A Modest Proposal for the Rich - Updated

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Wednesday July 22, 2009 · 3:16 PM PDT

2009/07/22 · 15:16

The rich, or the Republican caricature of the rich, are enraged that their hard earned dollars support the lazy, indulgent poor. Never mind that the United States has one of the lowest tax rates in the world. After all, the top 10 percent of income earners pay 71 percent of income taxes. Never mind what percentage of the total income they generate. Never mind that capitol gains are taxed even lower than income. That is beside the point. The 35% income tax rate is onerous and should be even lower. In Republican minds, even 1 percent more income tax would break the back of the rich and thereby destroy America.

a proposal after the fold....

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Tuesday June 24, 2008 · 3:51 PM PDT

2008/06/24 · 15:51

The Republicans will hit Senator Obama with everything they can to tarnish his image. Just as they did with Kerry, defining him as "elitist" is a favorite ploy, no matter that it is false. Senator Obama's life has been anything but elitist. The truth doesn't matter.
Do Republicans believe Obama doesn't belong at the country club or do Republicans want to portray him as fitting there? Both.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/...

Solution below the fold.

35fan

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Monday July 17, 2006 · 6:08 PM PDT

2006/07/17 · 18:08

Has anyone made the connection between the recent Indian explosions and the 2004 story of the unguarded Iraqi weopons bunker? This is from an article today at Salon.

Investigators said Monday that RDX -- a military explosive favored by Islamic militants in India's part of Kashmir -- was used in the deadly attack on Bombay's rail system.

Salon
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And here's our old story about the unquarded bunker, and missing RPX.

On April 18, a 101st recon party opened up at least some of those locked bunkers, including probably bunker 47, containing the IAEA's 3 tonnes or RDX in "Yugo drums," to see what was inside them, and then left the site with those bunkers now unlocked.

Link to the article: BoxTurtle

Yearly Kos 2005 Awards: And the winner is....

35fan

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Wednesday February 01, 2006 · 4:32 PM PST

2006/02/01 · 16:32

What's a convention without awards? They take your mind off the food during dinner, recognise individual contributions, and build institutional memory. Over time, they establish a benchmark for performance and a succinct history of an organization. Besides they're usually controversial and fun - two Daily Kos attributes.

Here as some categories I'd like to see:
Diary of the Year 2005
Best Election 2005 Diary
Best Satirical Diary of the Year
Datamining Award (jotter is the odds on favorite here)
Most Original Research
Tin Foil Hat of the Year (with actual tin foil hat)
Most Influential Diarist
Troll of the Year

Good idea, bad idea?

Freep this poll or not...80% say support for war won't return

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Monday August 22, 2005 · 1:49 PM PDT

2005/08/22 · 13:49

On CNN's main page. "Can President Bush rally support for the war in Iraq?"
Already running 80 percent NO with 167,365 votes, but why give the MSM any reason to think otherwise. Besides, how else are you going to kill time til 5:00?
Almost takes the fun out of freeping when the results are so heavily skewed our way.
I searched and didn't see this listed already.

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A Modest Proposal for the Rich - Updated

"Elitist" is the new "Uppity"

Connection? Indian explosions & unguarded Iraqi bunker

Yearly Kos 2005 Awards: And the winner is....

Freep this poll or not...80% say support for war won't return