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Barney Frank Lays the Smack Down

I have to preface this by saying that I am no long-time fan of Barney Frank (D-MA).  He has been my poster child for the idea that we don’t elect people with character, but rather we just elect characters.  He is outspokenly liberal, intellectually combative and has no tolerance for idiots, as this clip suggests.

And [...]

The Birther Movement: A Sad Commentary on Ignorance

Everyone meet Orly Taitz.  This is the face of the “Birther” movement, the organized efforts of a small extremist part of the world community to prove President Barack Obama was born in Kenya and thus not qualified to be president.  Orly is the lawyer for Stefan F Cook.  You may remember him as the US [...]

Political Middle Ground on Hot Button Issues (or a lack thereof)

As Judge Sonia Sotomayor prepares to be confirmed as the 111th Supreme Court Justice of the United States, it is unfortunate that such a story has been undercut by a confirmation hearing that at times has resembled a three ring circus more than a legal proceeding.  Today’s topic du jour is abortion.  That word makes [...]

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