nashua [...]
OPINION: BEN SMITH-POLITICO – Obama Loses His Cool Over Health Care
Finally, we’re starting to see him sweat.
President Barack Obama made his personal icy cool the trademark of his campaign, the tenor of his White House and the hallmark of an early run of successes at home and abroad. But as the glamour wears off and a long, frustrating summer wears on, he is being forced [...]
