The “initiative” process, pioneered by Oregon in 1904, as a means of stopping corrupt and bribed legislators stalling needed reforms has been co-opted by the corrupters and bribers to STOP the Oregon legislature from making needed reforms.
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Listen to this “man in the street” at today’s Glenn Beck rally in Seattle:
“The race card being played by the left side of the aisle is wrong.”
OK. I suppose to be fair, then, I ought to lead with an ace. The following was sparked by the 9-09-09 edition of this blog:
Front page news today in [...]
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Some columns are easier to write than others.
This is one of them.
Providing all of my research were the “family values” Republicans.
This week, second term Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina disappeared for six days, leaving the state without a chief executive who could make decisions in an emergency. His Republican lieutenant governor didn’t know where [...]
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The NY Times reports that the NSA “intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year.” Is anyone surprised?
Several intelligence officials, as well as lawyers briefed about the matter, said the N.S.A. had been engaged in “overcollection” [...]
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Filed under: Civil Liberties/Civil Rights, Congress, Democrats, Department Of Justice, In The Blogosphere, In The News, John Kerry, N.Y. Times, National Security, Obama Administration, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Republicans
He may be the lamest of lame ducks, but George W. Bush is still doing immense damage. Consider:
As the Bush administration prepares to issue its ruling on whether to limit greenhouse gases, it’s sending out a message to some of its allies: Tell us how much you don’t want us to regulate emissions linked to [...]
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Filed under: George W. Bush, Global Warming, Michael Stickings, White House
From the NY Times:
MSNBC tried a bold experiment this year by putting two politically incendiary hosts, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, in the anchor chair to lead the cable news channel’s coverage of the election debates.That experiment appears to be over.
After months of accusations of political bias and simmering animosity between MSNBC and its parent [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, News Media, Obama-Biden 08, Politics, Presidential Debates, Presidential Election, Presidential Primaries, Republicans, Stuart O'Neill, TV
This just in from the NY Times via my email: News Alert: Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate
Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Saturday, August 23, 2008 — 1:03 AM ET
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Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate
Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware will become Senator
Barack Obama’s running mate, The New York Times has learned.
Mr. Biden made [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, Foreign Policy, General Election, In The News, John Kerry, John McCain '08, N.Y. Times, Pamela Leavey, Politics, Presidential Election, Republicans, Sen. Joe Biden, Senate
The rumor mill is buzzing tonight that Barack Obama will name Evan Bayh as his VP choice on Wednesday in Indiana. First up with the buzz is Bil Browning of The Bilerico Project who said today:
I’m going to put my neck out on the line by making a prediction. Barack Obama will announce his vice-presidential [...]
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Filed under: Bloggers, Democrats, Election '08, General Election, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election, Sen. Evan Bayh, State Politics
The Boston Herald reported today that an “upbeat U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy completed his last day of radiation and chemotherapy treatment yesterday, according to an e-mail to friends and family from wife Vicki Kennedy.”
“He remained strong and was able to stay on schedule throughout this shock-and-awe phase of the treatment and his doctors – [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, In The News, John Kerry, Liberals, Massachusetts, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Senate, State Politics
In his own words from Al’s Journal:
A few hours from now I will step on stage in Detroit, Michigan to announce my support for Senator Barack Obama. From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected President of the United States.
Over the next four years, we [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, General Election, In The News, Political News, Politics, Stuart O'Neill
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