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fdlrdh commented on the blog post Department of Justice Files Writ of Mandamus Against Judge in Dan Choi Case
And, for contrast: In Illinois, man faces 75 years for recording police
http://boingboing.net/2011/08/31/man-faces-75-years-for-recording-police.html?dlvrit=36761
Sheesh.
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fdlrdh commented on the blog post Whip the Super Congress: Head Count #2
Kucinich won’t say how he’s going to vote, but his staff did find today an appropriate time to post a request on facebook asking people to vote for the 100 most influential vegans… If only today’s House vote was about veal.
Our elected officials are absurd, and Jane is right to say that not one of the progressive representatives seems to stand up for what’s right when the vote actually counts.
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fdlrdh commented on the blog post Is Standard and Poor’s Manipulating US Debt Rating to Escape Liability for the Mortgage Crisis?
Thanks, Jane and Scarecrow! Phenomenal investigative piece. Re-posted everywhere I could. The only analysis so far that has made sense of every aspect of this manufactured crisis – the politics, the pandering, the silence of certain market players, etc. I share the reaction with several fellow posters here that, despite being angry, at least now my brain feels more peaceful with a better sense of why this was all happening.
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fdlrdh commented on the diary post Millennial Budget Offers Hope, Ideas for Progressives by The Roosevelt Institute.
Exactly where my mind went on this. No offense to the eager, bright-eyed students who are getting involved (I was one of those once), but how do they have enough personal experience with the logistics and economics of the current health”care” system to offer tactical solutions to the healthcare crisis in America? Same with other [...]
