Tag Archives: policy
Gutting America
Now that the budget cuts have been released for public viewing I am reminded that we have a Democratic president who enjoys passing Republican policies. This budget as it stands now is the gutting of America and the road to … Continue reading
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The Obama Comeback?
I will come over to the notion that President Obama is the best thing since sliced bread when I see him put down the hammer on big business and all these bad practices. Obama has thus far favored too moderate … Continue reading
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The Obama Tax Compromise
The price tag is too high in my estimation. Perhaps I’m mistaken but the way I read this we get to decide if we want increased deficit into eternity with soon-to-be permanent tax cuts for the top 2% (if … Continue reading
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Vanda Felbab-Brown: “It’s All or Nothing in Afghanistan”
Vanda Felbab-Brown has written an excellent piece on the situation as it stands in Afghanistan. She is less in favor of the “golden path” in the middle between war-hawking and peace-doving than I myself am but I see well the … Continue reading
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Urban Institute Overviews The Public Option
Ezra Klein of The Washington Post has called this the “best overview of the public option” he has read so far, and I concur: Getting to a Public Option that Contains Costs: Negotiations, Opt-Outs and Triggers Robert A. Berenson, John … Continue reading
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Why Does Thou Bloggist So?
I’m The Mad Hatter, as I explained in a previous post, and this is free-flowing cognitive-internet instant-publishing a.k.a. “blogging-for-nothing.” For those of you who are highly against internet / blogger-net advertising let me tell you a little story: I once … Continue reading
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Policies Over Personalities in Partisan Politics
Image: SustainAbility.com Al Gore – “Republicans are the best sellers of the worst products.” Gore is right about the Republicans, but moreover he made this simple point without the venom we so often see in political right-wing … Continue reading
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Mexico in Crisis Today, America in Crisis Tomorrow
The danger posed by the Cartels and other violent organizations established in Mexico should be at the highest of priorities of border-state governors and all applicable agencies charged to such matters in our government. Continue reading
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Exception to Torture
Now somehow in these dark days we have a portion of the country who believe in using the very tactics of the communists that we rallied against so many years ago in a new battle where following this ideology will undoubtedly lead to yet another terrorist attack on the homeland and further the goals of global terrorism abroad. Continue reading
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Panetta versus Cheney
“It’s almost, a little bit, gallows politics. When you read behind it, it’s almost as if he’s wishing this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point. I think that’s dangerous politics.” Continue reading
Filed under Government, News & Politics
Eric Lightborn
