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November 6, 1968

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Forty Five years ago today November 6th was also a Wednesday but one that changed the course of my life.  It was the day after a National election.  I woke up that morning realizing that everyone I had voted for had lost and then traveled to downtown Portland to report for the draft.  I had graduated from college in June and knew it was coming but the Vietnam war was in full … [Read more...] about November 6, 1968

Rand and Ron Paul’s Literary Libertarianism

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The feisty Kentucky Senator, formerly an eye doctor, has been reading other people’s charts--by the pageful. Accused last week of including chunks from Wikipedia in stump speeches, he is now caught lifting sections for an article he “wrote” for the Washington Times. He comes by his problems with authorship congenitally. In 2011, while running for President, his father Ron … [Read more...] about Rand and Ron Paul’s Literary Libertarianism

Republican establishment beats Tea Party in Alabama runoff

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The big news this election night will be about Republican New Jersey Gov Chris Christie winning (as expected) re-election, Democrat Terry McAullife winning (as expected but not as big as expected) in the Virginia Governor's race, and New York Democratic liberal Bill de Blasio getting a landslide win his campaign for New York City Mayor. But the most significant in terms of the … [Read more...] about Republican establishment beats Tea Party in Alabama runoff

Washington Times ends Rand Paul’s column due to plagiarism charges

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The Washington Times is saying "buh bye" to Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's column amid a host of plagiarism allegations. All that was missing was Donald Trump saying his famous two words: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul acknowledged Tuesday he had failed to properly source material in published writings, including a column in The Washington Times, after a string of embarrassing … [Read more...] about Washington Times ends Rand Paul’s column due to plagiarism charges

Democrat de Blasio elected New York Mayor in landslide

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Talk about sea change. In New York, progressive Democrat Bill De Blasio was elected mayor in a landslide in a seeming voter rejection of NYC's political and economic status quo -- a massive electio victory that will automatically make De Blasio one of the Democratic Party's most prominent elected: Bill de Blasio, who transformed himself from a little-known occupant of an … [Read more...] about Democrat de Blasio elected New York Mayor in landslide

No blowout: McAuliffe squeaks through victory in Virginia Governor’s race

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So much for pundit's prognostications of a massive repudiation of the Republican Party and Tea Partiers in particular in the Virginia governor's race. Democrat Terry McAuliffe defeated far right Tea Partier Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli but not with a margin anywhere as many predicted. The result? It's unlikely to be seen as a massive repudiation of the Tea … [Read more...] about No blowout: McAuliffe squeaks through victory in Virginia Governor’s race

Five years in, Obama morphs into Bush poll numbers

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Yep. It has finally happened: President Barack Obama's poll numbers -- and popularity -- have morphed into President George W. Bush's. There are a host of reasons why, and partisans will choose the one that fits their agenda and bias. But Yahoo gives us the facts: When President Obama first ran for the White House in 2008, it was with the promise to turn the page on the … [Read more...] about Five years in, Obama morphs into Bush poll numbers

Christie easily wins New Jersey re-election: Virginia Governor’s race too close to call

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CNN and other news organizations are now calling the New Jersey Governor's race an easy and impressive win for GOPer Chris Christie -- but the emerging narrative of Virginia's Governor's office being taken by a Democrat due to backlash against the Tea Party has not yet happened: the Virginia race is being called too close to call: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has won … [Read more...] about Christie easily wins New Jersey re-election: Virginia Governor’s race too close to call

Gerson on GOP Reality

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Former Bush staffer Michael Gerson lays out the reality of his party in The Washington Post. Tea party candidates — recall Sharron Angle, Christine O’Donnell, Richard Mourdock and Todd Akin — often lose winnable races. Tea party primary challenges, and the fear of them, encourage a harsher ideological tone among sitting Republican legislators, undermining their … [Read more...] about Gerson on GOP Reality

All eyes are on races in New Jersey and Virginia tonight

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Contests in Virginia, New Jersey are highlight of off-year election (via PBS News Hour) By: Terence Burlij and Christina Bellantoni Voters line up at a polling station at Spring Hill Elementary School in McLean, Virginia Tuesday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe polls are open. The closing arguments have been made. And by the end of… … [Read more...] about All eyes are on races in New Jersey and Virginia tonight

Tidbits from Down Under – Part 2

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FORWARD: A New York Times review of Bill Bryson’s 2000 book, Down Under, says about Australia (and about Bryson) [i]: It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life -- a large portion of it quite deadly. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in a very … [Read more...] about Tidbits from Down Under – Part 2

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford refuses to resign after admitting smoked crack cocaine (Video)

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If someone once said about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, "What is he? On crack?" they answer would be yes -- there was a time he was. And up until today he repeatedly denied it. Today, he admitted it, but won't resign: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Tuesday he won't resign, hours after admitting he smoked crack cocaine, probably "in one of my drunken stupors." "I was elected to … [Read more...] about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford refuses to resign after admitting smoked crack cocaine (Video)

Facebook Flirting: “Oh, To Be 80 Again”

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Is Facebook trying to tell me something? In my “Find Friends” section, more and more names of sixtyish-and-older actresses keep appearing and I am reminded of the legendary Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ remark at 90 as a beautiful woman passed by, “Oh, to be 80 again!” Following the lead of my teen-aged grandson who counts his age in half-years, I am only 89.5 … [Read more...] about Facebook Flirting: “Oh, To Be 80 Again”

Romney apologizes to Christie over “Double Down” leak

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When candidates being considered for vetting as a Vice Presidential nominee on a ticket give their info to an interested Presidential nominee, it's supposed to be confidential. Supposed to be: someone in the camp of unsuccessful 2012 Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney gifted a batch of opposition research on New Jersey Gov. Christ Christie to the to the authors of … [Read more...] about Romney apologizes to Christie over “Double Down” leak

John Kerry May Bring Happy NSA Surprise for Poles (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)

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Will anything worthwhile emerge from Secretary of State Kerry's brief visit to Poland today? Even if little of value can be gleaned from the Polish Foreign Ministry's official press release, Gazeta Wyborcza columnist Mariusz Zawadzki jests that Poles hankering for visa-free travel to America may receive an unexpected bonus for having all of their phone calls spied upon by the … [Read more...] about John Kerry May Bring Happy NSA Surprise for Poles (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)