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POPSBiden and Couric: Idiots Together It's amazing how often I see some sort of joke being made of Sarah Palin "seeing Russion from her home" yet only Ann has pointed out this idiocy from the other side... Amazing, and sad.
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POPSOpen Mouth, Insert Bill Either Americans will come out of this election with a greater distaste for McCain (most certainly Republicans) or just everyone on Capitol Hill. The dust could be settled Thursday with another vote.
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POPSThe Failed Bailout's Fallout for McCain "I went to Washington last week to make sure that the taxpayers of Ohio and across this great country were not left footing the bill for mistakes made on Wall Street and in Washington," McCain said at a campaign rally in the swing state of Ohio. McCain shows up in DC, has a few conversations with Congressional leaders, is seen walking through a lobby in the congressional building and tries to create the illusion that he brokered an economy-saving deal. It was all smoke and mirrors. Worse, there was no deal. McCain had no sway with the House Republicans. He failed to deliver what he promised. That failure is fair game.
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POPSBailing... I honestly do not know if this is a good plan. My inclination is to "reap what you sew" -- and we've had more than 15 years of republican (endorsed by dems) deregulation polices that have bred this crisis...
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POPSMcCain rushes to Washington, never shows up After bragging "not my style to simply phone it in" McCain never appears on Capitol Hill Fri or Sat after rushing back from debate. Why? Aide Mark Salter: he "can... do what he needs to do by phone."
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POPSFinancial crisis the result of Reaganomics A brief history of economic policies since the New Deal, and why we've had crises like this ever since Reagan. "Obama is correct that the best opportunity for making the economy work for all Americas is to fire those who made up the current rules of the game."
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POPS"John McCain's Journey from Maverick to Liar" "For 18 months, Obama has wagered all his chips on the (quaint? idealistic? brilliant?) idea that the American people are tired of the same old sleazy and divisive politics. McCain has now chosen to bet against him."
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POPSMcCain vs UN and the American people McCain wants to throw off the "shackles" of the UN that prevents the U.S. from becoming a more powerful and dominant presence in the world. This coming from a man who clearly doesn't understand foreign policy and firmly believes that "might is right". We cannot afford to allow this fool to become our president.
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POPSJohn McCain, Friend of Monopolies I think there are two reasons McCain invokes Teddy Roosevelt. 1. Roosevelt wasn't a Republican in the modern sense, but a Republican in the original sense -- i.e., a progressive. McCain hopes to signal some that his "maverick" label actually means something. 2. Teddy Roosevelt is the one face on Mt. Rushmore that Americans know the least about. In the end, I'd say it's more 2 than 1.
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POPSWe Like Ike? Not At Denver's Brown Palace Hotel and Spa
Eisenhower Presidential Suite Dumped Renamed Barack Obama Suite Shannon Dexheimer, public relations manager for The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, recently explained that the reason for renaming the suite, was that the hotel, “wanted to do it to symbolize honoring him as the candidate for the Democrats, and honoring the fact that we played such a huge role 100 years ago when this convention (Democrat) was here last." The hotel has four named suites, three presidential suites, the Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and Teddy Roosevelt, and a suite named for the Beatles in honor of their one night stay in the hotel in August, 1966. There are also several unnamed suites on the eighth and ninth floors of the hotel. Why take a chance at angering half the voting public, by making the switch? Only the management at the Brown Palace can answer that, but the smart thing would have been to temporarily turn one of several other unnamed suites into the Obama Suite.
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POPS Newly Released Federal Documents Reveals Julia Child Among Spies They studied military plans, created propaganda, infiltrated enemy ranks and stirred resistance among foreign troops. Among the more than 35,000 OSS personnel files are applications, commendations and handwritten notes identifying young recruits who, like Child, Goldberg and Berg, earned greater acclaim in other fields — Arthur Schlesinger Jr., a historian and special assistant to President Kennedy; Sterling Hayden, a film and television actor whose work included a role in "The Godfather"; and Thomas Braden, an author whose "Eight Is Enough" book inspired the 1970s television series. Other notables identified in the files include John Hemingway, son of author Ernest Hemingway; Quentin and Kermit Roosevelt, sons of President Theodore Roosevelt, and Miles Copeland, father of Stewart Copeland, drummer for the band The Police. The release of the OSS personnel files uncloaks one of the last secrets from the short-lived wartime intelligence agency.
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POPSOperation Brimstone Operation Brimstone boasts two striking features: 1. It will include for the first time units of the US Expeditionary Combat Command, who are trained to operate in shallow coastal waters and rivers, such as the coastal waters of the Persian Gulf and the small islands around its chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Revolutionary Guards marine units are posted on these islands. The international force will have to control the islands to ensure oil shipping freed passage out to world markets. 2. The Roosevelt’s decks will for the first time host French Rafale fighter jets which will share space with US warplanes, while the only French carrier Charles de Gaulle undergoes maintenance.
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POPSTravel Writing, Courtesy of Uncle Sam I knew that Roosevelt's New Deal created government jobs for blue collar workers. But who knew that travel writers also benefited -- including the likes of Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Eudora Welty? My capitalist tendencies notwithstanding, I can't help but be charmed by writer-employment schemes. Doubly charming (to me anyway): This piece is about my former home state of Washington.
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