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tesseral commented on the blog post Darrell Issa Steps in It, Inadvertantly Reveals Improper Use of Congressional Funds to Serve AEI
I really wouldn’t call this projection. Someone who projects something onto another sincerely believes in it; what Republicans do is pure Rovian misdirection.
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tesseral commented on the diary post Speaking Truth to Power by The Roosevelt Institute.
“truth to power”???? Exactly what power is the “truth” being spoken to?
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tesseral commented on the blog post What Mitch Daniels is Doing in Indiana is Far More Radical than Scott Walker’s Union Busting in Wisconsin
Texas – a case in point: http://www.texasmonthly.com/2011-04-01/btl.php
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tesseral commented on the diary post McClatchy Points Out Key FBI Failure in Amerithrax Investigation by Jim White.
Is there an ideological component to the FBI’s lack of effort? Are they less likely to pursue militarily-connected right-wingers?
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tesseral commented on the blog post Surely the best reviewed movie since…
From Roger Ebert’s review:
Oh, and there is Wisconsin. Dagny and Hank ride blissfully in Taggart’s new high-speed train, and then Hank suggests they take a trip to Wisconsin, where the state’s policies caused the suppression of an engine that runs on the ozone in the air, or something (the film’s detailed explanation won’t clear this up). They decide to drive there. That’s when you’ll enjoy the beautiful landscape photography of the deserts of Wisconsin. My advice to the filmmakers: If you want to use a desert, why not just refer to Wisconsin as “New Mexico”?
Priceless!
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tesseral commented on the blog post Lesson from Wisconsin: Always Act Quickly and Decisively
Imagine what’s going to happen to the filibuster if the Republicraps regain control of the Senate.
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tesseral commented on the blog post Announcing the Firedoglake Membership Program
Would you consider a student membership? As much as I’d like to contribute (actually, I already have), $45 is a fair chunk of change for a student.
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tesseral commented on the diary post NPR Smears Wisconsin Workers, Again: TOTN Edition by Phoenix Woman.
NPR=National Platform for Republicans
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tesseral commented on the blog post Confirmed: Our Government Has Criminalized Beauty Products
This reminds me of something a law enforcement officer once told me about marijuana laws: the police weren’t necessarily in favor of marijuana prohibition per se, but instead saw such laws as tools to aid enforcement of other criminal laws. That is, if there is not enough evidence to bust someone of another crime, they can always use pot.
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tesseral commented on the blog post Americans Finally Sorta Like the GOP Again
This is very discouraging. I think it reflects the total uselessness of the media.
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tesseral commented on the blog post Political Cynicism on the Rise, Says Pew Poll
Very discouraging to see that more people think Obama should accommodate Republicans than visa versa.
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tesseral commented on the blog post Scalia Kills Corporate Personhood
He will probably say that because of the right of freedom of association, corporations composed of white males are entitled to protection.
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tesseral commented on the blog post The Fruits of Corporatism and War: Democratic Party ID Ties 22-Year Low
As I’ve said before, Obama and his allies have done more damage to the Democratic party in two years than Bush and his allies did to the Republican party in eight. I guess Obama really did accomplish something.
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tesseral commented on the blog post Floyd Abrams’ Abuse of Power
This is a sign that Abrams has sold out. The first was his support of Citizens United.
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tesseral commented on the blog post To Open Congress, House Republicans Will Read Constitution Aloud, Ignore the Parts They Hate
Why does the Constitution hate America?
Great line!
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tesseral commented on the blog post To Open Congress, House Republicans Will Read Constitution Aloud, Ignore the Parts They Hate
Isn’t the Republican presidential primary pretty much a religious test these days?
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tesseral commented on the diary post The FCC’s ‘Totally Convincing’ Explanation For Leaving Wireless Out Of Sham Net Neutrality “Compromise” by Eli.
Not only are the telecom companies writing the regulations, they’re also writing the FCC’s press releases.
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tesseral commented on the blog post US Wage Stagnation Leads to Rampant Inequality
I agree = it didn’t “just happen”. Or maybe we can say that it did just happen because we let it (i.e. we let the kleptocrats get away with it).
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tesseral commented on the blog post In Standoffs with Congress, Presidents Almost Always Win
It seems apparent to me that the domestic results Obama is getting are pretty much what he set out to get in the first place. I do agree that Obama differs from the Republicans around the margins of domestic issues, but these differences are minor. In addition, his foreign and human-rights policies are, if anything, worse than those of G.W. Bush.
I do think Obama is cynical enough that he would move to the left if he thought it would benefit him politically, With the weight of the corporate information system counteracting this possibility, I don’t see much hope of that.
I am badly in need of a pep talk.
