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The Keystone Pipeline is Irrelevant II

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A few days ago I wrote that the Keystone pipeline was irrelevant. Oil is now at less than $44 a barrel, less than half of what the operators working in the Alberta tar sands need to show a profit.  It's also at least a third less than those who are fracking oil and gas need to show a profit. So much for North American energy independence.  Banks and investors are finally … [Read more...] about The Keystone Pipeline is Irrelevant II

What The Democrats Were Doing While The Republicans Were Making Fools Of Themselves

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I've already discussed what the Republicans were doing Thursday night at the debate. We also know that since then the Republicans have been fighting about Donald Trump's misogynistic comments about Megyn Kelly, with Trump being disinvited from the RedState Gathering. While the Republicans were debating, Bernie Sanders was tweeting in response. Sanders even had the most … [Read more...] about What The Democrats Were Doing While The Republicans Were Making Fools Of Themselves

Breaking News: Venezuela Is Running Out of Beer

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The political, economic, social and humanitarian crises (plural) in Venezuela have now been raging for several years and, according to Business Insider, are now “nearing a tipping point.” For a while, a lot was being written about the Venezuelan crisis and chaos -- especially about the human rights abuses -- and how Venezuela was "unraveling". But then, perhaps in part … [Read more...] about Breaking News: Venezuela Is Running Out of Beer

Hayes: Trump Campaign Won’t End Well

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Mark this date down. Stephen Hayes of The Weekly Standard and I actually agree. It's not that the media have failed to give Trump enough credit; we’ve given his supporters too much. We assumed that at some point they'd embarrassed to be associated with him: If not his slander of Mexican immigrants, then perhaps his mockery of POWs; if not his kindergarten Twitter … [Read more...] about Hayes: Trump Campaign Won’t End Well

The Real Scary Thing About a Trump Presidency

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There are many things that should make Americans troubled if not outright scared about a potential Trump presidency. It is not necessarily his narcissism and pompousness. Sadly, there have been and there are too many self-absorbed, arrogant politicians -- one or two may even come close to Trump in this department. It is not only his flip-flopping on issues. Again, there … [Read more...] about The Real Scary Thing About a Trump Presidency

Krugman: GOP Not Serious (Not Just Trump)

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Paul Krugman argues that Donald Trump differs from the other 2016 GOP Presidential candidates only because he does not pretend to be serious in The New York Times. The point is that while media puff pieces have portrayed Mr. Trump’s rivals as serious men — Jeb the moderate, Rand the original thinker, Marco the face of a new generation — their supposed seriousness is all … [Read more...] about Krugman: GOP Not Serious (Not Just Trump)

Israeli President Rivlin believes Netanyahu hurts Israel (Guest Voice)

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Rivlin believes Netanyahu hurts Israel By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Israel’s President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin is saying the same thing that you’ve read more than once here. In an interview printed in Friday’s Ha’aretz he explained why he thinks that Prime Minister Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu’s rant against United States President Barack Obama is very bad news for … [Read more...] about Israeli President Rivlin believes Netanyahu hurts Israel (Guest Voice)

2016 election is not just about us

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The 2016 election is not just about ensuring and protecting my generation or even my nieces and nephew's generation. Oh no, there is so much more at stake than just what will happen in the next decade or two. We must begin now to do all that we can do to protect and preserve our government, our Constitution, our country, our land and our planet Earth for the generations to … [Read more...] about 2016 election is not just about us

Chuck Schumer and the Iran Deal

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Kevin Drum makes a couple of great points -- explaining why Charles Schumer made things a bit awkward by dissing the Iran deal when he did. The key lies in the timing of Schumer's announcement. Schumer waited "until Democratic support for the deal was nearly airtight," Drum writes. At this point, Schumer would have to persuade virtually every undecided Dem to vote No in … [Read more...] about Chuck Schumer and the Iran Deal

Republicans pile on Trump as his campaign seems poised to unravel

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By Bill Trott and Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rival Republican presidential candidates piled on Donald Trump on Saturday for his caustic remarks about a female debate moderator, and the billionaire celebrity candidate backpedaled in an effort to keep his campaign from unraveling.Trump blasted Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly during a debate in Cleveland on Thursday when she … [Read more...] about Republicans pile on Trump as his campaign seems poised to unravel

Roger Stone Quits Donald Trump Campaign

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For once, someone is telling Donald Trump: “You’re fired!” On Saturday, news broke that Roger Stone, the Republican presidential candidate’s top political adviser, will no longer be working for Trump. Though rumors swirled that the real estate tycoon gave him the ax, Stone says he resigned from his post. According to Politico.com, Stone informed friends he… … [Read more...] about Roger Stone Quits Donald Trump Campaign

Fox Republican Debate Dominated By The Donald

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Fox brought in a record 24 million viewers for the first Republican debate on Thursday night , and nobody doubts it was because of Donald Trump. CNN explained what this number means: For perspective, the first GOP primary debate four years ago, also on Fox, attracted 3.2 million viewers. The most-watched primary debate that year, broadcast by ABC, reached 7.6 … [Read more...] about Fox Republican Debate Dominated By The Donald

Was Shakespeare High When He Wrote His Plays?

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State-of-the-art forensic technology from South Africa has been used to try and unravel the mystery of what was smoked in tobacco pipes found in the Stratford-upon-Avon garden of British playwright William Shakespeare. Residue from clay tobacco pipes more than 400 years old from the playwright's garden were analysed in Pretoria using a sophisticated technique called gas… … [Read more...] about Was Shakespeare High When He Wrote His Plays?

Trump hits limits: dumped from Red State conservative convention due to new misogynistic low comment about Fox News’ Kelly (UPDATE 3)

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Republican front-runner Donald Trump has just run smack-dab into limits on his rhetoric. He has been quite publically disinvited from a major meeting of conservatives due to comments he made Friday night about Fox News' Megyn Kelly, who committed the sin of acting like a mainstream journalist in Thursday night's debate and asking him tough questions. In a seeming race to … [Read more...] about Trump hits limits: dumped from Red State conservative convention due to new misogynistic low comment about Fox News’ Kelly (UPDATE 3)