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Debt Limit Raised

It was inevitable. The Senate voted to raise the national debt limit by an additional $781 billion, which at the current rate of deficit should keep us going for a short while. The new York Times reports the story here: Senate Votes to Raise U.S. Debt Limit to Nearly $9 Trillion We cannot afford the […]

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Molly Ivins in The Progressive

Why repeat it when it’s been said clearly. Molly Ivins is always worth a read, and here she says what a lot of us think: Molly Ivins: Enough of the D.C. Dems The point about Hillary is bang on target. Clinton is pandering to the right wingers, and has been for the past couple of […]

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Politics in 2006 and 2008

OK here we go: some preliminary thoughts about the upcoming elections. First and foremost they will be post-Bush. I know that sounds wildly optimistic, but I mean it. Bush has so stained his compassionate conservative label that everyone will have to abandon the idea. Which presents a problem for the Republicans. So the pressure will […]

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