An Open Letter to Joe Lieberman Enjoy!
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Author - Bob Cesca
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Google Life
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HHS Secretary Tom Daschle
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Obama's Set Dressing
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Yogi Bush
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58
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Morning Awesome
On this day in 1863, President Lincoln delivered a few appropriate remarks at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Recited here by Sam Waterston.) Transcript and...
Begich Wins!
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That's EXACTLY The Obama I Voted For
by Dirty Lee Stranahan My newest Huffington Post piece is posted here. Here's a short quote...pretend you're talking in a menacing voice while brandishing a weapon at Joe Lieberman. But that shit...
More Holder
"In the months and years since 9/11, the Bush administration took many steps that were excessive and unlawful," Holder continued. "We authorized torture and we let fear take precedence over the rule...
Prime Time Thread
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Holder On The War on Terror
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Truth And Booty
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We Must Chill
You know, I'm thinking that maybe the far-right doesn't need to do a goddamn thing for the next four years. Why? Because if today was any indication, we're going to totally crap our cages every time...
Attorney General Eric Holder
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Quote of the Day
"You know, the desire of revenge is great, of course. But the truth is public policy doesn't run on revenge very well. And when you see the trouble this country has gotten into in terms of foreign...
Ahmadinejad vs. Lieberman
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More On Missouri
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