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• Republican Budget Cuts Help Enrich The Rich
  on Mar 6, 2011 in budget cuts Republicans
  George Bush may be out of office but Republicans are still giving to his base...and robbing the rest of us to pay for it.
• In 2011, The State Of Our Union Depends On Our Participation
  on Jan 26, 2011 in Barack Obama State of the Union
  I've been listening to President Obama give speeches since he was a State Senator from Illinois. I know he can give a great speech. For the most part, his speech was what I expected to hear. It was sad that he largely ignored climate change, complete...
• Now Is Not The Time To Roll Over
  on Nov 3, 2010 in John Boehner Barack Obama 2010
  Simply put, last night was a rough one for the Democratic Party. Sixty or so seats in the House, six or seven in the Senate and a plethora of governorships and legislatures across the country were lost to the Republican Party. Soon to be Speaker Boeh...
• Go Vote!
  on Nov 2, 2010 in election day 2010
  I know it's been forever since I've opened my blogger's publisher tool, but I just had to take a minute to post this message:"Go Vote!"And this one:...
• Schultz And Papantonio Tell Dems To Focus On Themselves, Not Tea Party Whackjobs
  on Sep 16, 2010 in 2010 Ed Schultz Mike Papantonio Democrats
  Teabaggers are nuts. They have no real solutions to helping our country out of it's morass. Yet they know how to get under the skin and into the minds of many that are sick and tired of the troubled times and more than a few are buying their heated a...
• New York Primaries Prove Anything Is Possible
  on Sep 15, 2010 in New York Pedro Espada 2010 teabaggers
  Generally elections are static events, especially in primary contests. Few people vote and for the most part, the incumbents are able to use their power to remain in office. While that happened in most cases yesterday, there were quite a few examples...
• Gibbs States The Obvious Concerning Ministry's Quran-Burning
  on Sep 7, 2010 in ignorance conservatism Quran
  This really should be a no-brainer, but with the way things are going in American Conservatism a good old fashioned book burning isn't sadly not surprising. When people's fears and ignorance is stoked constantly by the media they consume, human rage...
• One Man's Humble Act Could Spell The End For Pedro Espada
  on Sep 7, 2010 in New York State Senate Pedro Espada Bronx
  One of the best institutional guards for incumbency is that multiple challengers can split the vote for change in a district. Even if more voters opt for someone else, an elected official can remain in office if they win a plurality. State Senator Pe...
• Campaign Finance Reform Makes A Difference... And It Shows
  on Sep 1, 2010 in campaign finance reform New York City
  Money and politics have always had a contentious relationship, generally alienating people from the process who do not have much to give to politicians running for office. However in a few cases, reformers have made headway in making elections and th...
• An Appeal To Help A Hate Crime Victim
  on Aug 30, 2010 in New York Taxi Workers Alliance bigotry hate crimes New York City
  There are many terrible crimes that one person can perpetrate on another....and a hate crime is certainly one of them. When Ahmed Sharif was brutally stabbed by an intoxicated and belligerent young man last week, the very worst of humanity was shown...

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