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Disastrous Response

I don't think anyone needs to be a genius to realize that our federal response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster on the Gulf Coast has been shameful at best. By now it is obvious that our political...

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Anti-Cronyism Act

As I write this, 10 days after the disaster, I'm listening to the TV newsman tell us that there are perhaps thousands of dead from the flooding in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. President Bush...

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Raising Pay

More than a few people have commented on the huge pay increase Pennsylvania's legislators recently voted to pocket. Just about the only people who think the increases are a good idea are the...

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Eliminating Taxes on Healthcare

Regardless of their personal health, almost every American worries about the high cost of healthcare. For some it's the bills they are paying for past and present health problems, for others it's...

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Russert: Over-worked to Death? UPDATE

I have no idea if any of this is true, but here is what I have heard about Tim Russert's sudden, unexpected death:A co-worker friend of my wife's mother has a has a cozy government job in D.C. This...

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OBAMA WINS!

Based on my own personal observations of the CNN exit poll, Obama wins tonight!

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Attacked: My Newspaper Op-Ed Causes Wealthy Crying

Our local paper; The York Sunday News published my rant against the wealthy cry-babies who take up too much space in our national discourse.The following is the bottom-line of what my article said:The...

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Will Fox News Hire Keith Olbermann?

Now that MSNBC has suspended Keith Olbermann will the GOP and the Righteous Right, who staunchly defended Jaun William’s when he was fired from NPR, now rush to Keith’s defense for not telling MSNBC...

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Wussies: My newspaper Op-Ed causes more GOP Tears to flow

One thing I learned in a schoolyard years-ago, is that the bullies are always the first to cry when given a taste of their own medicine.Eveyone knows that Republicans love to call people they don't...

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UPDATED: Guest on Ratigan Show "Sort of" Calls for Arrest of the Clintons

I was working while listening to Dylan Ratigin's Show on MSMBC today when Dylan and two guests were discussing the case of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng. I missed the names of the guests but...

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Local Fox TV Says "Some Believing" Obama Will Crack Down on Guns

I'm still shook-up after listening tonight to our local Fox 43 TV station report that more people are buying guns because they think President Obama will "impliment stricter gun laws" if he is...

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Maybe the first debate was a set-up

Before the last Presidential debate, the Romney camp knew they were losing and that the first debate was their last chance to get back into the race. And, of course the Obama camp also knew it was...

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PA Mom: “I Don’t Have My ID”

In the past, I have worked phone banks for various Democrats, including President Obama, and have had experiences similar to the many great stories repeated by others on Daily Kos.Just today, when I...

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Tell them what YOU want

My wife and I have been stewing the last few weeks since the election. Every time we turn on the TV news (mostly MSNBC) it seems that, although the GOP claimed before the election that President Obama...

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I don't get the surprise about ISIS

I have to admit I just don't understand it. Why are so many of my regular and/or FB friends so surprised that ISIS is such a brutal, evil enemy?Many of them, who were friends long before FB, fully...

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How We Won: A Pre-'14 Election Day Explanation

The night before the election, all of the pundits are predicting that the GOP will take over the US Senate tomorrow. The latest polls are showing a close but leaning GOP takeover to be decided, if not...

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My daughter on MSNBC last night Re: Penn State Frat UPDATE: & on the TODAY...

Needless to say I'm a very proud D-Kos Dad tonight!!!! Please check below the squiggle for my daughter's, Holly Otterbein who reports for Philadelphia Magazine, interview on the Last Word tonight!...

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WARNING: Spontaneous HILLARY RANT!

I just posted the following to my face book page. Let me know how you it might go over with Uncle Righty!I just don't get it. It's a-Ok if you are actually sitting VP and your company, like...

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"Crosstown Traffic" Enforcement

(With all apologies to Jimi Hendrix)If you have driven for even a short time, you may have received a warning, or even a ticket, for a traffic violation. Sometimes the ticket is for a petty but...

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My Daughter's View in Philly Magazine of Trump Supporters

I thought my fellow Kossocks might find this Philadelphia Magazine article, about Trump supporters in our PA hometown, interesting. I did not know if is ok for me to use their pic in the article so I...

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