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Archive of Articles for November, 2011

Newt? Really?

[ Posted Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 – 16:15 UTC ]

To put this another way: it is time to start taking Newt Gingrich seriously, folks. Because he's got a solid chance of denying the Republican nomination from Mitt Romney. For better or worse, the possibility of Newt pulling this feat off is becoming a lot more concrete.

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Our Holiday Fundraiser Kicks Off!

[ Posted Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 – 17:36 UTC ]

Because last year's fundraising drive was so overwhelmingly successful, we have decided not to mess with a good thing. In other words, to be blunt, there will again be kittens.

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Republicans' Tax Dilemma

[ Posted Monday, November 28th, 2011 – 14:46 UTC ]

Have the Republicans in Congress painted themselves into a corner on taxes? They seem to be in the position of choosing between a number of courses of action, most of which would normally be seen as going against their principles. They may have dealt themselves a losing hand, to put it another way.

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The Pentagon's First Bake Sale

[ Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 – 14:26 UTC ]

I'm told we still have a few hundred raffle tickets left, so please, folks, get to the raffle booths soon or they'll all be gone! Only a million bucks a ticket -- mere pocket change!

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Historic Interlude -- Guess The Decade

[ Posted Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 – 17:33 UTC ]

It's all bunkum, of course. America has always enjoyed a rousing good political fight, and our media has almost always reflected this (to their profit). Read the following excerpt, if you have a problem believing this, and see if you can put it in context. When, in other words, was the following written?

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Republican Field Approaches Iowa And New Hampshire

[ Posted Monday, November 21st, 2011 – 16:55 UTC ]

The race for the Republican presidential nomination has certainly been anything but dull this year. Every time you turn around, it seems another name pops up as the alternative to Mitt Romney.

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Friday Talking Points [189] -- Cut Congress' Pay!

[ Posted Friday, November 18th, 2011 – 16:40 UTC ]

The last time Members of Congress took a cut in pay was on April 1, 1933 -- the midst of a Great Depression. At a time of similar economic turmoil and record deficits, Congress should not require sacrifices of others without tightening its own belt.

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Deficit Committee's Trigger Lock

[ Posted Thursday, November 17th, 2011 – 17:51 UTC ]

If the committee fails, though, there are supposed to be "triggers" pulled -- automatic cuts to both domestic spending and military budgets. But you know what? I am confident that these triggers will never be pulled. To put it another way, these automatic cuts are never going to happen. Oh, sure, there may be some noise about them, accompanied by handwringing and teeth-gnashing inside the Beltway, but I remain confident that the actual budget cuts will never take place.

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Two Suggestions For Occupy Wall Street

[ Posted Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 – 17:39 UTC ]

The big question for the Occupy protests has now become: What next? With the multiple evictions across the country, the Occupiers have been given an ultimatum of sorts by the powers-that-be: protest and rally all you want, but you can't "occupy" these places any longer by erecting tents and making them your residences.

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From The Archives: Occupy Crossroads

[ Posted Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 – 18:26 UTC ]

The "Occupy Wall Street" movement seems to be at a crossroads. The path it chooses to take next may be the deciding moment for whether it declines into irrelevance or grows beyond its current boundaries into something larger.

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