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Amazing How The Only Group Voter Suppression Doesn’t Target Is White Men

I wonder why the Texas GOP wants to make it harder for women to vote.
227SteelPH
October 2013Without fail.
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The Republican defense of laws requiring identification to vote usually goes like this: “Who doesn’t have ID? And why can’t they get it?” They’re forced to this defense because they can’t point to one election in modern American history that was swung by the phantom scourge of in-person voting …

Nightmare Debt-Default Scenario Looks More Likely Every Day

A government shutdown is the least of our worries.
405wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
September 2013re: #343 ProTARDISLiberal There's no need to skip around the globe year by year. By chance, I found a pretty good gig teaching English in China, and now I'm in my 6th year at the same university. If you stay ...
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Are You Listening, Seniors?

Boehner Demands Medicare, Social Security And Medicaid Cuts To Raise Debt Limit
201socrets
August 2013re: #35 ProTARDISLiberal I think a good policy is that if you can't point to the country you want to bomb on a map, then you probably shouldn't support bombing it. And that's why I support nuking the world. I'm ...
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What Obamacare Supporters Can Learn From The Gay Rights Movement

As Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell sit in the audience, Kentucky’s governor speaks for the uninsured who suffer in silence.
73BongCrodny
August 2013re: #56 EdDantes re: #58 NJDhockeyfan The story, as it has long been handed down from generation to generation (or about 40 or so years ago) was that Blue Oyster Cult was supposed to play in Lewiston, Maine waaaay back ...
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Republicans Are Beginning To Worry They Could Lose The House In 2014

Here are 5 reasons why they could melt faster than the ice in the Arctic
97EPR-radar
August 2013re: #96 122 Year Old Obama My surprise, let me show you it. WTF. If the article is going to be down-dinged, at least make an argument against one or more of the points it makes. Passive-aggressively down dinging stuff ...
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GOP Chair Calls Out Mitt Romney — A Year And A Half Too Late

Reince is trying to keep the immigration debate from getting even uglier
53Obdicut (Now with 2% less brain)
August 2013re: #52 AlexRogan No, they could do that by singleing out individual corporations. They do that already, they attack Solynedra despite it being a corporation. Lots of financial firms are as in bed with Democrats as Republicans.
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The New Spokesman For Obamacare — Rand Paul

The eye doctor proves he doesn’t understand health care or Obamacare on The Daily Show
70Skip Intro
August 2013re: #51 Lidane Did you know Ricky's dad didn't become a US citizen until Ricky was three years old? I'm sure the berfers will be all over that. And how the hell do I make this damned video stop playing ...
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