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The most screwed up political issue of the Bush administration will be returning I imagine very shortly for the Obama administration.  First, I want to make sure people understand where I’m coming from:

The “Bush ban on stem cells” originally was passed in 1999.  Bush wasn’t president, Bill Clinton was.  This was a complete ban on [...]

Tags: barack obama, bush administration, claire mccaskill, conservatives, embryonic, embryonic research, embryonic stem cell, george-hw-bush, harry reid, human embryonic stem cell, human embryonic stem cell research, john-mccain, lie, livescience, manipulation, michael-j-fox, nancy pelosi, NIH, politicization, president, President-Bush, republicans, stem cell ban, stem cells

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Barack Obama is now referred to as President-Elect Barack Obama.  Soon to be just President Obama.  His sudden rise to The White House has not been the story I think most people would aspire to follow.  Well, maybe they would, just not me.  I’ll ignore his confusing youth of hanging out with terrorists and all [...]

Tags: alan keyes, ashley dupree, barack obama, blair hull, brenda sexton, democrat, jack ryan, jeri ryan, john-mccain, mike ditka, monica lewinsky, nomination, trailor trash, uncontrollable anger

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This is precious.
Immediately after the election, a few networks ran with the story that McCain campaign workers were claiming that Sarah Palin did not know Africa was a continent, among other ludicrous claims.  Turns out, MSMBC’s source for the claim was one Martin Eisenstadt.
Turns out, Martin Eisenstadt isn’t real.  He’s a fictional character.
Some people were [...]

Tags: africa, blog, campaign workers, continent, eisenstadt, fictional character, john-mccain, mccain campaign, Media, msnbc, NAFTA, sarah palin

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This is getting too predictable to ignore.  However, the media in general pretty much has.  See if you can follow me on this.
In 2000, we were definitely changing presidents.  It was a neck and neck race with two very politically diverse candidates running.  One was a staunch conservative Republican and the other was a wide [...]

Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, Al-Gore, barack obama, cnn, dotcom bubble, dow, economic policies, final three months, flaming liberal, george-bush, housing market, incumbent, john-kerry, john-mccain, lame duck president, liberal democrat, revolt, tracking poll, zogby

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Sandra Bernhard had this to offer when defending her man, Obama:
“Now you got Uncle Women, like Sarah Palin, who jumps on the sh** and points her fingers at other women. Turncoat b****! Don’t you f*****’ reference Old Testament, b****!” Bernhardt said. “You stay with your new Goyish crappy shiksa funky bulls***! Don’t you touch my [...]

Tags: barack obama, barbara-streisand, bitter pill, conservative issues, conservative values, conservative voters, conservative woman, entertainment industry, fiscal policies, irony, john-mccain, megan mullally, old testament, plastic glasses, religious right, sandra bernhard, sarah palin, social conservatives, tina fey

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If you’re going to debate this current financial market crisis or criticize the efforts to mitigate it, you HAVE to read this article by Noel Sheppard at Newsbusters.org:
…The Carter-era Community Reinvestment Act forced banks to lend to uncreditworthy borrowers, mostly in minority areas.
Age-old standards of banking prudence got thrown out the window. In their place [...]

Tags: 1977, community reinvestment act, fannie-mae, freddie-mac, hillary clinton, jimmy carter, john-mccain, market crisis, minority areas, nancy pelosi, newsbusters, noel, sheppard

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When the stock market tanked on news of AIG being bailed out by the government, and Lehman joining the ranks of failing spec banks, John McCain did the unthinkable, call it maverick if you will, and told the US the economy was fundamentally OK.  Barack Obama immediately seized that comment and hammered away at McCain. [...]

Tags: aig, assurances, barack obama, bear stearns, donations, economist, fannie-mae, freddie-mac, john-mccain, lehman, merrill lynch, rhetoric, socialism, stock market

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A lot is being written about John McCain’s sudden lurch to regulating the financial markets.  This does contradict his earlier history of fighting over-regulation.  And, quite frankly, I think it’s a tactical error. While appealing to the masses initially in a knee-jerk manner, it creates contradictions he’ll have to answer to.  And, it’s not necessary. [...]

Tags: aig, bill cliinton, bubble, credit score, fannie-mae, financial markets, freddie-mac, government interference, john-mccain, reverse mortgages, slums, sub prime lending

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Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr has filed suit that would keep voters from seeing the names Barack Obama and John McCain on their voting machines, saying they failed to follow the Texas law to get their names placed on the ballot. The Libertarians are claiming that both the Texas Democratic and Republican parties missed the deadline to [...]

Tags: barack obama, bob barr, joe-biden, john-mccain, libertarian party, libertarian presidential candidate, sarah palin, texas

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First, look at these two graphs:
 
That’s what the Dow Jones Industrial Averages did under Bush, before Pelosi took over Congress.
 
That’s what the Dow Jones Industrial Average has done SINCE Pelosi took over Congress.
Now, read this:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, when asked Tuesday whether Democrats bear some of the responsibility regarding the current crisis on Wall Street, [...]

Tags: dow jones industrial averages, Dow-Jones, economic crisis, economic growth, economic policies, john-mccain, mismanagement, nancy pelosi, President-Bush

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