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Palin Benefits from Insatiable Narcissism, But When Will We?

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With Newsweek placing Sarah Palin at an estimated annual earnings of $14 million (topping all women and coming in at #6 overall) on its list of the 50 highest-earning political figures of 2010, it's time for everyone to sit back and let her narcissism work for us. Enough with the "we must ignore her." She's not going away folks, not until she becomes so uncomfortable with the … [Read more...] about Palin Benefits from Insatiable Narcissism, But When Will We?

FBI Creates Terrorists to Catch Them

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The sting that led a Somali-born youth to set off a fake bomb in Oregon underlines simmering questions about the FBI role in fighting domestic terrorism. There are surely legal reasons for devoting months of manpower to leading a troubled teenager from jihad aspirations to what he did at a Christmas tree lighting and even some strategic advantage in deterring wannabes with … [Read more...] about FBI Creates Terrorists to Catch Them

How Does Congressman Glenn Beck Sound? (Guest Voice)

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How does Congressman Glenn Beck sound? by Karl Frisch In just a few weeks, Republicans will take control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time since the 1994-midterm elections brought them to power after nearly half a century in exile. The freshly-minted majority knew just who to thank for its 1994 victory: nationally syndicated conservative radio … [Read more...] about How Does Congressman Glenn Beck Sound? (Guest Voice)

Sen. Jon Kyl On Earmarks (Part 2)

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It's a lame-duck Congress, and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), the number two Senate Republican, has decided to stop START (part 1) and renege on fiscal responsibility just three days after Republicans adopted the Tea Party vow to just say no to earmarks (part 2). John Aloysius Farrell points out that the "much-vaunted Republican ban on earmarks" lasted a whopping three days when … [Read more...] about Sen. Jon Kyl On Earmarks (Part 2)

Sen. Jon Kyl On The New START (Part 1)

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It's a lame-duck Congress, and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), the number two Senate Republican, has decided to stop START (part 1) and renege on fiscal responsibility just three days after Republicans adopted the Tea Party vow to just say no to earmarks (part 2). Earlier this week on MSNBC, Cenk Uygur suggested that Kyl's opposition to the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) … [Read more...] about Sen. Jon Kyl On The New START (Part 1)

Random Acts Of Culture

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I've written about this before but I had to post again. The Knight Foundation is an organization which, among other things, seeks to promote the arts. To quote from the web site Knight Foundation invests in artistic excellence, funding arts projects that engage the Knight resident communities in collective cultural experiences. We look for innovative, high-quality … [Read more...] about Random Acts Of Culture

When Sociopaths Are In Charge

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Note: This is a follow up to Joe Gandelman's post below. While we on this side of the pond worry about our debt crisis, things are really bad in Europe.  The Euro and the European Community itself are in danger of collapse. Another week, another crisis for the euro. In April, the single currency wobbled as Greece was rescued. This week and last, Ireland sparked the … [Read more...] about When Sociopaths Are In Charge

Get Rich Tips For Tough Economic Times

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Yes, even in tough times there are still ways to get rich in America. In this regard, here's a half-dozen tips guaranteed to get you into the big buck big leagues. 1, Run for public office every two years. The office and the party you choose aren't important. What matters is that the positions you espouse with great heat and furious energy attract a following that includes … [Read more...] about Get Rich Tips For Tough Economic Times

Obama Gotchya Bubble

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How much reality does a President need? As Barack Obama nurses an upper lip with 12 stitches from a flying elbow in a basketball scrimmage, Wall Street Journal doyenne Peggy Noonan advises him to escape the White House bubble by hiring "a special assistant for reality" to "advocate for the average, a representative for the normal." Whose normal? The full text, which Rupert … [Read more...] about Obama Gotchya Bubble

Europe’s Growing Debt Crisis Ominously Spreads

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Ireland and Greek's financial problems were pitchforked into the headlines but there are fears that another key European country could also be enmeshed in Europe's escalating debt crisis: Spain. And although Spanish officials are pooh-poohing the idea of a bailout the situation in Spain -- and elsewhere in Europe -- is trending in one way: grim. The debt crisis in Europe … [Read more...] about Europe’s Growing Debt Crisis Ominously Spreads

Social Change Chicago Style (Guest Voice)

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Social Change Chicago Style by Martha Randolph Carr The Great Recession has already brought forth a lot of change in the way Americans do things. No matter what the Feds do to try and get us to spend money wildly like we used to most of us have kept our purses snapped shut. That’s a course-correction that’s been needed since the heydays of the 1950’s when we started … [Read more...] about Social Change Chicago Style (Guest Voice)

Richard Hofstadter on “Pseudo-Conservatives”

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I am currently reading Richard Hofstadter's The Paranoid Style in American Politics and Other Essays, and was struck by a passage in his essay, "Goldwater and Pseudo-Conservative Politics," in which Hofstadter contrasts the sharply differing political styles of what he refers to as "Taft Republicans" (which included Eisenhower), and the new era of "pseudo-conservatives" that … [Read more...] about Richard Hofstadter on “Pseudo-Conservatives”