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  • “We the Rich…”

    We the Rich...

    Few would argue the fact that Citizens United has been a major player in the Republican primary...and many if not most would concede that none of it has been healthy ...

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  • A Romney Victory Is Ensured With Trump’s Endorsement ()

    A Romney Victory Is Ensured With Trump's Endorsement ()

    As if you needed another reason to not vote Romney. Celebrity business magnate Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday, telling reporters he will not mount an independent campaign if ...

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  • Why I Love Newt Gingrich

    Why I Love Newt Gingrich

    In a perfect world, the Republican contest to find a nominee to face Barack Obama would go on forever...or at least until August. You cannot attach a number to the ...

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  • Republican Cannibalism

    Republican Cannibalism

    I suspect there are a ton of conservatives secretly agreeing with Begala and while it's too early in the game for Dems to get cocky, it's difficult to not smile ...

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  • Romney Hood

    Romney Hood

    One of our readers sent me an email with an idea for an illustration - Mitt Romney as Romney Hood. I thought it was brilliant and came up with the ...

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  • Why Do People Take an Instant Dislike To Newt Gingrich?

    Why Do People Take an Instant Dislike To Newt Gingrich?

    Quotes don't get much better than this one by Bob Dole. "Why do people take such an instant dislike to me?" asked a perplexed Gingrich, to whom Dole bluntly ...

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  • Gingrich Takes A Thrashing

    Gingrich Takes A Thrashing

    After the beating Gingrich took last night, it's hard to imagine under what scenario he can make a comeback.  Florida is going to Romney and for Gingrich to regain the ...

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  • SOTU

    SOTU

    There's a lot out there on the President's SOTU, so I'll keep my thoughts short and sweet. The speech did what it had to do which was target liberals and independents ...

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  • Just Another GOP Debate

    Just Another GOP Debate

    The highlights from last night's debate. - Newt Gingrich can't wait to become president so he can revisit the early 60s and overthrow Castro in Cuba. War, baby, war. - Santorum, who ...

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  • No More Mister Nice Guy for Mitt Romney

    No More Mister Nice Guy for Mitt Romney

    It appears that the South Carolina verdict is forcing Romney to start taking Gingrich seriously. “We’re not choosing a talk show host, we’re choosing a leader,” Romney said, saying that their ...

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  • Mike Huckabee Solidifies His Birther Creds

    Mike Huckabee Solidifies His Birther Creds

    Mike Huckabee offers advice to Mitt Romney concerning his unreleased tax returns. Let him [Romney] make this challenge: "I'll release my tax returns when Barack Obama releases his college transcripts and ...

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  • Late Night Political Humor

    Late Night Political Humor

    Via Political Humor... "Mitt Romney is coming under fire because even though he is a multimillionaire, he only paid 15 percent in taxes. That's not a tax, that's barely a tip." ...

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  • The Last Word On Jon Huntsman

    The Last Word On Jon Huntsman

    Good line. My guess is that after Romney fails to beat Obama in the general, Huntsman will be back in 2016.  The most electable guy in the field and he could ...

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  • Does Romney Urinate Straight Down His Leg?

    Does Romney Urinate Straight Down His Leg?

    I found this pretty funny...and accurate. It comes from a reader over at Balloon Juice. So, let’s review. The contenders for the GOP nomination are A vulture capitalist who believes that any ...

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  • The Constitution – Libertarian’s False Idol

    The Constitution - Libertarian's False Idol

    Lively little debate going on at one of last week's posts with Libertarianism put under the microscope. ocLiberal: I know I am in sketchy territory here, (start the indignant shouting now) but ...

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  • Gingrich’s Delusional Politics

    Gingrich's Delusional Politics

    In the contest to determine the winner of the Far-Right Politics gold medal, rack up a few more points for Newt Gingrich. “I think an intelligent conservative wants the right federal ...

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  • Late Night Political Humor

    Late Night Political Humor

    Via Political Humor... "Congratulations to Mitt Romney. He won the New Hampshire primary last night. See, this is proof that even the multimillionaire son of a multimillionaire can beat the odds ...

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  • What Do North Korea and Indiana Have In Common?

    What Do North Korea and Indiana Have In Common?

    Story 1: North Korea punishing those who 'didn't display enough sadness over Kim Jong Il's death' North Korean authorities are reportedly punishing citizens who did not display enough sadness over the death ...

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  • The Pope’s Hate Speech

    The Pope's Hate Speech

    In case you missed the story, Pope Benedict made headlines this week by doing what it is popes do best - putting the irrational fear of God into his followers. The ...

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  • Mitt Romney’s Idiot Quote of the Day

    Mitt Romney's Idiot Quote of the Day

    Romney was asked whether questions dealing with distribution of wealth and power were a matter of jealousy or fairness. You know, I think it’s about envy. I think it’s about class ...

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Net Neutrality Explained

Not sure what the net neutrality debate is all about?  This should help.
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Ideally, no government regulations sould be necessary to keep data moving unhindered across the net, but it has become obvious that without some kind of intervention by the FCC and other worldwide government agencies, cable and phone providers are intent on discriminating against the free flow of Internet traffic.  Net neutrality is crucial to anyone who believes in an open and accessible Internet.

So who is trying to block net neutrality from happening?  You guessed it.

Two Republican FCC commissioners attended a meeting of Americans for Tax Reform on Monday afternoon, where they advocated against the agency chairman’s net-neutrality proposal, according to industry sources.

Commissioners Robert McDowell and Meredith Baker, who have each vocally opposed the policy, appear to be encouraging activists and advocacy groups to work against the proposal.

When it comes to big business screwing the average American, you can always count on Republican support.  No one does screwing better than them.

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Cartoons of the Day

Happy Tuesday.

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Mike Luckovich, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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R.J. Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Taylor Jones
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Sunday Morning Open Thread

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Meet the Press has John Cornyn while “Face the Nation” has Bill Richardson and J.D. Hayworth.   Or you can have a whole hour of Joe Biden on “This Week”.  Mitch McConnell will be spreading his BS at CNN and David Vitter will be doing likewise at Fox.

As for me, I’ll be playing with my new Photoshop CS5.  As any PS enthusiast will tell you, an upgrade release is the equivalent of Christmas morning and this latest version is filled with goodies.  This is going to be fun.

Open thread and hey, happy Sunday.

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Another Crack In The Glass Ceiling

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It’s been a slow grind but the march continues with another victory for women in what is (unfortunately) a man’s world.

After a revolt that unfolded over less than 24 hours and surprised lawmakers and the public, Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stepped aside on Thursday and was replaced by his deputy, Julia Gillard, who became the country’s first female leader.

Faced with plunging approval ratings, rising opposition from within his center-left Labor Party and a looming federal election, Mr. Rudd agreed to step down rather than face a humiliating vote on his leadership. Party officials selected Ms. Gillard to take over.

Talking about Australia, has anyone ever tried their Vegemite?  This concoction of yeast extract and axle grease spread on buttered toast is a staple food for all Australian children.  I’ve spent some time in that beautiful country and you’d have to search long and hard to find a friendlier, more down to earth people than Australians.  But this Vegemite thing…I just don’t get it.

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Palin Might Be Why They Call It ‘Twit’-ter

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Sarah Palin thinks that the B.P. oil spill is proof that we should be drilling in the Alaska National Wilderness Refuge. She posted this little nugget of wisdom on her Twitter account recently:

“Extreme Greenies: see now why we push ‘drill,baby,drill’ of known reserves & promising finds in safe onshore places like ANWR? Now do you get it?”

Yep, we get it alright. That is a great point. After all, it isn’t like oil companies have ever had damaging oil spills in Alaska….

Do you suppose that she could see the Exxon Valez from her house as well?

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Michael Chase publishes The Rational Middle

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