Old Man Cap

Talking Points Memo – Obama seeks info on Dodd in vice president search Hell yeah. I’m a big fan of Chris Dodd’s. When he was in the primary race, he was the only candidate who was actually leading as opposed to talking about leading. He’s been a key figure against the latest FISA passage as [...]

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The Big Sort – book review Author’s Web Site I glanced over this book at Borders 2 nights ago and it seems to make a few good points about the willful segregation of Americans over time. The author views it as one of the reasons the US is so polarized and why the idea of [...]

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Bush makes a “joke” He just doesn’t give a shit at all, does he? The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.” He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of [...]

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The ACLU and EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) will be immediately challenging the bills in court since they’re pretty much an exact breach of the Fourth Amendment.  I’m sad it passed. I’m angry that quite a few Democrats voted for the piece of crap, including Feinstein & Obama. I’m not surprised by Feinstein, who is a [...]

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Today, the Senate is poised to vote on the latest edition of the FISA bill. It’s currently looking as if it will pass easily without the Bingamin or Feingold amendments which is a damn shame. It’s entirely unsurprising. Each week, our once great country loses a bit of itself gleefully. Update: Both amendments failed about [...]

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