Archive for April 23rd, 2010

I Don’t Get This Guy

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A doctor who is a Lt. Colonel in the Army is also a birther. He’s so steeped in the birther delusion that he’s willing to ruin his career and go to jail over it. Formal court martial charges have been brought against Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, the Army doctor who believes President Obama may not […]

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Friday Open Thread

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The Friday edition of your daily open thread.

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Guest Post: A Eulogy for Chris White

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From Representative John Kowalko (D-Newark):

I’ve known Chris White for over four years, working with him intimately over a nine month period to produce the Foreclosure Mediation Program. No one brought more knowledge, enthusiasm and dedication to crafting the successful creation of that program and, simply put, it probably would not exist today without Chris.

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Resignation Watch

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We’ve all been watching the great Republican purge for about one year now. Republicans like Dede Scozzafava and David Frum have been kicked out of being Republicans in good standing for not showing sufficient deference to wingnut orthodoxy. We’ve watched Republican party leaders like Michael Steele and Eric Cantor have to apologize for offending conservative […]

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