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Today’s Quote: Mark Twain on Politics and Commerce

“The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.” — Mark Twain,  from “Mark Twain in Eruption.” [Not much has changed in the 101 years since Twain’s death.]

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Reagan Had It Wrong Again

Remember when St. Reagan said,“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help”?  He got it wrong, as usual. The most terrifying words are actually, “I’m from the Republican Party and I’m … Continue reading

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Chomsky: America in Decline

I agree with Prof. Chomsky that America is in decline, but only insofar as we’ve tied our future to multi-national corporations and the bad paper peddlers of Wall Street, both of which are dinosaurs dying a hard death. If the … Continue reading

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Morning Django

What’s better than a little Django Reinhardt to greet the day?

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Thom Hartmann’s Advice to Progressives

These are great ideas, but the Teabaggers had millions of dollars in Koch money as the wind in their sails. If a George Soros or Ben Cohen (of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream fame) would put up the bucks, this could … Continue reading

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Palin Dud Headed to Pay-Per-View

Despite Fox News and other right-wing media trying to pump life into this dead dog, Sarah Palin’s propaganda farce “The Undefeated” has done so poorly at the box office it’s headed to pay-per-view. If it follows the Palin media drain … Continue reading

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A Tune for Tim Pawlenty?

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Pawlenty Drops Out; the Other GOP Small Fry Haven’t Caught On As Yet

Ah, well, there goes my prediction of a Pawlenty-Cain ticket. Of course, ‘T-Paw’ could still surface as Veep on another GOP candidate’s  2012 Campaign of Doom Tour. Pawlenty Drops Out of Presidential Race From Peter Hamby, CNN August 14, 2011 12:53 p.m. EDT   … Continue reading

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Ed Rollins’ ‘Bride of Frankenbush’ Wins Iowa Straw Poll

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The GOP Elite: We’re Only In It For The Money

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