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Archive for March, 2010

The Evidence Is Clear; The American People Did Not Want ObamaCare

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Congress, Democrats, Health Care Reform, Nancy Pelosi, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

In addition to the CNN poll I wrote about yesterday, there is now a CBS News poll showing that the public is, at best, sharply divided over the bill that passed the House Sunday night:
Before the House vote Sunday, nearly half of Americans, including eight in ten Republicans, said they disapproved of the health care [...]

Tea Partier Gives Out What He Thinks Is A Congressman’s Home Address

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 22nd, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Politics

Dumb and dangerous:
A tea party organizer angry over Rep. Tom Perriello’s (D-Va.) vote in favor of health care reform published what he thought was the freshman member’s home address on a blog, in case any readers “want to drop by” and provide a “personal touch” to their views.
Rather than giving out Perriello’s address however, the [...]

Quote Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 22nd, 2010. Filed under Congress, Politics, Quote Of The Day

Who needs to legalize prostitution when we already have Congress?
— The Blogfather himself, Glenn Reynolds

How A Bill Really Becomes A Law

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 22nd, 2010. Filed under Humor, Politics

Schoolhouse Rock, for the big kids:

Your Humble Correspondent Has Pissed Off Karl Rove

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 22nd, 2010. Filed under Blogging, Twitter

I discovered earlier today that Karl Rove, yes that Karl Rove had blocked me from following his twitter feed:

Can’t honestly say what I said that pissed him off, but I’m glad I did

Tennessee Democrat: State Based Legal Challenges To ObamaCare Are Racist

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 22nd, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Groan:
[A]t a news conference, House Democratic caucus leader Mike Turner criticized the Ramsey-backed Tennessee Health Freedom Act as political grandstanding. Turner suggested President Obama’s conservative critics have racist motivations.
Asked his view on the Health Freedom Act, which orders Attorney General Bob Cooper to sue to overturn any federal mandate to buy insurance, Turner said: “I [...]

China Warns U.S. On Trade War Threats

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 22nd, 2010. Filed under China, Economics, Foreign Affairs

The Chinese are telling America that a tariff battle with Beijing will be very unpleasant:
BEIJING – China’s commerce minister warned the United States on Sunday that if it launches a “trade war” against China by levying punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, the United States will suffer the most.
Chen Deming also said the U.S. government’s “obsession” [...]

From The Moon To The Dance Floor

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 22nd, 2010. Filed under Celebrities, In The News

I’m not really a fan of shows like Dancing With The Stars, but this is cool:
Go Buzz !
Los Angeles, California (CNN) — When Buzz Aldrin danced on the moon 40 years ago, an estimated 600 million people watched it live. The Apollo 11 astronaut will dance again on live television Monday night as a contestant [...]

Cherry Blossoms Expected To Arrive Earlier Than Forecast

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 22nd, 2010. Filed under Washington DC

Like last year, it looks like the warmer weather over the past week has pushed up the debut of the Tidal Basin Cherry Blossoms:
The National Park Service on Monday moved up its prediction of the peak bloom period for Washington’s famous cherry blossoms to April 1-4 from April 3-8, because of the weekend’s warm, pleasant [...]

Google Says No To Chinese Censorship

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 22nd, 2010. Filed under China, Foreign Affairs, Internet, Technology

The guys at Google have decided to move their Chinese search engine to another location to avoid having to comply with Chinese censorship:
SAN FRANCISCO — Just over two months after threatening to leave China because of censorship and intrusions by Chinese hackers, Google said that it would close its China-based Web site and instead direct [...]

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