Democratic Hope and Republican Fear

Posted on March 31st, 2009 by iwaller

I firmly believe that conservatism is fundamentally founded upon fear and liberalism is founded upon hope.

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Debt, Deficits, and Deception by the GOP

Posted on March 30th, 2009 by iwaller

Republican budgets have been notorious for containing gimmicks designed to hide the full extent of their irresponsibility-the most egregious was funding the Iraq war with special appropriations outside of the budget.

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Stop The Bill O’Reilly Harassment Machine

Posted on March 28th, 2009 by iwaller

ThinkProgress has launched a campaign asking Bill O’Reilly’s major sponsors to issue a clear statement opposing O’Reilly’s Harassment Machine.

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Hate Groups Flourish During Tough Economic Times

Posted on March 28th, 2009 by iwaller

Nearly 1,000 hate groups currently exist in the United States. These range from anti-LGBT groups (hello, Westboro Baptist Church), to neo-Nazi sects, KKK chapters, skinhead groups, white separatists, and many more.

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A Dead-End “Road to Recovery”

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by iwaller

Thirty years of the Republican’s best thinking, and policy making paved the road Americans travelled to get in the mess we are in today.

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Open Letter to the News Media Re the Great Depression

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by iwaller

The next time a guest appears on your show and makes a statement like “the Depression wouldn’t even have been a depression without the New Deal,” take two seconds to say No, that’s not right. History will thank you.

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FBI Director Pushes to Renew PATRIOT Act

Posted on March 26th, 2009 by iwaller

More than seven years after its implementation, there is little evidence to demonstrate that the Patriot Act has made America more secure from terrorists.

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Texas Wrongful Convictions Exposed

Posted on March 25th, 2009 by iwaller

Every wrongful conviction eventually cost Texans millions of dollars in wasteful and wrongful prosecutions and in settlements of lawsuits by the wrongfully convicted.

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The Pope is Not Pro-Life

Posted on March 24th, 2009 by iwaller

The history books will not be kind to this Pope. From rehabilitating Holocaust deniers, to rampant homophobia, to fighting against legislation allowing victims of child sexual abuse to sue, “Bumbling Benedict” seems to lurch from one avoidable crisis to another.

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Traitors of the Democratic Senate

Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by iwaller

A bloc of Senate Democratic moderates is quietly maneuvering to keep open the option of vetoing two of President Barack Obama’s most ambitious agenda items this year, climate change and health care reform.

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Americans Are Raring for a Fight Against Corporate Power

Posted on March 22nd, 2009 by iwaller

Last October, Home Depot cofounder Bernie Marcus blew a gasket, spewing outrage in all directions. “This is the demise of civilization,” he exploded, regarding the Employee Free Choice Act.

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Mark Sanford Crying Over Ad Because the Truth Hurts

Posted on March 22nd, 2009 by iwaller

The national Democratic Party is launching a TV ad criticizing Gov. Mark Sanford for rejecting $700 million in federal economic stimulus money reserved for South Carolina. Sanford along with Texas Governor Rick Perry, are turning down millions of dollars in badly needed financial aid for the residents of their states.

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