The Free Market Aint Free Baby

Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. – From George [...]

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Lobbyists Are Good People Too, Just Not Good People First.

• Lanny Davis is a prominent Washington lawyer and a political analyst. From 1996 to 1998, he served as special counsel to President Clinton. From 2005 to 2006, he served on President Bush’s five-member Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

That is quite a bioblurb for a guy writing a piece on the virtues of lobbyists [...]

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Forget Impeachment – It’s Time to Probe, Investigate, Indict Bush

It is a good time to review Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s 35 Articles of Impeachment, which he has repeatedly levied against George W. Bush. While most have ignored him and many have mocked him, Kucinich is one of the few who continuously questioned the legality of Bush’s policies. It may be too late to [...]

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Acerbico Post: My Radio Is Scaring the Bejesus Outta Me!

(The following is a guest post from a former Kool Aid drinking friend who has since been turned by conservative talk radio. He asked me to file this for him here. In the spirit of Bill O’Reilly and everything fair and balanced, ladies and gentleman, my fearless, honest and right friend, Acerbico.)
I will [...]

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Bush’s Departure Leaves Us All With The Bill

When Bush started his Presidency, one of his first major acts was to stand on a pile of rubble in New York and tell us all to go shopping.
His last major act, as he stood on a pile of rubble that was now the U.S. Economy, was to tell us all to pay the bill.

We [...]

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