Damn! There goes my backup plan! Rush goes Galt In The Wrong Place!

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Tuesday March 09, 2010 · 8:21 AM PST

2010/03/09 · 08:21

According to Think progress Rush Limbaugh is threatening (Or promising) to leave the country if health care reform passes.

While normally this would be a welcome development, and I'd offer to help him pack, it's where he's threatening to go that has me all upset.

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Thursday January 28, 2010 · 7:11 AM PST

2010/01/28 · 07:11

The new Republican talking point after the State of the Union speech seems to be this:

The President should have been focused on Jobs and the Economy instead of wasting nine months on Health care.

I can't tell you how many times I've heard some version of this in the last 24 hours and I haven't even been watching the morning shows until today.

Of course the media talking heads (and "journalists") simply accept this as fact and don't bother to challenge it. Once again the Washington conventional wisdom is simply wrong.

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Tuesday November 10, 2009 · 12:18 PM PST

2009/11/10 · 12:18

The new media meme seems to be that "Republicans are poised for a comeback" Since they won two out of 4 elections this year.

I beg to differ.

It is about time we had more Strong Dems and Liberals correct the "conventional wisdom" of the "inside the beltway crowd" The only way we will do that is to prove them wrong, over and over and over again.

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Sunday August 16, 2009 · 9:14 AM PDT

2009/08/16 · 09:14

According to the Marietta Daily Journal, Senator Johnny Isakson is reporting that the calls to his office are running 10 to 1 against health care reform:

MARIETTA - Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson's office has gotten 10,000 calls just in the last week on the president's health care reform proposals, and 9,000 of those oppose the plans, Isakson said

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Tuesday July 21, 2009 · 11:47 AM PDT

2009/07/21 · 11:47

There's alot of handwringing going on right now about getting health care passed before the August break. The thinking goes, if nothing passes before then then it will never get passed. Republicans and Blue dogs are dragging their feet, (for different reasons) hoping that if they delay long enough, Health Care Reform will go down for another generation. They are hoping if they put it off, Congresspeople will go home to their districts and hear from their constituents that they don't want "government health care" and they "like their private insurance just fine thanks.

They are wrong.

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Wednesday March 18, 2009 · 6:42 AM PDT

2009/03/18 · 06:42

The Blue dogs are trying to flex their muscles, and threaten to join with Republicans if Obama doesn't give them their way with the budget.
Via Crooks and Liars I found this story

Blue Dogs Present The Single Biggest Threat to Obama's Budget

It quotes a McClatchy article and if the quotes are correct, then the blue dogs have egos much bigger than their mathmatic ability

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 6:10 AM PST

2008/11/03 · 06:10

I have a friend who has never gotten over the whole Reverand Wright thing. It's getting close to the election, so I sent her a copy of "The Audacity Of Hope" so that she can see a different side of him. I'll let you know if it works, but since there are so many diaries on the board abour Wright ads, I thought I'd post it here too, since I'm sure many have never seen it. I had never read the whole thing until yesterday.

It is truly inspiring.

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Sunday September 28, 2008 · 10:55 AM PDT

2008/09/28 · 10:55

Not this one,

This one!

FDA fiddles while melamine threat grows
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Sun Sep 28, 2008 at 05:58:23 AM PDT
As you may have read, melamine has been found in Chinese milk and milk products, including baby formula in powdered form. In China, four infants have died and thousands have been treated for kidney problems as a result of consuming melamine contaminated products. The entire world is now concerned about the possibility of melamine in products imported from China, and the list of dangerous products continues to expand.

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Wednesday August 13, 2008 · 10:54 AM PDT

2008/08/13 · 10:54

I'll be honest. I don't like John Roberts. I don't know him personally, but since he's been on CNN in the mornings, I've noticed a definite slant to the coverage and on more than one occasion, he has used Republican talking points as questions. He has an obvious disdain in his questions when interviewing Democrats, and an obvious admiration for most Republicans I've seen him interview. He has also bragged about riding motorcycles with White House aides. I used to regularly watch CNN in the morning since I am admittedly a political junkie, and the fluff on the network shows after about 7:15 am just doesn't cut it. Lately it's been mostly C-Span for me since CNN has been so bad.

This morning, I was clicking around getting ready for work and came across an interview with Richard Holbrooke and John Roberts.

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Tuesday July 08, 2008 · 2:07 PM PDT

2008/07/08 · 14:07

The new media meme seems to be that Obama has shifted to the center on many issues like Iraq, guns, abortion, the death penalty, but anyone who has been paying attention knows this isn't true. (we'll leave FISA out of this for now)
His position on Iraq is the same as it was in 2007.He has always said we have to be as careful getting out as we were reckless going in. He will order withdrawal of troops coupled with a surge in diplomacy to help Iraqis take control of their own contry. The goal is to have troops out in 16 months. The timeline is based on expert advice of how quickly troops can leave safely. If a situation arises on the ground where troops have to make adjustments for safety, then they will re-assess.

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Wednesday July 02, 2008 · 6:55 PM PDT

2008/07/02 · 18:55

We have all heard by now of the shuffling of campaign staff at John McCain's headquarters.

via TPM we learn that the shuffling is to make room for some of Rove's proteges.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/...

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Friday June 20, 2008 · 9:29 AM PDT

2008/06/20 · 09:29

I just received this email from the DCCC from Speaker Pelosi:

Dear , I hope you had a chance to read the email that was sent from Senator Barack Obama. His message is critical for all of us who want to take our country in a New Direction. As Speaker, I can tell you that we need a Democrat in the White House and a strong Democratic majority in Congress to drive change forward. Our June 30th FEC deadline is vital to our success in November. All eyes will be on Democrats' fundraising totals as a measure of our party's unity and strength. I ask that you please help to show our commitment to across-the-board victories this November by making a contribution of $35, $50 or more at www.dccc.org/unitedforchange today.

Thank you for your support.

Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House

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