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Rick Perry: Like Dick Cheney, Only Dumber

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Daniel Larison takes Rick Perry's foreign policy argument apart in The American Conservative. Perry’s argument is the usual hawkish combination of threat inflation, fear-mongering, lazy references to “isolationism,” and stale Reagan nostalgia. He talks about a “profound” threat to the U.S. and the entire world from a jihadist group when it is no such thing, and hopes that his … [Read more...] about Rick Perry: Like Dick Cheney, Only Dumber

What’s Missing in the Current Immigration ‘Crisis’ Debate (Guest Voice)

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What's Missing in the Current Immigration 'Crisis' Debate By Ron Paul Over the past several weeks we have seen a significant increase in illegal immigration, as thousands of unaccompanied minors pour across what seems an invisible southern border into the United States. The mass immigration has, as to be expected, put an enormous strain on local resources, and it has heated … [Read more...] about What’s Missing in the Current Immigration ‘Crisis’ Debate (Guest Voice)

Is Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in big political trouble?

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[icopyright one button toolbar] So much for having him being seen as a political whirlwind who'll easily serve many years as Chicago's mayor. Rahm Emanuel has hit a political speed-bump. Part of it is due to the blood-fest that descended on Chicago on the 4th of July. And part of it is because no one has ever accused his political style of being endearing or even in … [Read more...] about Is Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in big political trouble?

Not enough people like Republicans to assure them a win

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[icopyright one button toolbar] Whether we're talking 2014 or 2016, the landscape doesn't seem to look very welcoming to Republicans. Chris Cillizza, in an update, sees no clear wins except in the bought-'n'-paid for districts. Obama no longer offers any boost for Dems, nor any hope for a deal with Congressional Republicans, but it's the Republicans who are taking the … [Read more...] about Not enough people like Republicans to assure them a win

Republicans rant but offer no solutions

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WASHINGTON -- Apparently there's a contest among Republicans to see who can be more shameless and irresponsible in criticizing President Obama's foreign policy. So far, Chris Christie is winning. The New Jersey governor alleged Saturday that "the unrest you see in the Middle East is caused in some measure -- not completely, but in some measure -- by the fact that this … [Read more...] about Republicans rant but offer no solutions

ISIL Hoists Saudi Royals By Their Own Petards (Le Quotidien d’Oran, Algeria)

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How much responsibility does Saudi Arabia have for the chaos cause to Syria, Iraq and the entire region by the now-infamous Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant? For Algeria's Le Quotidien d'Oran, noted columnist Kharroubi Habib writes that in an effort to displace al-Qaeda, which seeks the overthrow of the Saudi monarchy, Saudi 'strategists' decided to back a new group - … [Read more...] about ISIL Hoists Saudi Royals By Their Own Petards (Le Quotidien d’Oran, Algeria)

Bill Maher On Republican Zombie Lies About Obamacare

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUm2k-a7tfc Bill Maher had a rant against all those Republican lies about Obamacare which, despite being repeatedly debunked, are still out there--neither dead or alive, like Dick Cheney. The same is true about all those other lies which Republicans tell, since facts do not matter to them. Video above and transcript (via Daily Kos) … [Read more...] about Bill Maher On Republican Zombie Lies About Obamacare

Puerile Paul Punks Purblind Perry

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Any resemblance to Zell Miller is completely cosmic. [icopyright one button toolbar] There is something ultimately satisfyingly schadenfreudey about watching Right Wing cranks fight. To wit(less): Rick Perry Is Dead Wrong Sen. Rand Paul / Politico There are many things I like about Texas Gov. Rick Perry, including his stance on the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.  But … [Read more...] about Puerile Paul Punks Purblind Perry

You Have Never Been Right About Anything (Up Dated)

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This was good to see. Rick Santelli is CNBC's equivalent of Sarah Palin so I really enjoyed seeing his fellow CNBC corespondents taking him on. If you’re at all familiar with CNBC’s Rick Santelli, you know he almost never appears on the network without a shoutfest ensuing. The financial commentator — long considered the godfather of the tea party movement for his 2009 … [Read more...] about You Have Never Been Right About Anything (Up Dated)

The Impossible Presidency

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Ron Brownstein notes the similarities between two-term Presidencies of Clinton, Bush and Obama in The National Journal. The unconstrained political warfare symbolized by House Speaker John Boehner's pledge to sue President Obama for allegedly abusing his executive authority pushes this presidency farther down a rocky road that Bill Clinton and George W. Bush would painfully … [Read more...] about The Impossible Presidency

Disease Ridden Children – Really?

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[icopyright one button toolbar] The Central American kids arriving in Texas are likely to be better-vaccinated than children in Texas. With thousands of children from Central America arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, an old plague is once again sweeping the country—the fear of the diseased immigrant. “Our schools cannot handle this influx, we don’t even know what all … [Read more...] about Disease Ridden Children – Really?

Should Democrats’ theme song for Obama be “They Call the Prez Pariah”?

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[icopyright one button toolbar] The musical "Paint Your Wagon" has a classic song called "They Call the Wind Maria." This election season President Barack Obama's theme song might be "They Call the Prez Pariah," since Democrats are avoiding him and fleeing in political terror at being photographed with him. In this political season, Hope and Change has been replaced by … [Read more...] about Should Democrats’ theme song for Obama be “They Call the Prez Pariah”?

For the political geeks: Primary Colors

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Primary Colors (1998) [icopyright one button toolbar] During my university years (college to you Americans), I started to get more interested in American politics. It was never the nitty-gritty hawkish side of the political system that interested me, it was the circus like nature of it all that caught my attention. In fact it could have been before my University years … [Read more...] about For the political geeks: Primary Colors

Bordering on Heartless

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WASHINGTON -- Glenn Beck says he has come under fierce attack from some of his fellow conservatives for a grave transgression. His crime? He announced plans to bring food, water, teddy bears and soccer balls to at least some of the tens of thousands of Central American children who have crossed the border into the United States. "Through no fault of their own, … [Read more...] about Bordering on Heartless

Stinking Border Politics (Guest Voice)

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Stinking Border Politics by Michael Reagan Here's a modest proposal for solving the "Children's Invasion" on our southwestern borders. Next time a planeload of "unaccompanied alien children" from Honduras or Guatemala is being dispersed to their relatives in the U.S., the pilot should divert the flight and land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in downtown … [Read more...] about Stinking Border Politics (Guest Voice)