Are you an immigrant? (take a POLL)

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Saturday April 08, 2006 · 3:24 PM PDT

2006/04/08 · 15:24

I was curious about it for a while, but now with immigration issues front and center, I thought it would be a good time to see how many among kossaks are immigrants. Yes, I know America is a land of immigrants, so let's limit it to relatively new ones...let's say you, your parents and may be grandparents.

Oh, and by the way, if you see any mistakes as you read this - I mean language wise - you should know it is not because I was a C-student like our president. I think my English is still better than his, however it is NOT my native language. My story is below the fold...and I'll try to be brief.
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Bush's numbers are down, down, down!!!

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Friday October 07, 2005 · 2:43 PM PDT

2005/10/07 · 14:43

Nice, very nice...now Bush is slipping among groups that represent his base: evangelicals, REPUBLICAN women, Southerners and so on...

Check this out!
Accoding to an AP-Ipsos poll:

Since November he is down 30 points among white evangelicals

28 points among Republican women

26 point among Southerners

20 points among suburban men

66% say country is on the wrong track (only 28% feel the country is headed in the right directions)

Job approval 39%

The poll of 1,000 adults was conducted from Monday to Wednesday and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

Next thing we know, he will be under 30, no?

Fascinating and shameful logic

IreneNC

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Tuesday June 21, 2005 · 8:43 AM PDT

2005/06/21 · 08:43

How is this for the paradox?

Form WoPo editorial:

"War opponents have been trumpeting several British government memos from July 2002, which describe the Bush administration's preparations for invasion, as revelatory of President Bush's deceptions about Iraq....

The memos add not a single fact to what was previously known about the administration's prewar deliberations. Not only that: They add nothing to what was publicly known in July 2002."

Now Bush at the press conference with Blair:

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Minimum wage as a wedge issue.

IreneNC

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Sunday March 13, 2005 · 5:56 PM PST

2005/03/13 · 17:56

Why Republicans are able to get away with killing the minimum wage raise is beyond me. It should be a political suicide, but somehow it isn't. They are not afraid to vote it down every single time because they feel confident we won't be able to make a huge issue out of it. Why else?

Republicans are quick to argue that minimum wage raise will harm small businesses and economy. They always say that, don't they?

Here is a typical argument from the time Clinton was proposing (and did pass) a raise form $4.25 to the current level of $5.15:

Studies suggest that for every 10 percent increase in the minimum wage, a minimum of 100, 000 jobs are lost. A jump from the current $4.25 to the intended $5.15 is a 21 percent increase, amounting to over 200,000 newly unemployed. Other estimates would indicate a greater than 400,000 job loss.

Did it happen? Nope.

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SS: Only ignorant can be happy about Bush's "plan"

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Wednesday February 23, 2005 · 8:11 AM PST

2005/02/23 · 08:11

This is how NY Times starts today's installment on Social Security:

As he stumps for Social Security privatization, President Bush always gets a big round of applause for promising that the money in a private account could be passed on to one's heirs.
If those happy clappers only knew the details.

I think this is one of the most misleading selling points for SS privatization. It is also one of the most "attractive" features. The idea of money belonging to you, not government, meaning you can spend it the way you like, leave it to your kids...is kind of attractive on it's own, but it is a TOTAL LIE!

Below the fold there is a summary of what those who are cheering don't know (per NY Times article):

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If you don't feel too serious...

IreneNC

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Tuesday February 22, 2005 · 5:54 PM PST

2005/02/22 · 17:54

Sorry, this is a not a serious diary. I just needed a break. Also thought it is a good way to vent...sure worked better than pounding my poor TV.

I suspect many of you are familiar with this site, but I just discovered it today. Below are my two quick creations. Jump over the fold and check them out... Read More

It is official: Lieberman votes "yes" on Gonzales

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Thursday February 03, 2005 · 12:52 PM PST

2005/02/03 · 12:52

Via Raw Story
Apparently he supports US policy that denies rights to Guantanamo Bay detainees.

"He called the decision "progressive" and "remarkably just", citing the fact the Bush Administration opted to provide the inmates with food, water, shelter, blankets and the ability to practice their religion.

Imagine that - it's ok to torture and deny rights as long as they a fed. This is his new definition of "progressive"?

He also channeled Bush all the way and said that Gonzales' defense of torture memos had to be understood in the context of September 11.

This is beyond disgusting.....

One not very happy nation

IreneNC

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Saturday January 22, 2005 · 9:25 PM PST

2005/01/22 · 21:25

Some results from the WSJ/NBC News poll (13-17 January). Ruy Teixeira has more on this one as well as LA Times poll and CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, but here are a few questions he is not mentioning. As he says, a nation of unhappy campers...

1. Rate your feelings towards Bush:
Very positive - 32
Somewhat positive -19
Neutral - 9
Somewhat negative -15
Very negative - 25

(Looks to me like Republicans were over-represented in the sample...with very positive being that high compared to negative.)

2. Approve/disapprove of the job that Bush is doing:
Approve - 50
Disapprove - 44

(Still pretty low for the guy who just got re-elected. And it is even worse if it is coming from a sample that is somewhat heavy on Republicans.)

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Newspaper Headline of the Year and more...

IreneNC

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Tuesday January 04, 2005 · 5:24 PM PST

2005/01/04 · 17:24

Not really an informative diary - just a few headlines/opinions from the last year that made news one way or another

This was considered the least imaginable headline - it appeared in Financial Times on November 23, 2004:

"China tells U.S. to put its house in order."

Future of the industry as Todd G. Buchholz, author of "Bringing the Jobs Home", sees it (October 2004):

"They say in the future a typical factory will host three workers: a man, a computer and a dog. The computer will do all the work. The man will feed the dog. And the dog's job? To bite the man -- if he touches the computer."

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Why voting is so backwards in US?

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Tuesday December 28, 2004 · 5:26 AM PST

2004/12/28 · 05:26

Election 2000 was my first election in this country: I became a citizen in 1999 and was now eligible to vote. It was a mess. My first election was supposed to be perfect with my candidate cruising to victory. It was not, and he didn't - instead it was a mess...

As a result, Help America Vote Act was introduced, which left us with paperless electronic voting machines. Great!

In addition, leading manufacturers of these machines are rabid Republicans.

In addition to that, the software that is used in these machines is proprietary and there is no way to tell if it does what it suppose to do, which is count votes accurately, or gives 3 (or is it 4?) out of 5 votes to Republican candidate.

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NC is in a hurry to buy new voting equipment. Not so fast!

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Sunday December 19, 2004 · 1:34 PM PST

2004/12/19 · 13:34

This is what already happening in North Carolina. According to Charlotte Observer:

Makers of voting machines are focusing on North Carolina's election officials who will be looking for new machines after problems with state and local votes in November.

Companies are bringing their latest machinery to Raleigh on Monday so a commission on electronic voting can examine them as they work toward setting standards before the 2006 primaries.

New machines would cost about $80 million, and North Carolina plans to allow just a handful of companies to operate in the state. Accuracy is a key ingredient officials are seeking.

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Let's frame it: Kerik values=Bush's values

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Saturday December 18, 2004 · 4:59 PM PST

2004/12/18 · 16:59

Elisabeth Bumiller - always quite enthusiastic Bush's cheerleader - has an article in today's NY Times titled "In Kerik, Bush Saw Values Critical to Post-9/11 World"
I am sure she was trying to be nice and helpful, and write something positive about this pathological joke of a nomination - it is a syrupy piece. But how she misses the irony of having Kerik and "values" in one sentence is beyond me.
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