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memory lane…

Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, Wolfowitz, Feith, Yoo, Addington, Rove, Libby, Bolton, Gonzales

want to watch someone you’re not going to like?

or else…

Nobel Memo to America: Turn Away from the Far Right By: Stirling Newberry Giving the Nobel Memorial prize to Paul Krugman was not just recognition of his theory of economic geography, but a strong message. This would not be the first time, nor will it be the last time that those awarding the prize have […]

ad in Dallas one day before the assassination…

John, Sarah, think about what you’re saying…

not a bad day, as days go…

however, "miles to go before we sleep":    

advisers…

Columnist Paul Krugman wins Nobel economics prize Princeton professor and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wins Nobel economics prize Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar and New York Times columnist, won the Nobel economic prize Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect trade patterns and the location of economic activity. […]

even Las Vegas has rules…

The End Of American Capitalism? Given that the United States has held itself up as a global economic model, the change could shift the balance of how governments around the globe conduct free enterprise. Over the past three decades, the United States led the crusade to persuade much of the world, especially developing countries, to […]

yes, we all worry…

The Terrorist Barack Hussein Obama By FRANK RICH IF you think way back to the start of this marathon campaign, back when it seemed preposterous that any black man could be a serious presidential contender, then you remember the biggest fear about Barack Obama: a crazy person might take a shot at him. Some voters […]

cleared!…

Palin Talks to Alaska Reporters about Troopergate Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin this weekend disregarded an ethics investigator’s finding that she had abused her executive power as Alaska’s governor and instead embraced a second finding in the report to say that she had been cleared of wrongfully firing her state public safety commissioner. Investigator […]

a mal·fea·sanc·iz·er…

eth·ic  (Ä›th’Ä­k) A set of principles of right conduct. A theory or a system of moral values: "An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain" (Gregg Easterbrook). ethics (used with a sing. verb) The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a […]