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RANDOM NOTES: April 30, 2013.

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

-Postings been sporadic lately. Mostly due to the aforementioned Writer’s block.  But also augmented with the arrival of a new iPod Touch into the Jensen household. (Thank you Apple Gift Card I got for recycling my old Mac Mini.) And I’ve … Continue reading →

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This fucking week…

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

So, let’s review… MONDAY: The Boston Marathon gets hit. Death, Blood, gore, sadness. TUESDAY: The Senate The GOP minority in The Senate plus four Red State Dems totally fucks all of us on Gun Control via the Filibuster. And while Sharron … Continue reading →

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Greg Walden and the clash of cynicism against crazy.

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Okay…First came this…(Via Politico.) The top House Republican campaign official broke with other GOP leaders Wednesday in criticizing President Barack Obama over his “chained CPI” proposal. During an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden … Continue reading →

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On the passing of Margaret Thatcher…

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

If you can’t say anything nice…Let Elvis Costello speak for you. Canonization is for Saints. Margaret Thatcher was no saint. That is all.

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Obama, Chained CPI and the War of Attrition.

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

Via Alex Seitz-Wald at Salon… Today may mark a nadir in the often strained relations between President Obama and the “professional left,” as Robert Gibbs derisively called the progressive movement, which has been pushing for months to prevent Obama from … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage, scared Christians and The Death of Gods.

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

Via Think Progress… As the Supreme Court weighs the merits of allowing gay and lesbian Americans the freedom to marry, right-wing anti-equality advocates are cranking the fearmongering up to 11, claiming that a world of marriage equality is one that … Continue reading →

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You know when I said I wasn’t going to blog about politics anymore?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Yeah…I’m rescinding that. I watched Scott Prouty’s interview with Ed Schultz today.  For those of you not in the loop, he’s the guy responsible for the Mitt Romney “47%” video that tipped the election back in our direction. There is … Continue reading →

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In which your humble narrator throws up his hands and admits he’s sick of blogging about politics.

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Yes.  I saw the State of the Union Speech tonight. Yes, I thought it was a good speech. I’m delighted that Obama came out with an ambitious second term agenda.  I’m tickled that he came out for a higher national … Continue reading →

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My very short response to the failure of filibuster reform vis a vis Harry Reid’s failure of will.

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

We should have taken the hit from Sharon Engel.

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Oh crap! Not another post about that jackass, Ted Nugent! Oh, lord. Have we not suffered enough?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Seriously?  We’re going through this shit again? Via Seattlepi.com. Aging rocker and National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent is threatening to take up arms against President Obama, telling an interviewer that America’s  44th president “hangs out with communists” and “hates … Continue reading →

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