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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Tea Party voters turning anti-Republican in New York district?

Posted on 2011-05-21 by GaryMay 21, 2011
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I hesitate to read too much into this, but the polling data for Tuesday’s special election in New York’s 26th Congressional district has shown of a curious shift away from the self-described Tea Party (officially independent) candidate and toward the … Continue reading →

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Reagan on raising the debt limit

Posted on 2011-05-16 by GaryMay 17, 2011
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House Speaker John Boener and his colleagues are threatening to block an increase in the federal government’s borrowing authority if they don’t get a bunch of unspecified budget cuts. This might sound reasonable to some people, but it’s not. No … Continue reading →

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Red State Update on bin Laden’s demise

Posted on 2011-05-15 by GaryMay 15, 2011
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The folks at Red State Update are conflicted about bin Laden’s death because, as red staters, they hate to admit Obama might have done something they like. Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/EqoMgUkefXw For those of you not familiar with Red State … Continue reading →

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Behind the scenes of classic films, etc.

Posted on 2011-05-13 by GaryMay 13, 2011
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A page on Amsterdam photographer Angus R. Shamal’s website shows more than a score of interesting behind-the-scenes photos from film and television productions that are well worth the few minutes it takes to scroll through them. by … Continue reading →

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Tax burden in U.S. lowest in over 50 years

Posted on 2011-05-08 by GaryMay 8, 2011
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A USA Today article reports that combined federal, state, and local taxes in the U.S. came to 23.6 percent of personal income in the first quarter of 2011, the lowest level since 1958. In the 1970s through 1990s tax collections … Continue reading →

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Pawlenty’s bogus “facts”

Posted on 2011-05-06 by GaryMay 6, 2011
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As I’ve said before, differences in political opinion are often based on different perceptions of the facts. For one example, former Minnesota governor and Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed in December that claimed that … Continue reading →

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Myths about the unlamented Osama bin Laden

Posted on 2011-05-03 by GaryFebruary 8, 2018
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Here from Britain’s The Guardian newspaper is an interesting catalog of misconceptions about the unlamented dead guy, starting with the notion that the U.S. “invented” bin Laden. (The U.S. did aid and encourage anti-Soviet Afghans — likely including some who … Continue reading →

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