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Rule of Law My A**

September 17, 2008 By Mr. Lynne

Taking a cue from the Bush Playbook, Attorney General Talis Colberg of AK indicated that... the employees would refuse to appear unless either the full state Senate or the entire Legislature votes to compel their testimony. Get picked for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gop, palin, troopergate

Subject: I was confused but now I’m not

September 16, 2008 By Mr. Lynne

The email continues: Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable. Attend five different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded. If you spend three years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: email, mccain, obama, palin, presidential-campaign

Corporate Equality Index shows gains for equality

September 9, 2008 By Mr. Lynne

Some examples from the post: You can't fly on American Airlines, Continental or US Airways, both of which scored a perfect 100. You might also want to avoid United, Southwest, Delta, Northwest, and JetBlue; all scored above 80. In fact, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: equal-rights

Surprise… GOP talking point actually a lie.

September 8, 2008 By Mr. Lynne

In fact, the jet did not sell on eBay. It was sold to a businessman from Valdez named Larry Reynolds, who paid $2.1 million for the plane -- shy of the $2.7 million purchase price -- according to news reports at the time. Reynolds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gop, lies, palin, presidential-race

TX AG guarantees religious lawsuits

September 3, 2008 By Mr. Lynne

Brayton points out that this will probably result in a lot of lawsuits. As one commenter points out: No, the real trouble with this is that it forces the local school boards into a very difficult position. They have already handed the local … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: church-and-state, religion, texas

“This is political aikido”

August 13, 2008 By Mr. Lynne

Ed Brayton comments on a political maneuver in South Carolina: In South Carolina, the state legislature recently considered a bill to allow one such display, called the Foundations of American Law and Government, to be displayed in public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: constitution, politics, religion, ten-commandments

Move over Willie Horton?

August 13, 2008 By Mr. Lynne

Amy Sullivan puts up an interesting theory that the McCain ad calling out Obama as "The One" is dog whistle politics for some conservative Christians that Obama is the Anti-Christ. It first caught the attention of Democrats familiar with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attack-ads, election, mccain, oboama

Offshore Drilling and Production / Prices

August 7, 2008 By Mr. Lynne

First Comment: Name: David Shaffer Hometown: Harleysville, PA Doc -- Here's a thought that I don't see being investigated or reported on by the MSM. Why is it now that the subject of offshore drilling is such an important issue? Why wasn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: mccain, oil, presidential-campaign

McCain’s Reward Points for Astro-Turf

August 7, 2008 By Mr. Lynne

continuing with the article: That, in essence, is the McCain campaign's pitch to supporters to join its new online effort, one that combines the features of "AstroTurf" campaigning with the sort of customer-loyalty programs offered by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: blogging, mccain, presidential-campaign

Vote for Your Favorite Cartoon

August 1, 2008 By Mr. Lynne

Cross-posted at Left in Lowell The Union of Concerned Scientists recently had asked for submissions for Science Idol: the Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest.  The challenge was to submit an editorial cartoon highlighting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: politics, science, union-of-concerned-scientists

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