In the often times twisted blame game of the hyperpartisan, gridlocked politics we’ve all grown to bemoan and loath, the Republican Party has talked themselves into many a reality altering claim aimed at absolving themselves of any resposibility for this nations problems. From blaming President Obama and Democrats for the Great Recession to the debt ceiling debacle of 2011, the GOP are now attempting to lay the entire idea of the sequestration on the White House’s doorstep.
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February 22, 2013
How this is absolutely not Obama’s sequester
February 18, 2013
Graphing the Great Gun Debate
ProPublica has compiled a mass of information and charts about the current gun debate to filter out the facts from the overwhelming horde of rhetoric. It’s worthy of anyone’s attention who is more interested in gaining a thorough perspective on the debate.
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February 14, 2013
The Labored Myths of “Job-Killing” Regulations
With each new bit of regulation proposed a screeching chorus rises from industry pronouncing the dire consequences set to befall the country if even the slightest utterance of such rules are dared spoken. How many times have these warnings of cataclysm been heard? And how many times have they come to pass?
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February 12, 2013
How Marco Rubio’s Response will be Remembered
February 12, 2013
Official GOP Response to Obama’s 4th SOTU Address
Now comes the standard GOP response to anything Obama says. twitter.com/pourmecoffee/s…
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) February 13, 2013
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February 12, 2013
Weak Demand to Blame for Unemployment, Not Taxes or Regulations
The core of the ideological economics debate the country has beared witness to over the last few years centers on essentially 2 elements;
1) Taxes and regulations are slowing the recovery and restraining growth and hiring
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2) Demand is the primary mover of job creation, especially during an economic recovery
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February 11, 2013
Is the “Drone Memo” really about drones?
We can debate the long-term policies on individual military targets and associated killings but let’s not allow emotions to dictate the focus. It appears, once again, drones by virtue of their name are being lumped into a broad, longheld set of policies set to deal with targeting individuals or groups who pose significant threat to the US or civilians around the world.
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February 11, 2013
Poll Update: Despite Civilian Concerns Public Supports Drone Strikes
As the debate over the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones, as a weapon against terrorism and domestically by public agencies, a new poll conducted by the Pew Research Center found a majority of Americans support the program overall. There is concern over civilian casualties associated with these strikes, as there should be. All possible attempts should be made to avoid civilian deaths but it is worthy of note that since 2009 the rate of civilian deaths has dropped significantly. This reduction was…
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February 8, 2013
Daily Scoop: Dare we dream?
For anyone who’s traveled or lived abroad in Europe the thought of hopping a train and heading crosscountry, the Obama Administration’s high speed rail push was a cause to cheer. Unfortunately, an obstinant Republican Party, fresh from their spending binges of the Bush years, cried foul, screaming about huge debts while governors of Florida, Wisconsin and Ohio refused the stimulative funds meant to initiate these projects.
These projects would have created high-speed rail transporation hubs in strategic metropolitan areas across the country and
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February 7, 2013
Drones are stealing my privacy!
The rumor mill received an injection of new fuel after the release of Department of Justice memo outlining the Obama Administration’s legal justifications for drone attacks on American citizens. This led to worries about their use over U.S. soil and renewing big brother-esque speculative predictions for what will come. The privacy of which all Americans are entitled is on the verge of collapse. But is it? How valid is this path of logic that begins with this memo and leads to the sacrifice of personal privacy?
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