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Bloggers Get Obama Accuser Hauled Off in Handcuffs

Who says blogging doesn’t do any good?

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McCain: Wooing Women?

John McCain has been noisily courting women Hillary Clinton supporters (both directly, and through Carly Fiorina), but this strategy might not work, especially considering how little support he is getting from Republican women. Take Harriet Stinson, the 82-year-old founder of Republicans for Choice. She has been a staunch Republican for 60 years, but she finally […]

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The Cindy McCain Quiz

Test your knowledge of Cindy McCain. See how many answers you can get right: http://www.236.com/news/2008/06/19/quick_quiz_cindy_mccain_7217.php This quiz is in honor of Cindy McCain smearing Michelle Obama on Good Morning America today, where she brought up the “proud” gaffe, saying “I don’t know why she said what she said, all I know is that I have always […]

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Conservatives Destroy Marriage

Following the California Supreme Court ruling that struck down the ban on same-sex marriage, the clerks in three California counties have declared that they will stop performing wedding ceremonies entirely — for either homosexual or heterosexual couples — in protest. Once upon a time Rick Santorum and Pat Robertson predicted that allowing gay marriage would […]

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Can we still call it the White House?

At the recent Republican state convention, at least one vendor was selling this button. But why limit the attacks to Blacks? Another button for sale said “Press 1 for English. Press 2 for Deportation”. At least there was one button sold there that said “I will hold my nose when I vote for McCain”. Of course, […]

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John McCain, meet William…

Be sure to watch both videos. The first one made me cry, the second one made me laugh. Thanks to 23/6

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Bob Barr: I was wrong, the War on Drugs is a failure

Five years ago, the Libertarian Party hated Bob Barr. In his 2002 congressional race, the Libertarians ran attack ads against him because of his support for the War on Drugs.  Now, he is their candidate for the presidency. How did this happen? In his words “The libertarians won”. Whether or not you have an libertarian […]

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World trusts Putin and Ahmadinejad more than Bush

In a world opinion polls, significantly more people trust Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than trust US President Bush. Bush just barely edged out Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, but then he’s our boy. From World Public Opinion

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Fewer rich people are paying any taxes

Think Bush’s tax cuts reduce taxes for the wealthy? How about eliminating them altogether? In 2005, the number of federal tax returns with $200,000 or more of adjusted gross income that paid absolutely no federal income taxes at all jumped 161% compared to the year before.  In addition the number who paid absolutely no income […]

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McCain prays for flooding victims – God answers his prayers and sends Obama with a shovel

U.S. Senator John McCain today issued the following statement on the flooding in the Midwest: Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those impacted by the flooding throughout the Midwest. Cindy and I would like to extend our sympathies to all those who have lost loved ones, and stand ready to help those in […]

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Bringing the troops home

© Mike Luckovich

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Do not adjust your television set?

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In front of the Governator’s mansion

fron the NY Times Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California and a McCain supporter, is married to Democrat Maria Shriver, a member of the Kennedy clan and an Obama supporter. Luckily, there is a tie breaker — of their four children only one is old enough to vote, and she prefers Obama.

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Senate Republicans Night of the Living Dead

After loosing three congressional seats in traditionally Republican districts, the Republicans are now setting themselves up for more losses, but this time in the Senate. For some reason, Republicans are having a heck of a time finding anyone either qualified or willing to run for the Senate. As a result, some of their proposed candidates […]

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Bush may be forced to withdraw all troops from Iraq this year

The UN authorization that allows US troops in Iraq expires at the end of this year, so the US has three options: Get a new authorization from the UN, which is not very likely. Get the Iraqi government to sign an agreement allowing the US to stay in Iraq. Remove all troops from Iraq (!) […]

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