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Tea Party Mad Hatters – Or, Shouting Through the Looking Glass
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It’s tragic when ideas worthy of consideration are buried under waves of narcissistic bluster aimed mostly for inciting higher ratings or higher campaign contributions. The time has come, this blogger says, to talk of many things; of tea parties and pundit rants, of bedfellows and flings.
Posted in Gripes
Tagged bigotry, chat, conservative, fox, gop, hate, issues, news, policy, politics, pundit, radio, republican, speech, tea baggers, tea party, television
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Four Deformations of the Apocalypse – NYTimes.com
Are Cameras the New Guns?
Governments and police need to embrace the public-generated media scrutiny, not persecute and prosecute it. To do otherwise suggests systemic malfeasance. Are Cameras the New Guns?.
Posted in CJ's Quick Links
Tagged arrest, courts, evidence, first amendment, government, media, policy, public, video
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Slate: Denial of Service
It’s sad when empires fall. via Broadband access in the United States is even worse than you think. – By Sascha Meinrath and James Losey – Slate Magazine.
Posted in CJ's Quick Links
Tagged access, broadband, fcc, high speed, internet, net, policy, telco
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An Open Letter to Conservatives
You can’t claim the author didn’t cite enough references. True, the dems still have Howard Dean, but still…geesh! An open letter to conservatives | AmericanDad’s Blog.
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Tagged democrat, gop, hate, history, hyperbole, hypocrisy, policy, politics, republican, rhetoric
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The Reality of the American Middle Class’ Decline Since 1970
A lengthy, but important, examination of the adjusted-for-inflation economic reality of what used to be a healthy American middle class. (via Daily Kos) Elizabeth Warren, the core issue, and a policy litmus test
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Tagged class, earner, economics, education, family, health care, income, inflation, middle class, mortgage, policy, poor, rich, taxes
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Is An American Hemisphere War Possible?
As gangs increase their influence and power in northern Mexico, worried border-state governors are increasingly considering a mobilization of force. With tensions increasing we need to look at seeing how we can avert senseless escalation.
Posted in Musings
Tagged america, americas, big stick, central america, cuba, diplomacy, drugs, escalation, gangs, government, influence, latin america, meddling, mexico, military, monroe doctrine, north america, policy, power, south america, united states, us, war
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President Obama, Give Us a Yard and We’ll Take a Meter
For all intents and purposes, the United States stands alone in relying on an inefficient and antiquated measurement system. For decades the cry has been that it will be too expensive or too inconvenient or too confusing to change to the worldwide metric standard. With the current economy in dire straits, can we really afford this ridiculous policy? Not only does it makes us look like provincial boobs, but (and this will get people’s attention) it costs us money. If ever there was a golden time to attack the problem with a bold mandate for change, this is it.
Posted in Gov't and Politics
Tagged america, avoirdupois, change, construction, conversion, expense, gallons, inch-pound, kilo, kilogram, liter, litre, meter, metre, metric, metrication, metrification, money, obama, odometer, policy, profit, sae, SI, signs, united states, us, usa, yes we can
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Oh, If The Founders Only Knew
Slowly, ever so slowly (well, quicker in the past seven years, but mostly it’s slowly), the office of the president has become less executive and more strongman. Congress needs to grow a pair and get some of its constitutional power back.
Posted in Gov't and Politics, Gripes
Tagged balance of power, branches, change, congress, founding fathers, goverment, policy, politics, president, white house
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Making Obama’s Space Policy Fashionable
Every time President Obama unveils more details on his vision of America’s space future, I get increasingly sad. In some ways he’s making his predecessor look like a visionary. I think it’s fair to say that Obama’s plan is so greatly in need of visionary correction that even Lasik might not be very effective. more…