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December 23, 2009 07:50 PM EST (shared with group: December 23, 2009) — Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. The foulest damage to our political life comes not from the 'secrets' which . . . more
December 23, 2009 07:46 PM EST (shared with group: December 23, 2009) — I found this interesting piece December 23, discussing the potential constitutional issues with the Senate healthcare bill. Excerpts follow, with my comments in parentheses. Enumerated Powers: Article . . . more
December 23, 2009 07:27 PM EST (shared with group: December 23, 2009) — Doctors without Borders has published its list of the top ten humanitarian disasters of 2009. They are as follows (the countries are not numbered in the list, so the order here does not necessarily correspond . . . more
December 23, 2009 11:43 AM EST (shared with group: December 23, 2009) — MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY NEW YEAR! more
December 23, 2009 10:52 AM EST (shared with group: December 23, 2009) — The New York Times reported December 22 that the Obama administration's plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba may not come to fruition until some time in 2011, more than a year . . . more
December 23, 2009 10:27 AM EST (shared with group: December 23, 2009) — Earlier this year, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with American International Group: Cuomo would not publicize the names of employees who received $165 million in bonuses from the . . . more
December 23, 2009 10:16 AM EST (shared with group: December 23, 2009) — Here’s a nice breakdown on the bill crafted behind closed doors by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and revealed to the public less than 48 hours before the initial vote: Busts the Federal Budget: . . . more
December 23, 2009 09:02 AM EST (shared with group: December 23, 2009) — President Obama probably wishes he could take back his promise to close Guantanamo Bay by January 2010. Officials tell The New York Times that they won't be able to close Gitmo until 2011 at the . . . more
December 23, 2009 01:19 AM EST (shared with group: December 23, 2009) — 12,000 illegals enter the USA every day. I just looked this up and fell the hell out of my chair. Estimated numbers are now at 20 million. Lets put that into perspective: 1 in 15 . . . more
December 23, 2009 12:00 AM EST (shared with group: December 23, 2009) — Dear Senator Burris, One question for you. Why didn't you get a deal for Illinois like Senator Nelson got for his state? You could of been a key vote that would of got the deal to protect our state taxes . . . more
December 22, 2009 11:37 PM EST (shared with group: December 22, 2009) — If they only had the ability to limit their own self proclaiming grandure, they might actually have passed something that wasnt dead on arrival. Here are just a very select few of the issues with the . . . more
December 22, 2009 06:39 PM EST (shared with group: December 22, 2009) — Now my friends, I am opposed to the system of society in which we live today, not because I lack the natural equipment to do for myself but because I am not satisfied to make myself comfortable knowing . . . more
December 22, 2009 06:04 PM EST (shared with group: December 22, 2009) — Republican efforts to interview a former top aide to Michelle Obama in the controversial case of a fired inspector general have been stymied by the White House, the top Republican looking into the case . . . more
December 22, 2009 03:51 PM EST (shared with group: December 22, 2009) — The Associated Press had a brief breakdown December 21 of the winners and losers in the Senate's health care legislation. The breakdown is as follows: WINNERS _Cosmetic surgeons, who fended off a . . . more
December 22, 2009 03:41 PM EST (shared with group: December 22, 2009) — The Associated Press reported December 21 that Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called U.S. President Barack Obama a "liar" for his statements at the recent climate conference in Copenhagen. The . . . more
December 22, 2009 03:03 PM EST (shared with group: December 22, 2009) — I'm reposting this because I didn't realize I had denied the ability to comment previously. The Politico reported in an exclusive story December 22 that Alabama Democratic Congressman Parker Griffith . . . more
December 22, 2009 09:55 AM EST (shared with group: December 22, 2009) — The number of homes in foreclosure topped one million for the first quarter ever, as delinquencies rose even among prime borrowers and nearly half of all holders of modified mortgages, whose monthly payments . . . more
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