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It's All Politics
Author: BobR    Date: 05/16/2012 13:00:54

It seems like it's only been a few months since the big NDAA brouhaha. When it was signed by the president, there were predictions of doom and American citizens being pulled from the streets as terrorists for doing nothing more than - say, protesting the government. Those dystopian visions of a future police state have not come to fruition.

In an effort to get ahead of the curve (and possibly line up some campaign talking points), the NDAA for 2013 is getting some final touches before heading to the president's desk. Once again, the president is not happy with it and is threatening veto:
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78 comments (Latest Comment: 05/17/2012 01:36:36 by TriSec)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 05/15/2012 10:27:10

Good Morning.

Today is our 3,873rd 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: 1,968
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,036

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 332, 311, 120, 000 .00

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52 comments (Latest Comment: 05/15/2012 21:33:49 by Raine)

Monday Question -- About apologies.
Author: Raine    Date: 05/14/2012 13:05:08

Quick question for this Monday Morning -- Would you rather have a President who fessed up and said I am sorry for something really stupid in the past, or would you rather have a man say "I am sorry if I hurt anyone but I don't remember the incident"?
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51 comments (Latest Comment: 05/14/2012 23:55:49 by livingonli)

1138 Reasons Why
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 2012-05-13 10:30:00

I've always known that there are many reasons why Gays fight for the right to marry, not the least of which is to enjoy some of the same rights that Hetero couples enjoy. But I was not aware there were actually 1,138 Federal Rights that are denied to people who cannot marry. This doesn't include the many that your state may already have!

Here is just a sample, a smidge, a pittance of the rights that my partner and I don't have, or, will have to pay an attorney to provide us. Just a few:
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7 comments (Latest Comment: 05/14/2012 14:50:59 by Scoopster)

Please pardon our dust
Author: clintster    Date: 05/12/2012 13:08:01

The blog for today, she is being constructed. In the meantime, please to enjoy this photo:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.urlesque.com/media/2009/09/oolong7.jpg

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4 comments (Latest Comment: 05/13/2012 02:15:59 by livingonli)

Elephants and Pink Gorillas
Author: BobR    Date: 05/11/2012 13:15:00

Unless you've been living under a rock, the huge story yesterday was a Washington Post research article about Mitt Romney's youth while at the prestigious Cranbrook School. The story itself was an odd mix of Romney's accomplishments and leadership with his penchant for cruel pranks. Two of those pranks stand out:
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52 comments (Latest Comment: 05/11/2012 23:59:08 by trojanrabbit)

Obama comes out...
Author: Raine    Date: 05/10/2012 12:41:35

in support of Marriage equality.

Mitt Romney says that he will take credit for the idea....
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62 comments (Latest Comment: 05/11/2012 11:39:51 by Will in Chicago)

Fact -vs- Reality
Author: BobR    Date: 05/09/2012 13:19:02

There's a saying among the left (as a counterpoint to the "liberal media" meme) that the facts have a liberal bias. What's interesting (and maddening) is how intensely the low-information voters on the right believe the liberal media nonsense, and purposely ignore those facts. These people (mostly Tea Partiers) definitely have been showing up at the polls during the primaries. The question is: how will they number during the general, and will they be able to sway the moderates and undecideds?
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80 comments (Latest Comment: 05/10/2012 00:05:28 by Will in Chicago)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 05/08/2012 09:33:05

Good Morning.

Today is our 3,866th 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: 1,959
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,031

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 329, 984, 650, 000 .00

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32 comments (Latest Comment: 05/09/2012 02:59:53 by livingonli)

Enthusiastic Monday
Author: Raine    Date: 05/07/2012 13:10:25

Good Morning and welcome to a new week. Over the weekend, in what has been touted as officially the beginning of his campaign, President Obama had rallies in Ohio and Virginia. Mitt Romeny surrogates and conservatives have made the claim that Obama is experiencing an enthusiasm gap with his supporters. The reason? He's not filling up arenas.
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41 comments (Latest Comment: 05/08/2012 02:12:05 by Will in Chicago)

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