Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup And looking up, I noticed I was late AHHHH here's a stub! Continue reading...
46 comments (Latest Comment: 06/19/2013 18:45:00 by Raine)
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Author: TriSec
Date: 06/18/2013 10:23:55
Good Morning. Today is our 4,272nd day in Afghanistan. We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com: US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,233 Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,097 We find this morning's Cost of War passing through: $ 1, 448, 689, 975, 000 .00
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65 comments (Latest Comment: 06/19/2013 01:49:40 by Will in Chicago)
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Family Security
Author: BobR
Date: 06/17/2013 12:22:41
Republicans in Congress have made it their mission to be obstructionists. Regardless of the issue, if President Obama supports it - they're against it. They've even come out against their own bills once President Obama supported them. That's why it's so delicious to see them supporting a concept that is anathema to their own xenophobic nature: immigration reform. It's pretty clear why they're supporting it. The last election showed them that they lost a huge chunk of a continuously growing Latino demographic. They need this for 2016, and they know it: Continue reading...
102 comments (Latest Comment: 06/18/2013 04:40:25 by livingonli)
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Questions
Author: velveeta jones
Date: 06/16/2013 14:33:40
So, ya'll may have noticed that I've been super busy of late. Maybe you haven't noticed. Well, I have! I miss things in the news because I've no time to watch, I only this morning learned about Syrian gas attacks. That's how busy I've been. It's going to calm down, but just a heads up, Aunt A has graciously offered to write next Sundays blog. How busy have I been?
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1 comments (Latest Comment: 06/16/2013 14:43:07 by Raine)
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Good Morning. Only one story today. Those of us that follow TRMS have heard these statistics from time to time, but there's yet another poll out about Congress. Seems that confidence in that august body is at an all-time low. how's a 10% "confidence rating" grab you?
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 06/16/2013 13:41:47 by velveeta jones)
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There has been a lot of talk about the fourth amendment the past few weeks with the 'revelation' that the NSA has been monitoring everyone's communications in the past, present and future of the world*. US officials are afraid that the leaker may defect to China. That's not really important in some quarters as the NSA has apparently breached the fourth amendment. From PolicyMic: The Fourth Amendment protects people's "papers" as well as their "persons," "houses," and "effects," from "unreasonable searches and seizures," such as those by the NSA.
Despite being approved by a secret FISA court, the acquisition of private information from all Americans seems to be a quite obvious breach of the 4th Amendment's protections against unreasonable search and seizure, the same amendment the National Security Agency pushed the government to "rethink." Reading the entire piece is worth the time, it is really quite good. What I personally found interesting was that it shows for myself the complete hyperbole on both sides of this debate. I've found the laser like focus on the 4th amendment fascinating as of late. Here is the text of the Fourth amendment: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. )
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The Heat Is On
Author: BobR
Date: 06/13/2013 18:34:12
Considering the non-stop coverage of the Snowden / NSA "affair", I'd like to change gears a little. I used to do my "Environmental" posts on Friday, but since we changed the schedule, I am going to do one today. It's been a hard-fought battle, but Republicans (in general) have been dragged kicking and screaming to the point of recognizing that yes - global warming is a real phenomenon. There are still those clinging desperately to their fossil fuel investments, claiming that it's not man-made, but at least we've gotten most of them to admit that it it is happening, and that it is affecting the climate and - thus - the weather. What's a little scary and urgent and needs more attention is that the planet is warming faster than previously thought: Continue reading...
80 comments (Latest Comment: 06/13/2013 21:56:18 by Raine)
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Since last week, it's been said that we need to have a debate over the NSA and its practices of government surveillance. I would like to have that debate. I would like to have that debate based upon things other than paranoia and fear. In order to do so, I would like to make it clear that I am not sitting here defending nor negating what is happening. Discussing what is actually happening does not equal acceptance. Continue reading...
143 comments (Latest Comment: 06/13/2013 05:03:30 by clintster)
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Author: TriSec
Date: 06/11/2013 10:19:59
Good Morning. Today is our 4,265th day in Afghanistan. We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com: US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,233 Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,095 We find this morning's Cost of War passing through: $ 1, 446, 795, 250, 000 .00
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100 comments (Latest Comment: 06/12/2013 00:22:27 by clintster)
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With the NSA phone log warrant story taking all the headlines and pundit breath, the previous "controversies" surrounding the Obama administration have taken a back seat. It's time to revisit one of them: the "IRS/Tea Party" "scandal". To hear Republicans and FOX "News" tell it, the president conspired with the IRS to target Tea Party groups applying for tax-exempt status. The initial question, of course, is: WHY should a blatantly political organization be granted tax-exempt status in the first place under a designation reserved for social welfare groups (which are the antithesis of what the Tea Party and Republicans stand for)? I am not the only person to ask that question: Continue reading...
92 comments (Latest Comment: 06/10/2013 22:52:04 by wickedpam)
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