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I like the media

2009-11-05T18:55:50Z

I like the media I know, I know, everyone loves to hate the press. I feel like everywhere I go people are whining that things would be better ‘if only the media would cover things right.’ Well, boo-fucking-hoo. When George Clooney gave a pr...

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Don't be hatin'

2009-11-04T21:32:47Z

My first real job was for Senator Feinstein (D-CA). Like many recent college grads and recent arrivals in Washington, DC, I got an internship on Capitol Hill that led to a full time job. I lived in a group house on Capitol Hill with five other ...

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Funny, scary, true

2009-10-02T03:31:07Z

I found this and wanted to share. Love the guy with the giant cross who 'didn't know' about the tea parties.

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Why bills devoted to huring one group hurts every group

2009-09-27T14:25:02Z

Bills of attainder and why the ‘defund ACORN’ may hurt groups you like This post is not about ACORN. I mention that because really, it isn’t. Hell, I don’t think the ‘defund ACORN bill is about ACORN but that’s also another topic. This post ...

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Confessions from a true nerd

2009-09-17T20:13:57Z

Does anyone here watch C-Span? No? Beuller? Beuller? Recently, and it's work related, I have been. The other night I was watching C-Span and wanted to watch because the always entertaining Michelle Bachman was speaking but then I remembered ...

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We’ll miss you, Teddy...

2009-08-26T18:27:37Z

We’ll miss you, Teddy There is nothing I can write that is unique or brilliant to add other than my personal feelings. Living in a city where cynicism and callousness are often the response to events and tragedies of the day, I was caught comple...

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Not cool, not legal, bad for America

2009-08-23T14:53:53Z

Elections matter. Campaigns have consequences. The rule of law as the basis for a civilized society remains paramount. I am a liberal Democrat. I worked for the Gore and Kerry campaigns. As much as it pained me to watch, there is something a...

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Table pounding and other things

2009-08-09T13:51:59Z

There is a saying: If the facts are with you, go with the facts. If public opinion is with you, go with public opinion. If neither the facts nor public opinion are with you, pound the table. Over the past few weeks we have seen a lot of table...

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Shut up!

2009-08-08T04:16:51Z

Well, they keep saying it but when I find more concrete evidence, it’s still hard to believe. I understand that not everyone in the US voted for Barack Obama. I understand that the goal of the opposition party is to oppose everything the curre...

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Some thoughts on health care

2009-08-07T17:48:37Z

Unless you live under a rock, and even if you do, you probably know that health care reform is the hot topic du jour. It has taken what is normally a very quiet time in Washington, DC and made it anything but. Organizations on both sides are ga...

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