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August 18, 2008

5 Things We Should Know

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Eli Pariser at MoveOn.Org released a new video entitled: “5 things you should know.” This video touches on a few issues that some liberals like myself need to know in order to ensure an Obama victory in the general election. Everyone who has visited this blog has questioned the use of po...

Russian Assault on Georgia

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For the past two days I have watched with disdain, the excessive use of force by the Russian military against civilian targets in the Democratic Republic of Georgia. On Sunday night, watching late edition on CNN, President Saakashvili gave a pitiful request for help. I mean, the guy looked stressed,...

What About Globalization?

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So my cousin left just a few hours ago and I am back working on this blog, it has been raining for the majority of the last three days with flood warnings in some areas. Thankfully I am lucky enough not to live in these areas otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this entry at this very moment. I ha...

Corporations Swindle U.S Government

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The GAO recently released a report in July 2008 entitled: Comparison of the Reported Tax Liabilities of Foreign- and U.S.-Controlled Corporations,1998-2005 I cannot take credit for finding this story as that clearly goes to the folks over at C&L but I felt like they did not make the necessary co...

August 15, 2008

You + Issues = Candidate

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USA Today have an interesting game on their website allowing you to match your opinions on various issues with those of the two presumptive nominees. It is version 2 of the game though I don’t remember seeing anything about version 1 however the issues it analyzes are: Iraq, Diplomacy, Gas Tax...

Healthcare In Germany

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NPR launched a new series on healthcare last week focusing on the healthcare systems of Germany, France, Netherlands, U.K and Switzerland. I just stumbled upon this today, so for the moment I am going to discuss Germany. A few startling facts about the German Healthcare System: Germany’s vers...

August 12, 2008

Senator McCain’s Lobby

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I recently stumbled upon a site that details Senator McCain’s connections to various lobbyists. This site used data publicly available to construct this easy to navigate interface so that every person can determine the kind of politician Senator McCain really is as opposed to his ‘maveri...

August 11, 2008

McCain Removed Troop Support Site From Campaign Website

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Well the folks over at Versionista.com sent me this email today, I thought I might add some pictures to explain what they found. Senator McCain, the supposed supporter of the troops removed a troop support site from his campaign website. Before and After: The site in question: Anyone care to ex...

I Won’t Buy These Obama Books

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I received an email from MoveOn this week about the two factually lacking books attacking Senator Obama. The first book is written by Jerome Corsi entitled: “The Obama Nation.” The second book is written by David Freddoso entitled: “The Case Against Barack Obama.” Both these ...

August 7, 2008

Senate Republicans To Blame

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I just caught The Daily Show this morning before I head out to work, Senator Chuck Schumer from New York was on the show talking about the election with reference to Senator Obama and Senator Clinton. In the show he accurately blamed the Republicans for the lack of progress in the Senate because the...