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Seriously?
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 01/19/2014 15:50:29

Did these things really happen this week?

David Vitter, he of the poopy diapers and hookers, wants he fellow Americans to show their ID if they use food stamps to buy food. What?
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5 comments (Latest Comment: 01/20/2014 15:33:27 by Scoopster)

Baubles, Bangles, and Beads
Author: TriSec    Date: 01/18/2014 11:01:36

Hey, I told ya so!
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Protect and Serve?
Author: BobR    Date: 01/17/2014 18:33:41

Let me start off by saying I could never ever be a cop. I don't have the stomach or the physicality or the personality, and - most importantly - the desire to be a cop. It takes a special kind of person to spend every working day dealing with the denizens of society. It has to be emotionally gruelling to deal with humanity's worst day in and day out. With today's lax gun laws, you never know if someone is armed, so you always have to assume they are. Walking into the aftermath of violent death has to be rough as well.

The problem, of course, is that some of those who become cops are not that special kind of person. After dealing with the stress of constantly having to be on guard and being hated by those who see the law as a hindrance to getting what they want, some cops begin to assume everyone is guilty of something, and deserve to be treated as such. That's when we get these terrible stories about abuse of power.
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53 comments (Latest Comment: 01/17/2014 22:19:53 by wickedpam)

Late to bed...
Author: Raine    Date: 01/16/2014 13:58:23

late waking up. This winter is kicking my ass.
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47 comments (Latest Comment: 01/17/2014 01:31:01 by Raine)

Wednesday News Dump
Author: BobR    Date: 01/15/2014 12:26:38

I'm a little short on time today, so this will be a quick one. I do not want to write about the Chris Christie scandal today. So - as part of our continuing coverage of the crazies within the Republican party, here are a couple stories that may have slipped under the radar.
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57 comments (Latest Comment: 01/16/2014 07:16:48 by Raine)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 01/14/2014 10:59:41

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,482nd 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: 2,302
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,108

We find this morning's cost of war passing through:

$ 1, 505, 270, 225, 00


So last week, Secretary Robert Gate's book debuted with a bang. Much was made about his "harsh" criticism of President Obama, but your mileage may vary, as always.
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57 comments (Latest Comment: 01/14/2014 23:26:09 by Raine)

Putting this up there.
Author: Raine    Date: 01/13/2014 14:06:18

Yes another Monday with not much to see. Looks like Mr. Christie is being investigated for his use of Sandy Funds. I'm reading that West Virginia may be lifting the water ban (unsure if that is the most prudent thing to do).

We have a deal with Iran -- this is a really big story that I have been reading about this morning.

Today the Supreme court will be discussing the Presidents Execetive appointments. This is the big one to watch for today.
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43 comments (Latest Comment: 01/14/2014 00:34:45 by Mondobubba)

Another Gift? For Me?!
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 01/12/2014 15:40:47

Well I do declare, that Party of Republicans just continues to shower us with gifts! Do they know that the Elephant is one of my favorite animals in the world? Actually, given the choice between having a donkey or an elephant as a pet, the latter would be the clear favorite. 'Course, I'd have to have John Edwards sized home and some hired help.
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 01/12/2014 19:55:00 by velveeta jones)

The big one we missed
Author: TriSec    Date: 01/11/2014 12:30:21

Good Morning.

We all like licorice, right? I use oil of anise in a couple of signature cookies around baking season...of course I'm part Italian and Sicilian so I've got a bottle of Sambucca kicking around my liquor cabinet somewhere...curiously though, I don't like black licorice; I prefer the red kind, but I digress.

But suppose you got up one morn, went to brew coffee or brush your teeth, and got some weird blue goo that smelled of elderberries? [poetic license]
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 01/12/2014 14:43:37 by velveeta jones)

A Tangled Web
Author: BobR    Date: 01/10/2014 15:17:31

Much as I'd rather not have yet another blog post about NJ Governor Chris Christie, there were too many juicy tidbits out of yesterday's marathon presser to ignore. The entire transcript is here, for your use, and I will be quoting from it throughout the blog.

The big takeaways are that Christie claims to have no previous knowledge of what happened, claims to be upset, has fired those responsible, and doesn't know who the mayor of Ft. Lee is. Let's take a look at some of these claims, as well as some of the other things he said.
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