Archive for November 8th, 2010

Unshiny Objects

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We’ve had enough of the shiny objects that take our eyes off the ball of governing locally and statewide.  Christine O’Donnell has had a house dropped on her, Sharon Angle has run away from the press for good and Charlie Crist is cleaning out his desk.  I grant you that the Protack sockpuppetry and the […]

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Monday Open Thread

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The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Science vs “But… But It Snowed Last Winter”

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I’d pay good money to watch this debate. Reporting from Washington — Faced with rising political attacks, hundreds of climate scientists are joining a broad campaign to push back against congressional conservatives who have threatened prominent researchers with investigations and vowed to kill regulations to rein in man-made greenhouse gas emissions. The still-evolving efforts reveal […]

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United States – Banana Republic?

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NYT’s Nick Kristof discusses rising income inequality in the United States and what it means for the future.

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Question On Raising The Debt Limit

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What happens if Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling? And since a lot of Republicans are threatening to do just that I’d like to know specifically what would happen.  I’m seeing a domino effect. I get why the Tea Party is focused on this issue.  Duh, the word “debt” is in the name.  Simple emough […]

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The What If Game

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How would things be different if we had a President Hillary Clinton?

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