Federal Contractors succeed where Repulicans Failed

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Friday November 15, 2013 · 8:03 AM PST

2013/11/15 · 08:03

President Obama weathered years of Republican obstruction, a Supreme Court challenge and even a Government shut down to protect the Affordable Healthcare Act.
Now it looks like the whole thing could unravel because of the Byzantine architecture of Federal Procurements. How is it possible that the country that invented the computer, the internet and the website cannot launch a successful e-commerce enterprise after 3 years and 634 million dollars? Has the Washington Game gotten so bad that it can threaten to take down a Presidency?

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Tuesday February 22, 2011 · 2:27 PM PST

2011/02/22 · 14:27

Make a personal commitment to not buy products sold by Koch Industries. These include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Sparkle® , Soft 'n Gentle®, Mardi Gras®, Vanity Fair®, and the Dixie® brand of tabletop products. They also include Georgia Pacific Building products.

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A trillion dollar scam

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Wednesday February 16, 2011 · 10:53 AM PST

2011/02/16 · 10:53

The House of representatives is debating a 1.2 trillion dollar defense appropriations bill this week. this is a stunning number considering that the federal budget for 2011 is projected at $3.83 trillion in total spending. It is beyond stunning given that the budget deficit for the fiscal year is estimated to be 1.65 trillion dollars. In a must read editorial in Today's New York Times entitled "30 Steps to Better Government," Gene L. Dodard of GAO enumerates several key areas where the Government could be doing a much better job of spending the money it does take in. If Congress is serious about deficit reduction, this DOD spending bill should not be approved without big changes.

Here's the link, more below the fold.

http://www.nytimes.com/...

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Tahrir Squared

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Monday February 14, 2011 · 9:41 AM PST

2011/02/14 · 09:41

Great percentages of young people either unemployed or under employed. A coterie of leaders in their seventies and eighties with an absolute lock on power, many of whom have been in power for decades. A significant swath of economic assets held by a few well connected families. Media outlets more interested in following the script than revealing objective truth. And most disturbing, a sprawling secretive intelligence and security apparatus purporting to provide security to a vulnerable nation, but increasingly focused inward. No, I'm not talking about Egypt or Tunisia. All of these statements are true of the United States. When will our Tahrir Square moment arrive?

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Its not about the Arab street, its about the Arab marina

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Friday February 04, 2011 · 8:02 AM PST

2011/02/04 · 08:02

If you want to better understand why the average Arab is fed up, take a look at the list of the world's biggest yachts.

http://www.superyachts.com/...

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Wednesday February 02, 2011 · 3:11 PM PST

2011/02/02 · 15:11

The Republican Leadership has pledged to cut Government spending, but when discussing this pledge, they uniformly exclude Defense spending. This is usually tied to the standard meme that we cannot morally cut defense spending while our brave men and women are fighting overseas. Thanks to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a recent audit of defense contracting and fraud reveals a troubling truth, namely that the defense budget is where they bury the bodies.

http://sanders.senate.gov/...

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Monday September 27, 2010 · 9:44 AM PDT

2010/09/27 · 09:44

The government of Israel failed to extend a moratorium on construction in the West Bank when it expired over the week end. The ostensible reason was that Benjamin Netanyahu's fragile coalition would collapse if even a short extension were granted. Now we will once again watch as bulldozers bury another chance for peace.

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Monday March 15, 2010 · 9:26 AM PDT

2010/03/15 · 09:26

The recent diary posted by Calchala reported on a significant development in US Israeli relationships. The tensions between the United States and Israel rising from the ongoing settlement issue are worth reporting The comments added to that diary remind us again that we here in the US may be part of the problem

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Wednesday March 10, 2010 · 1:52 PM PST

2010/03/10 · 13:52

Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs, Eli Yishai of the Shas party showed great disrespect to Vice President Biden when choosing to announce early approval of an additional 1600 residences in East Jerusalem during the VP's visit this week. It seems that conservatives in Israel are intent on fore fending the resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians. The act was apparently a surprise to Prime Minister Netanyahu and to the the White House.
While the great majority of Israelis embrace the cause of peace, and pay the price of failure, a minority of conservatives would thwart the public will to further their ideologically driven vision of a greater Israel. When they succeed, the United States gets a great share of the blame.

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Sunday September 06, 2009 · 5:10 AM PDT

2009/09/06 · 05:10

A newly found transcript reveals why the extreme right is so frothed up about "death panels"

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Wednesday May 27, 2009 · 8:51 AM PDT

2009/05/27 · 08:51

Once again, our nation will be forced to endure the Kabuki Theater that is the confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee. The political class, and the Remora like commentariat that clings to them will hold forth on the rule of law, and that laws must be narrowly construed, and that it won’t do to have judges thinking about the consequences of their actions. To quote Seymour Burns, "Heaven forefend."

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Tuesday May 19, 2009 · 1:29 PM PDT

2009/05/19 · 13:29

President Obama's remarks regarding abortion this week have angered some, who interpret the language as a betrayal of liberal values. The upcoming controversy, real or manufactured, around his yet to be announced Supreme Court nominee will mean that abortion is once again a hot topic this summer. Booth sides in the abortion debate have resorted to stale arguments, a kind of intellectual trench warfare in this debate. The right's obsession with abortion, and the court as a means of ending abortion rights has distorted the composition of the court and resulted in many bad decisions that have nothing to d with the right to choose. Perhaps it is time for the left to re-frame this issue in a way that peals more centrist voters away from the hard right. WARNING This may offend some, but hopefully cause the reader to think about the issue in a new way.

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