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Friday, April 29, 2011

Maps of New Virginia Senate and House Districts

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Courtesy of tech whiz  Dave Leichtman , see  here  for final (assuming Gov. McDonnell signs them into law, as he's said he will) House...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

In NewsHour Segment on "Birther" Controversy, Dan Balz Epitomizes Much of What's Wrong with Media

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I watched the PBS NewsHour last night, including this segment on President Obama's release of his "long-form" birth certific...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Obama Long-Form Birth Certificate Released: What Will the Birchers/Tea Partiers Do Now?

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This "story" - that Barack Obama wasn't  really  born in the United States of America, and thus isn't eligible to be pre...

See Dick Bluster. See Dick Cave.

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Nice job Dick. Senate Democratic and Republican negotiators have reached  a tentative deal on a new map for Senate legislative districts ...
Monday, April 25, 2011

Higher "Gas" Prices Cause Massive Outbreak of Pandering, Silliness, Bad Policy Ideas

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Right now, with "gas" (in quotes because among almost all energy experts, such as my former colleagues at the U.S. Energy Inform...

I Am So Glad We Defeated Harris Miller

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Read this Huffington Post article  on the taxpayer-funded corporate welfare scam known as the "for-profit 'education' industr...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Goldman Sachs Nailed Oil Price "Super Spike"; Other Forecasters Not So Much

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Over the first 3 1/2 months of 2011, according to  EIA , the price of (benchmark West Texas Intermediate) crude oil in the United States h...
Monday, April 18, 2011

5,000 Young Climate Activists Protest at Chamber of Commerce; Corporate Media Continues to Ignore

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There's great stuff happening across the Potomac River right now, with  with a rally of 5,000 young climate activists  culminating the...
Saturday, April 16, 2011

PPP: Only 38% of Republicans Will Support Candidate Who Rejects "Birtherism"

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Public Policy Polling  pretty much sums up the insanity that has infected today's Republican Party. Only 38% of Republican primary vo...

10,000 Activists in Washington to Discuss Crucial Issue to Mankind; Media Barely Covers It

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So, how many of you were aware that this weekend, in Washington DC,  the Power Shift 2011 conference  has brought 10,000 (ten thousand) you...