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Never Thought I'd Say It

post from Talking Points Memo on 09 May 2008 08:55:00 AM. © Talking Points Memo

How far off track is Hillary's campaign? It's so bad even Peggy Noonan is making sense, painful as that is to say.[...]

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To Privatize or Not to Privatize: Where is Jim

post from Boyda Bloc on 09 May 2008 08:51:00 AM. © Boyda Bloc

Great LTE in the CapJournal about Jim Ryun's stance on the privatization of Social Security.

In the article, Ryun's campaign staff said the world "privatization" doesn't accurately describe their candidate's plan for Social Security. But the same article noted that when he first ran for office in 1996, Ryun supported "compassionate privatization."
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In a 2004 debate, Ryun claimed to have not yet made up his mind about the idea of privatization. However, The Capital-Journal published excerpts from a letter Ryun sent to his constituents in which he advocated for privatized Social Security accounts.
So, to sum up: Ryun supported privatization in 1996. In 2004, he both opposed and supported it. And now he opposes it again."

Scroll down and read the comments - they are particularly interesting. Specifically Snert2 who I found was particularly funny

"I agree that Jim Ryun should run. My doctor tells me that regular physical exercise leads to a healthy lifetime. I am one registered Republican who will not vote for him to "run" for public office again."

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Fearguth’s Great Snark Hunt

post from American Street on 09 May 2008 08:48:00 AM. © American Street

One of the ways a dictionary defines a word is to use itin a sentence. For example, look up ‘insufferable’ and youmight see, “Chris Matthews is an insufferable blowhard.”

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US Mil: AQI Leader Remains at Large

post from IraqSlogger.com on 09 May 2008 08:47:26 AM. © IraqSlogger.com

After Iraqi officials boasted yesterday of capturing al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyaub al-Masri, a U.S. military spokeswoman today dismissed the Iraqi government claims, saying "Neither coalition forces nor Iraqi security forces detained or killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri.

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Hillary IS Erik Estrada

post from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth on 09 May 2008 08:45:00 AM. © AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

Hey, if Hillary is going to demand that Obama debate Democrats who have already lost, then it's only fair to invite Edwards, Biden, Dodd, Kucinich and Gravel too. And while we're at it, let's invite all the still-living previous Democratic candidates like Sharpton, Kerry, Gore, Dean, Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, Ralph Nader, George McGovern, Mondale and any others who are still around and kicking. It can be like those reality shows where they invite all the has-been stars, like Erik Estrada, to live in a house together and duke it out.

Seriously time for a restraining order.

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A 50 State campaign Ummmm, NOT

post from American Street on 09 May 2008 08:45:00 AM. © American Street

Here’s Obama’s odds of winning the states necessary to become the next President:State - Percentage - Electoral VotesHI - 100% - 4DC - 100% - 3VT - 100% - 3IL - 99% - 21CT - 97% - 7MD - 94% - 10CA - 92% - 55NY - 91% - 31DE - 91% - 3WA - [...]

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Petulant Child In Chief Watch

post from American Street on 09 May 2008 08:40:00 AM. © American Street

(Click on [Original Article] to view our posts.) A couple of news items jumped out at me this morning:[Emphasis of all kinds and / or off color commentary courtesy of the Funny Farm Editorial Staff]Negotiators Agree on Farm Bill, but Putsch Vows to Veto ItHouse and Senate negotiators yesterday reached final agreement on a new [...]

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It's the franchise, stupid!

guest post by HLF In a democracy, nothing matters more[...]

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One hand clapping ...

The latest news suggests that the Lieberman-Warner Coal Subsidy Act (the Climate InSecurity Act, CISA) has moved from critical condition to the morgue. As it will require 60 votes to get past any threatened filibuster (not that the Senate[...]

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A whole lot of confused economists

From the WSJ:Almost half of the economists in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey decided against answering a question on which presidential candidate offers the most responsible fiscal policies. However, Sen. John McCain was the clear favorite of those who answered the question.From Paul Krugman:McCain offers the most responsible fiscal policies? Notice that this [...]

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