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UPDATED: IN CASE YOU HADN’T HEARD

January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Politics, Spotlight NYC

UPDATE: It is now being reported that problems involving taxes and a household employee surfaced while Caroline was being vetted. You think she would have thought about that before running.
Think what you will about this, but I for one am glad to see nepotism fail. Caroline’s officially sited personal reasons in the wake of Ted’s seizure during [...]

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SO THE WALL STREET BAILOUT IS DEFEATED…

September 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

And Marc Ambinder asks an essential question:
“if McCain wanted credit for passage, should he share some of the blame for its defeat?”
After all, it wasn’t the Democrats that weren’t willing to swallow this. It broke down 60 - 40 Yea among the Dems and 67 - 33 Nay among the Republicans.
UPDATE: Spinelessness from McCain!!! Who [...]

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IF DENNIS KUCINICH IS QUESTIONING, THEN YOU SHOULD TOO

September 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

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UPDATE: Kucinich was on MD favorite Rachel Maddow’s show last night.  Click here to see a video.
I have the financial understanding of what is going that is on par with a four year old.  Who also has  a learning disability. And is from Turkey and doesn’t know English. 
So basically, I am honestly confused.  But I don’t think [...]

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TGIF!! NOW HOW BOUT THAT DEBATE, JOHN?

September 26th, 2008 · 32 Comments · Uncategorized

Friday kicks off with no firm answer about tonight’s debate. It’s the Republicans in the House that are blowing up the negotiations.
UPDATE: McCain blinks, caves.

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GOOD NEWS FOR PORN ADDICTS: MORE “STIM” MAY BE ON THE WAY!!

July 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Top leaders in Congress will meet this week to discuss a second stimulus package for the country, in a move which is sure to send the online porn industry into an uncontrollable state of euphoria.
As Meaningful Distraction reported last week, online porn usage received a HUGE boost as a result of the stimulus checks which [...]

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