November 2008 Archives

As Americans tighten their belts in response to a deteriorating economy, many are increasingly reluctant to seek medical attention because of the cost.  Press reports suggest that this is bad news in that people are depriving themselves of needed care, but that's not always the case. There's at least the possibility of good news in this trend. Just as rising gas prices encouraged the use of bikes or public transportation, ...
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Those of us now in our mid-60s who cut our teeth in the 1960s ought to initiate a campaign to add Lyndon Johnson to Mt. Rushmore. No one casts a larger shadow over today's political environment. Most of our generation - fixated on a bad war and our personal strategies to avoid military service - didn't think well of him when he was in the White House and few would ...
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With Daniel Berrier of ElectoPundit. Part 1: Reading the Election Barack Hussein Obama, the newly elected 44th President of the United States is almost certain to disappoint his most ardent supporters.  Obama will not be progressive enough for many of the people who backed him, and even if he is as talented as he appears to his supporters, and even many of his opponents, he is not likely to ...
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Washington, DC erupted after the election as did cities all across America. On  U Street, shortly after 11pm Eastern Time when Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th President of the United States, the sense of jubilation and of a weight being lifted off our shoulders was immense. There were screams of joy and relief, honking car horns, beating drums, clanging bells, people hanging out of cars and yes, many an ...
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 With Daniel Berrier of ElectoPundit. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Part 3: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Part 4: 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM Part 5: 10:00 to the bitter end.   Part 1: Introduction This is actually quite simple:  CenteredPolitics.com places 259 electoral votes safely in Barack Obama's column based on a fairly conservative reading of pre-election polling.  This puts Obama just 11 electoral ...
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