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C-SPaCK
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 02/13/2011 15:31:53

The Republican wing of the Tea Party recently had a little to-do over in Washington D.C. Seems that despite their utter hatred of everything BIG and GOVERNMENTAL, they still can't find their way out of the beltway.

CPAC stands for Conservative People Against Community, I think. I may have to double check that. But if you were to look at some of the straw poll votes, you'd have to believe that is basically what they want.
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5 comments (Latest Comment: 02/13/2011 20:14:23 by trojanrabbit)

Saturday Open
Author: TriSec    Date: 02/12/2011 14:52:18

Good Morning!

Well, the sun is shining and we're expecting temps to approach 30 today. Of course, there are some flurries that may visit.

Speaking of visit, I'll be off soon to Mt. Auburn hospital to visit my father-in-law. When it rains, it pours. He was scheduled to be in-hospital on Thursday for a surgical procedure related to a fall and mild concussion he had back around Thanksgiving. Then me Mum went all acute and landed in Melrose Wakefield on the same day.

I had planned a blog this morning on the fragility of life, and how we're all on borrowed time anyway, but a certain Gordon Sumner wrote the definitive song about that quite some time ago.

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3 comments (Latest Comment: 02/13/2011 04:55:03 by BobR)

From Leak to Gusher
Author: BobR    Date: 02/11/2011 13:47:19

When WikiLeaks first started to make a name for itself, it seemed like an amazing idea. Here was a place where whistle-blowers could "leak" documents in order to right wrongs they felt were not seeing the light of day. It was a noble idea, and a threat to power, which is why you would expect the powers-that-be to try and take them down. That seems to have happened, although their meteoric appearance on the websphere has been cause for internal problems as well.
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61 comments (Latest Comment: 02/12/2011 12:37:58 by Scoopster)

The Party of No Jobs
Author: Raine    Date: 02/10/2011 14:20:15

This is the House of Representatives schedule for the rest of the week. Go ahead, click. I had to refresh it a few times, as I could not believe it my self. Here is a picture of the days the House is supposed to be in session. Today being the 10 of February shows to me that they have 7 days left to work on Capitol Hill. According to this:
House Schedule
January 31 - February 4 Constituent Work Week
February 21 President's Day
February 22 - February 25 Constituent Work Week
Three major provisions of the Patriot act are set to expire February 28. One would think, no matter the opinion on the Act, there would be some sort of rush to get something passed. So What has the House been focused on?
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45 comments (Latest Comment: 02/11/2011 03:12:16 by livingonli)

Optimism in the News
Author: BobR    Date: 2011-02-09 11:19:09

Since the election debacle of 2010, it's been hard to find those little golden nuggets of good news for liberals. Some among us have become "glass half empty" types, looking for the dark cloud for every silver lining. I guess I am more of the "glass half full" type. So here are a few otherwise unrelated stories that help reinforce hopes for Democrats and liberals.
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49 comments (Latest Comment: 02/10/2011 02:34:45 by TriSec)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 02/08/2011 11:38:34

Good Morning. Today is our 2,883 day in Iraq and our 3,411th day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing wars, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4436
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4297
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3577
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 208
Since Operation New Dawn: 18

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,472
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 843
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,487
Journalists - Iraq : 348
Academics Killed - Iraq: 448

We find this morning's Cost of War not working.

Looking at the number above, that's the "cost of war" in monetary terms only. Returning veterans face yet another challenge on the job front. You may have seen this on facebook over the weekend...the jobless rate for returning vets has spiked well above the national average to a whopping 15.2%.

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Author: Raine    Date: 02/07/2011 13:54:25

I sometimes really dislike blogging on Monday mornings. This morning is rougher than usual. A post super bowl Monday leaves me with visions of first downs and touchdown in my head.

So until August, I bid adieu to football, and will let my fellow bloggers carry the sports mantle thru the rest of Hockey season and into Baseball.
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31 comments (Latest Comment: 02/07/2011 23:16:00 by livingonli)

Back to the 80's
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 02/06/2011 16:08:50

Ok gang, get your pink and green plastic ray-ban sunglasses and your thin neckties and blazers with sleeves rolled up - we are going on a trip. Today Velveeta is your travel agent for a wonderful trip in centennial celebration of The Great One, The Gipper, our most Supreme President of ALL TIME... Ronald Reagan. (I'm assuming you've taken the time to bow appropriately).

Our first stop on our celebration tour will have to be Afghanistan. Yes, beautiful Afghanistan, a favorite destination for families, honeymooners and spring breakers, offers picturesque mountains lined with towering cliffs pocked with holes made from many bombs. Stay in beautiful downtown Kabul where nightlife is bustling - at least until curfew, and you're sure to meet many new and very interesting people.
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15 comments (Latest Comment: 02/07/2011 04:07:05 by livingonli)

People Power Revolution v2
Author: TriSec    Date: 02/05/2011 14:01:31

Good Morning!

It's been an interesting week watching the goings on in the ancient streets of Cairo. Today is day 12, and there's no end in sight for the ongoing protests. Hosni Mubarak is still solidly ensconsed in his palace, and the people are still restive. Meanwhile, with little else to do but pontificate, many of the pundits are starting to make comparisons to history.

Because Egypt is Arabic and Islamic, it's inevitable that they would be looking to the Islamic revolution in Iran that thrust the Ayatollah Khomeine to power 30 years ago. I'd have to say the connections are tenuous at best; Egypt's protest are not religious in nature, and there have been multiple recorded instances of Muslims and Christians working together to protect each other during prayer times these last two weeks.

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3 comments (Latest Comment: 02/05/2011 20:27:04 by BobR)

Isn't It Ironic?
Author: BobR    Date: 02/04/2011 13:17:34

Every once in a while, there is a certain synchronicity in the world, when we see a rash of coincidences that seem related, but generally aren't. We obsess and then we move on (mass animal deaths, anyone?). Sometimes these are more subtle, and there is no greater meaning nor conspiracy, but they are still interesting nonetheless. For me, I noticed a certain surge in stories that fall into the "ironic" category.
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37 comments (Latest Comment: 02/04/2011 23:20:35 by livingonli)

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