Tom Daschle - Aye or Nay?

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Monday February 02, 2009 · 7:52 PM PST

2009/02/02 · 19:52

I will assume everyone is aware of the controversy swirling around Tom Daschle. I think it would be interesting to get a sense of the site. I don't
really want to color things with a long-winded preamble. The questions are really ones of honesty and fitness to serve. Whether forgetting to pay over
a hundred thousand dollars in taxes, and or being on the payroll of the ones one would regulate are sufficient grounds (singly or cumulatively)to sink one's candidacy to be the Secretary Designate of the Department Health and Human Services.

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Should Tom Daschle Remain As the Secretary Designate?

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Should Tom Daschle Remain As the Secretary Designate?

Yes

64 votes

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Don't Mention Armenian Genocide in Turkey

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Saturday January 31, 2009 · 9:04 AM PST

2009/01/31 · 09:04

Turkish Premier Erdogan's outburst in Davos probably had little impact on the Middle East or Turkish domestic politics for that matter, but it has probably set back Turkey's desire to join the E.U. by a decade. Turkey is the home of holocaust denial. It is in fact a crime in Turkey to mention the
slaughter of over a million Armenians publicly, The Holocaust which occurred in Europe in the forties was the progeny of the one that occurred a generation earlier in Asia Minor.

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In the abscence of an acknowledgement of the Armenian Holocaust should Turkey be allowed in the E.U.?

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In the abscence of an acknowledgement of the Armenian Holocaust should Turkey be allowed in the E.U.?

Yes

15 votes

36 votes

What Armenian Holocaust?

7 votes

Failure is Not an Option - The Big Three / Poll

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Tuesday November 11, 2008 · 3:34 AM PST

2008/11/11 · 03:34

Let's face it the US auto industry has been on a collision course with reality for at least 3 decades. Every thing about it from it's view of the environment (S.U.V.s, Hummer), to it's antiquated production techniques have left it miles behind foreign car makers. These companies are so top heavy in management, and that management has been completely oblivious to economic reality. These firms are poster boys for America's industrial decline.

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Should the Government Throw a Lifeline to Detroit Now?

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Should the Government Throw a Lifeline to Detroit Now?

Yes

22 votes

8 votes

Yes, but only for re-tooling and other capital costs

24 votes

No could mean a Depression

1 vote

No, Let's give the money to AIG

2 votes

Failure is the only viable option

8 votes

Lighten up dude, what's another 4 million out of work?

3 votes

Outside the Margin of Error, But Theft? with Poll

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 8:50 AM PST

2008/11/03 · 08:50

According to NBC Sen. Obama has led in the last 111 consecutive National Polls. The statistical probability that he will lose the popular vote is very small indeed. However, the past two national elections have been marked by considerable evidence of fraud, rigging and voter suppression. Past activity is a strong predictor of future action so I would assume that attempts will be made to subvert the process. True Ohio now has a Democratic
state apparatus as does North Carolina and Virginia so it may be more difficult for our friends on the right, however it seems that voting machine manipulation appears to be the great Achilles heal of the election process.
The question becomes is the margin of victory likely to be great enough to make any manipulation of the results appear preposterous on its face?

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Will the Margin of Victory Render Subversion

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Will the Margin of Victory Render Subversion

Futile

14 votes

Likely

3 votes

Doesn't matter they will try to steal anyway

54 votes

Am I wearing a tin foil hat?

5 votes

The Bailout Inequity

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Tuesday September 23, 2008 · 8:30 AM PDT

2008/09/23 · 08:30

It seems to me that the bailout, as now being contemplated, makes no distinction between those who have taken risks (shareholders, merchant bankers) and those who have tried to mitigate risk (insurance policy holders and savers). This failure to discriminate between reckless behavior and prudent behavior is at the heart of the flaw in this package.

Why are we rescuing those who lent money with no thought as to the merits of the loan? They were getting whopping fees just to create huge debt derivatives. How droll that these captains of the free market are now going hat in hand to the same public they have been ripping off for years.

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The Bailout

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The Bailout

Should Preserve Wall Street Institutions

3 votes

Work to Keep People in their Houses

2 votes

Segregate the Greedy from their Victims

0 votes

The Latter Two Choices

11 votes

Do You Feel "It", Too? with Poll

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Wednesday September 17, 2008 · 8:49 AM PDT

2008/09/17 · 08:49

By "It" I mean that virtually imperceptible movement of people. Something that begins as a whisper and gather momentum. I think the Palin bubble has burst.I think that McCain looks almost hapless in the face of the current meltdown. Now he is blaming greed and Wall Street and sleeping regulators.
What regulators? There are no effing regulators! And greed? Hasn't that been the Republican mantra for, well almost forever? "Greed is good". Well the chickens are indeed coming home to roost but not before pooping on the Republican ticket.

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Do You Feel a Sea Change Brewing?

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Do You Feel a Sea Change Brewing?

Yes

209 votes

16 votes

What is that guy smoking?

18 votes

Enough Apologies Senator Obama

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Thursday July 10, 2008 · 1:24 PM PDT

2008/07/10 · 13:24

I don't get it. The Obamas had a thoroughly lovely family interview on Access Hollywood the other day. His kids, naturally enough, stole the show. It was perfectly innocent and heck we all want to get to know his family. Those two daughters are completely natural and adorable. And the prospect of having kids in the White House has to appeal to millions of Americans. So why apologize for having your kids partake in the interview? There was no need to apologize or regret. Senator, you cannot please everyone and if you get the label of the "I'm sorry guy" it is not going to go down well. It is going to look weak. Sir, you have got a great family, let's see more of them. And don't be so quick to apologize, especially when there is absolutely nothing to apologize about.

A Very Brief Note to Senator Obama

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Wednesday June 25, 2008 · 8:44 AM PDT

2008/06/25 · 08:44

Dear Senator Obama,

Some of us didn't vote for you in the primaries, however we are now on board. We support you wholeheartedly. That support rests on the fact that we believe that you have superior insight and judgment. You will never please everyone in this broad and diverse party, let alone the nation. Just give us your best effort. We know that you have the heart and the mind to be a superb president. If you do what you think is right, that will be enough for us. Ignore the polls, ignore the pundits. Have the people's best interest at heart. No nation can ask more of its leader.

National Service - A Democratic Notion? Poll

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Sunday June 15, 2008 · 5:23 AM PDT

2008/06/15 · 05:23

I have often felt that one of the moral linchpins of sending our troops off to war has been the fact that the force is an "all volunteer army". The argument being they "knew what they were getting themselves into." How much more difficult would it be to propel the country into war if those fighting were drafted? I mean no more fortunate sons but if congress had to send their own kids, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews?
How fair is the current volunteer process with its heavy reliance on the poor and the non-white?

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National Service is

reasonable in a democracy

7 votes

a natural political brake on conflict

0 votes

fairer than the all volunteer army

3 votes

all of the above

24 votes

a dumb idea

7 votes

best left to the poor and non white

1 vote

unnecessary because things are going well as it is

1 vote

a democraticizing force mixing youth of all races and social strata

8 votes

politically a non-starter

6 votes

Senator Roll Up Your Sleeves

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Friday June 06, 2008 · 8:28 AM PDT

2008/06/06 · 08:28

This will seem incredibly trite to some (possibly to all).
But I have been watching footage of Bobby Kennedy. He almost always had his sleeves rolled up. It is the ultimate "can do"
sartorial statement. It is fundamentally non elitist. It is a posture that connotes energy and a willingness to do whatever is necessary. Screw lapel pins nothing says America and the work ethic more than rolled up sleeves. I want to see Senator
Obama wading through crowds this summer with his shirtsleeves
rolled up. It creates the "man of the people" image which he is in fact.

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What is the Best Way to Dress for a Crowd?

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What is the Best Way to Dress for a Crowd?

Rolled UP Sleeves

16 votes

Suit and Tie

5 votes

Tank Top

4 votes

Detroit Red Wings Sweater

4 votes

Today, No Obamites, No Clintonistas

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Tuesday May 20, 2008 · 1:20 PM PDT

2008/05/20 · 13:20

Just Americans and in fact people all over the world who wish the best for Teddy Kennedy. When something like this befalls you, politics kind of melt away. Teddy will get the best care
anyone could receive at Mass General. Kind of makes you wonder why everyone can't get the best care available irrespective of their income or status. And to his credit Teddy Kennedy has been the number champion for that kind of health care for decades.

Teddy, I doubt you are reading this but you are in everyone in the blogosphere's thoughts and prayers. Teddy we still need you.

Hillary Supporter Say No to Division

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Friday May 16, 2008 · 4:40 AM PDT

2008/05/16 · 04:40

There comes a time when even the most die-hard fan must realize that his team is not going to win the pennant or be in the Super Bowl. It is one of life's unpleasant realities. Now let me say that I really, really like Hillary. I think she is the stronger of the two candidates and the one most likely to win in November. Unfortunately, regardless of what I think and feel, Obama will be the nominee.

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