Now It’s Wile E. Coyote (Paul Ryan) & Roadrunner (Patty Murray)
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Now It’s Wile E. Coyote (Paul Ryan) & Roadrunner (Patty Murray)

Americans, don’t misguide your anger about the shutdown and the near default, which permanently lost us some $24 billion in economic output, according to Standard and Poor (S&P). Apply reason to the issue so that you can correct the menacing forces that cause all our problems – there can…

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October 22, 2013
Feel Manipulated? You Should!
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Feel Manipulated? You Should!

Last January, demoralized House Republicans trudged to a retreat in Williamsburg, Virginia to plot out their legislative strategy against President Obama for his second term. Common wisdom from mainstream media sources had them in retreat mode.  But Republican tradition, especially since the Newt Gingrich shutdown and stormy Speakership, oozes…

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October 8, 2013
Shutdown Looms — and Even Worse!
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Shutdown Looms — and Even Worse!

Let’s not equivocate. The blame for the government shutdown in a few days, and the even more dire economic shutdown by the middle of October – like global in scope – is on the shoulders of the Republicans in general and the Tea Party Republicans specifically. The mainstream media…

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September 30, 2013
The Painful Truth: Capitalism is a Zero-Sum Game
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The Painful Truth: Capitalism is a Zero-Sum Game

via Harry Targ @ --> Heartland Radical Mitch Daniels knows a few things about finances and managing a budget. He was director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush, president of Eli Lilly and Company's North American Pharmaceutical, governor of Indiana, and currently president…

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September 29, 2013
Dogs of Default
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Dogs of Default

The Navy Yard shooting rampage highlights the ravages of a gun culture, but soon we’ll need to look at the potential carnage caused by the budget fight and its hostage-taking. Republicans, with Ted Cruz standing at the forefront, are – in effect – figuratively holding a gun to Obama’s…

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September 24, 2013
Cool it, Barack!
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Cool it, Barack!

Syrian President Bashar Assad allegedly used chemical weapons against his own people, leaving a sickening sight of carnage, some 1400 innocent men, women and children dead, others twitching in neurological agony. We do not know if President Obama will feel compelled – politically, morally, or in an effort to…

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September 11, 2013
The Other Side of Suicide
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The Other Side of Suicide

via Katrina W. In recognition of Suicide Prevention Week I'm sharing my story with the hopes that you might share it, so that it has the chance of helping more people. I know it isn't bright and happy, and it isn't the usual suicide survival story, but its mine.…

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September 11, 2013
First Date
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First Date

via C.C. She was taking her time getting dressed.  She wanted to look perfect for him. This was their first real date, one they both anticipated for awhile. The black dress she chose conveyed the message she wanted…sexy and daring, yet still sophisticated, one that let her be naughty…just for…

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August 31, 2013
GOP Scorched Earth Policy to Kill Health Care
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GOP Scorched Earth Policy to Kill Health Care

If American voters would make Republicans pay for their odious misdeeds, most of our governing problems would be over. There is a lot to be despised about Republican rhetoric and Republican actions, but probably the most reprehensible at this time is their plan to destroy government along with the…

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August 29, 2013
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