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The GOP Has Always Been Broken

The GOP Has Always Been Broken
Source: www.boomantribune.com
It’s pretty plain that something pathological has dwelt within the Right for a very long time. …Sarah Palin may own the GOP, but she didn’t break it. As far as I can tell, it’s been been broken since Teddy Roosevelt quit it to found the Bull Moose Progressive Party. They can never be trusted with …
    A simple history lesson. Give it to every young person you know. Friends don’t let friends register Republican.    
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Daily Kos: The cost of no public option

Daily Kos: The cost of no public option
Source: www.dailykos.com
There’s a lot of arguing about the cost of the public option. The plan put forward by the HELP committee, is expected to cost $600 billion. The numbers (plucked from extremely well researched thin air) by the GOP insist the final number will be well above a trillion.
    VERY good argument — with clear facts and statistics and a simple cost comparison formula — to use with your Republican friends and family who are screaming about the expense of a public plan.    
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Rules of Disengagement:The Politics and Honor of Military Dissent

Rules of Disengagement:The Politics and Honor of Military Dissent
Source: p3books.com
Rules of Disengagement examines the reasons men and women in the military have disobeyed orders and resisted the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It takes readers into the courtroom where sailors, soldiers, and Marines have argued that these wars are illegal under international law and unconstitutional…
    A good friend of mine is co-author of this book. If you are interested in learning about resistance in the military and in supporting those resisters, you should buy it.     
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Secretary Clinton’s Diplomacy Town Hall ****UPDATED**** « Secretary Clinton

Secretary Clinton’s Diplomacy Town Hall ****UPDATED**** « Secretary Clinton
Source: secretaryclinton.wor…
First let me say that I apologize for still not having the video of the Town Hall posted on this site because I have gotten quite a few emails from people asking me why I haven’t posted it yet [as …
    I’m not Hillary’s biggest fan, but she was really great in this town hall, which I watched this morning on C-span. I think being Sec. of State is the best thing that could have happened to her. She is now able to run her own show, outside of the Bill and Hillary show.