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We Said, "Yes We Can!" But Can We?

By stillidealistic on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 5:58pm |
I have been mulling over an idea lately that has me a bit distressed.   This nation is just horrifically divided. It isn't just a political divide, as if that isn't bad enough. It is religious, economic, racial...in almost...
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David Corn and Kevin Drum Are My New Favorites!

By stillidealistic on Sun, 01/17/2010 - 1:22am |
I've got about ten different posts swirling in my head, and some are more pressing than others. The most fundamental one deals with the systemic problems of our two party set up. And as much as I think we need...
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From a So-called "Bot" in Regard to the So-called "Children"

By stillidealistic on Thu, 01/14/2010 - 4:25pm |
For the sake of this piece, "bots" are those who are accused of blindly supporting Obama, no matter what, and "children" are those who have either given up on or are so pissed off at him that they are considering...
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Getting Down To Basics...It's the Ethics, Stupid.

By stillidealistic on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 8:39pm |
Somewhere in the process of growing up, I learned to problem solve, and after being married to the same man for 37 years, raising children, and owning my own business for 20 years, I am pretty good at it. One...
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Where's the Outrage?

By stillidealistic on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 2:02am |
By now we've all heard some of the stories in the new book, "Game Change." Harry Reid has gotten the most press I've heard for his insensitive remarks (which I really can't get too upset over given that they were,...
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Conversely, What Are Your 5 All-time Faves?

By stillidealistic on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 8:00pm |
tlees2 queried us about our "worst" movies, and it got me to thinking about my favorites. So how about it? A list of your all-time favorite 5...the ones you watch over and over again, year after year. The ones you...
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How Much Is "Faux" Safety Really Worth? (updated with a poll at the end)

By stillidealistic on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 5:15pm |
Have you ever wondered what the planners of the 9/11 attack must be thinking as they see the results of their handiwork? Do you think they ever in their wildest dreams thought they would be so successful?Even from the beginning,...
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Rabbit Holes, Reality and Crap Sandwiches, revisited after the freeze

By stillidealistic on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 3:13am |
For nearly a year and a half TPM has been my sanity. My place to go when none of the rest of the world is making any sense. But more and more I'm feeling like I've fallen down the rabbit...
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How Long Do You Think We'll Be Able To Keep Deluding Ourselves?

By stillidealistic on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:05pm |
I've spent the morning reading...I don't even know if I should share the articles with you since I've found them so depressing, but the bottom line is, we're deluding ourselves into believing we can continue going down this same path...
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Unwritten...

By stillidealistic on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 12:25am |
There is a lot of hopelessness in America right now, just one year after the most hopeful time I can remember. So much has happened (or not happened, depending on your viewpoint.)We have gone from the tears of joy at...

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