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No, people are flocking to Republican's bold, new ideas and their commitment to getting America back on the right track! That's right. People want to see politicians in office who know how to govern. (And I can't wait to see the new leadership in action!)

And creating jobs!

Jameson Hospital in Pittsburgh has a standing policy of testing all newborns for the presence of any illicit drugs. While the threshold for a "positive" result is exceptionally low, per this hospital's policy (so that even a trace of poppy-seed bagel can be a bust), all positives are reported to child protective services (LCCYS), and are considered to be proof of child abuse. Immediately after being notified, LCCYS summarily seizes the infant for placement into foster care. Of course, the policies in force here are entirely reasonable, especially given that we are in a WAR on drugs. Moreover, the parents should have known better, and should be taking, you know, a little personal responsibility. But predictably enough, the ACLU (pffft!) argues otherwise: October 28, 2010: "ACLU-PA Files Lawsuit On Behalf Of Parents Whose Newborn Was Seized After Mom's Poppy-Seed Bagel Caused Positive Drug Test" -- ACLU Pressroom

"Obama's public life, as we know it, has followed one deeply etched pattern that allows for only [one] mode of conduct. It is a true expression of who he is - at heart, a deeply conventional person who has learned how to profit from his exceptionality. A creature of his times, the embodiment of generation 'X' that came of age during the Reagan era and inhaled its mixture of sanctimony and selfishness." -- Michael Brenner: "November 2 -- For Whom the Bell Tolls"

Fox News Runs Damage Control For Rand Paul Re Assault On MoveOn.org Activist

Bagger press: "His partner in the assault, tea party activist Mike Pezzano... actually wore a "Don't Tread on Me" sticker as Proffit stomped the woman's head."

Juan Williams is Right, by Michael Moore

Ran across a news item that seems germane to this thread: Britain may sell off forests to raise cash. No further comments from me here.

Yeah, WTF? They lose their medical insurance in the USA or what?

And all this time, I thought it was National Prepublican Radio, you know, like an internship place for right-wing wannabes.

We 47 million would be those for whom the insurance companies can and do draw the line for who doesn't get treated.

CNN: NPR right to fire Juan Williams "STORY HIGHLIGHTS: * Arsalan Iftikhar: NPR justly fired Juan Williams after derogatory comments about Muslims * He says NPR said remarks last straw after years of Williams stating personal views * He says Williams crossed line in comments about "Muslim garb" while recalling 9/11 attacks * Iftikhar: Constitution protects bigoted speech, but NPR doesn't have to provide platform" Excerpt: Williams kept referring back to the September 11 attacks in describing his uneasiness about people in "Muslim garb." Sadly, this is where he should lose any objective argument with any reasonable observer out there. As a historical fact, neither the 19 hijackers from September 11 nor the failed "shoe bomber" nor the failed "underwear bomber" ever wore any "Muslim garb" when committing their criminal acts of terrorism on an airplane. Once Williams made that factually wrong statement, he then no longer continued being a "news analyst"; he had crossed over the line into simply voicing his paranoid and irrational fears to the general public. "Juan Williams is a news analyst; he is not a commentator and he is not a columnist," Schiller told an Atlanta Press Club luncheon Thursday. "We have relied on him over the years to give us perspective on the news, not to talk about his opinions." She added, "NPR news analysts have a distinctive role and set of responsibilities. This is a very different role than that of a commentator or columnist. News analysts may not take personal public positions on controversial issues; doing so undermines their credibility as analysts, and that's what's happened in this situation. As you all well know, we offer views of all kinds on our air every day, but those views are expressed by those we interview -- not our reporters and analysts."

I note there is in the Google Ads banner across the top of this page, a Koch-sponsored linky that invites us to read an explanation of the benevolent Koch brothers. How very ubiquitous is such paid advertising, for these billionaires whose buying of elections and politicians across the country is a mere conspiracy theory.

Had Mencken stated that oppressive laws are first aimed at scoundrels, while possessing the knowledge of history we have today, he would be speaking with an eloquent style, while at once acting the part of a muddle-minded pseudo-intellectual. By the blood of millions of innocent people murdered by the practice of laws crafted and executed by scoundrels such as Christopher Columbus, we know that oppression more often begins as an act of evil against not a few, but the many.

Great. Term limits to ensure legislators get enough experience to get high-paying jobs as lobbyists when they leave office, but not enough experience to really be good at writing laws. But then, the lobbyists, working for transnationals, can do that for us... the transnationals. As far as law enforcement goes, I'm all for it. The Obama administration's failure to do this, against criminals like Karl Rove and other members of the former Bush Crime Family, now appears to be manifested by an increase in the scope of lawlessness. By being nice-guy to criminals, Obama now sees the criminals eating his lunch. Ooops! Now, charging the IRS to dismantle the phony non-profits through which foreign companies are now pumping $millions into our elections system, sure, let them have at it. But I think the crimes alluded to now breach the RICO boundaries of lawlessness, and therefore the FBI is the optimal law enforcement entity in this case, as it is better armed and prepared for apprehending bad guys in the international theater.

...Useful HuffingtonPost post, thanks.

You missed a great opportunity for alliteration in your thread title, BTW. An alliterated ad hominem cock correlation coefficient becomes you.

Today, Oct 1st: In our view, nobody could be worse than was Rahm Emmanuel as Chief of Staff; whoever replaces him will be an improvement. Yes, Rahm Emmanuel has a reputation for being tough, for use of bully tactics against opposition, but in practice he consistently caved to the Republicans while using his bully pulpit against the progressive left. He's going to Chicago now, and we will be waiting for him. -- Adam Green, BoldProgressives.org "He's a cancer on the Democratic Party. Democrats' current 2010 situation is due to a weak Rahm Emanuel mentality that says water down real reform at the urging of Republicans and corporations, thus making Democratic reform less popular with voters than the real deal would have been. If Democrats had passed the overwhelmingly-popular public option and broken up the big banks when they had the chance, they'd be cruising for a landslide victory right now."

Karl Rove

They had their hands off the wheel, before pushing us over the cliff.

"I'm not looking to pick another fight with Rahm Emanuel, but the contempt with which he held the progressive wing of the party was devastating and incredibly demoralizing," Howard Dean said. "That's basically saying to your own people -- you got us here, now FU."

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I've been away too long.