Month: April 2008
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We Admitted We Had a Problem…
Considering President Bush’s history, this shouldn’t have been so hard… White House admits fault on ‘Mission Accomplished’ banner 1. We admitted we were powerless over reality—that our lives had become unmanageable due to our media message and really bad policy. From the twelve steps of policy screw ups.
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Frustration, and a Lack of Motivation
I haven’t written much lately. In fact, I haven’t been following much since Super Tuesday. I still do my normal rss read through, and visit the places I always did, but lately, nothing has moved me to write much. There are a lot of reasons for this. I’ve been chalking it up to my work/travel…
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Harrowing Healthcare Hedge
Since everyone’s bored to death with the Presidential contest that will never end, Democrats in Congress have decided to make some news. As reported in The Hill, some Democrats are not so sure how possible it will be to enact the healthcare plans proposed by our Presidential contenders. “We all know there is not enough…
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Will Joe Pull a Zell?
From The Hill Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), the Democratic Party’s 2000 vice presidential nominee, is leaving open the possibility of giving a keynote address on behalf of Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) at the Republican National Convention in September. Republicans close to the McCain campaign say Lieberman’s appearance at the convention, possibly before a national primetime…
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Free Ride
The filing deadline in Tennessee has come and gone, and now we know who’s running, and in some cases, who’s not. The Tennessee Bush Dogs are on their way to re-election, some with less opposition than others. Lincoln Davis has drawn a Democratic Primary opponent. I’ll be keeping an eye on that race. Jim Cooper…
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Trouble on Ford Mountain
No, no one else got indicted…yet. It seems that someone didn’t get the new family hymnal and now there is some dissent in the Ford family. Let’s start from the beginning. As reported in the Commercial Appeal on Friday, Jake Ford, independent candidate for TN-09, laid out some racially divisive words on the eve of…