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If one assumes that a person is making their money, including enough money to have no incentive to "work", by…
Ob sie wirklich Deutsch spricht. Normalweise, kommt die US Soldaten nicht ins Stadt und spricht nicht so oft mit denn…
As for being a Nazi, ich spreche fliessend deutsch und wohnte in Deutschland fuer drei Jahre mit der americanishe Luftwaffe…
And of course this "incentive" only applies to poor people: Rich people who already have enough to live off of…
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Category Archives: In the news
What Is The Constitutional Option On The Debt Ceiling, And Why Democrats Should Use It
The budget negotiations have reached an impasse; Republicans are demanding huge budget cuts without any significant revenue increases, or they’ll refuse to raise the debt ceiling, with disastrous consequences: In a letter sent to every member of Congress, Geithner said … Continue reading
Obama Breaks Law With Impunity And Cherry-Picked Legal Opinions
The New York Times reports on the process by which President Obama came to the Orwellian legal conclusion that our actions in Libya are not “hostilities,” and thus do not need Congress’ approval under the War Powers Resolution. As the … Continue reading
Kucinich Tries To Force US Out Of Libya
From Politico, a reason to love Dennis Kucinich (and his co-sponsors, Reps. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) and Dan Burton (R-Ind.)): Seeking to avoid a showdown over Libya, House GOP leaders have pulled back from a floor vote on a resolution by … Continue reading
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Doing this is wrong, wrong, wrong. And funny. But wrong.
A liberal prankster volunteers at Jane Corwin for Congress’ phone bank. (Corwin is a Republican.) “Jesus!” a guy screams at me. “You know, I was thinking about voting for Corwin, but this is too much! You people have called me … Continue reading
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King & Spalding’s Decision to Renege On Defending DOMA
Former Bush Solicitor General Paul Clement, a partner at the law firm King and Spalding, was contracted by the House of Representatives to defend DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) in court. A few days later, K&S dropped the case. … Continue reading
Libya Declares Ceasefire; worriers continue worrying
Well, it appears that egg is on my face after I worried about disaster in Libya last night. I genuinely hope this egg remains on my face forever. From the BBC’s constantly-updating Libya sidebar: To recap on the events of … Continue reading
War isn’t avoiding the disaster. War is the disaster.
So we’re now preparing to institute a no-fly zone in Libya — an act of war which Congress has not debated and apparently will not be given the chance to debate (although perhaps there’ll be a rubber-stamp vote after the … Continue reading
House Republicans Agree: Global Warming Doesn’t Exist
(Transcript of video here.) From The Hill: House Republicans rejected amendments offered Tuesday by Democrats that called on Congress to accept the scientific consensus that climate change is occurring, it is caused in large part by human activity and it … Continue reading
Northwestern University Class Has Live Sex Demo For Those Who Stayed After
Northwestern University Class Has Live Sex Demo For Those Who Stayed After. Bailey said that while he regretted allowing the Feb. 21 sex toy demonstration he also does not believe those who were offended made a good case for why … Continue reading
When capitalized, "Sie" is the formal way to address adults of either gender in polite German. I majored in the…