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Who Are The Koch Brothers, And Why It Matters

This piece from August of last year in the New Yorker looks at David and Charles Koch are. They have lot of money, aren’t afraid to use it, and were the financial backbone the Tea Party movement needed to get started. Their reach is enhanced by lots of money and the power of the Citizens [...]

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  3. The Health Care Reform Deal The President Should Cut Matt Miller at the Washington Post hits the nail on the head: Republicans need to pass a law that the Congressional Budget Office certifies will cover the same number of…

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“Unfriended” By The Right

Yes, I’m on Facebook. Yes, I post there fairly regularly. Yes, I have some friends. Apparently, I have one less than I had a week ago.

This individual and I have know each other for a long time, 30 years. But as happens, people move, people change. So it’s really no surprise that our life paths have led us to different interpretations and political views. Debate is healthy.

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Road Rebel – V1 E68 – Miss USA Rima Fakih Called A Terrorist

No, you read that right. That’s the reaction from the right about Rima Fakih winning the title of Miss USA, titling her instead “Miss Hezbollah”, and claiming she has family that are high ranking members of Hezbollah. No proof is … Continue reading →

Government Mandated Health Care – 200+ Years Ago

The healthcare bill has been voter into law, not that you’d know it from the complaints we continue to hear. “They’ll pay in November” is the cry. How dare the government mandate health care with legal penalties if we don’t comply? The argument even includes the statement that our founding fathers would never have allowed [...] Continue reading →

What Exactly Are They Angry About?

This morning I was listening to an NPR story comparing the real Boston Tea Party to the folks who are now calling themselves TEA Party activists. The capitalization on the latter is an acronym for Taxed Enough Already. The story made the distinction – correctly – that the original Tea Party was not about taxation [...] Continue reading →