Monthly Archives: January 2008

Candidates are Certified for March 4 Primary — Few Primary Contests Have Competition

For the March 4 primary, my quick count shows that only eight of about 50 primary races have any competition. This is not accidental. The way democracy works in Montgomery County is that a small leadership group in both the … Continue reading

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In Socialistic Europe, Krugman Sees Economic Vigor

The “socialism” of Europe is often criticized dismissively by U.S. politicians. Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times today, “For example, does Hillary Clinton have a plan to cover the millions of Americans who lack health insurance? ‘She takes … Continue reading

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U.S. House To Act On H. Res. 888 — Condemned As Supporting The Formation of U.S. Christian Theocracy

I’ve been reading Daily Kos about House Resolution 888. Introduced by Congressman Randy Forbes December 18 in the US House Of Representatives, H. Res 888 is preceded by seventy-five Whearas’s, each of which claim to show how Christianity impacted the … Continue reading

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Sen. Kennedy Says That No Child Left Behind Deserves To Be Fixed

Sen Edward Kennedy in an opinion article printed in The Washington Post argues that the No Child Left Behind Law needs revision and better funding but that it should not be abandoned. This is the sixth anniversary of the singing … Continue reading

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George McGovern Calls for Impeachment of George Bush And Dick Cheney

Saying that urging impeachment is a “rightful course for an American patriot” to endorse, George McGovern, now 85 years old, the Democratic presidential candidate who lost to Richard Nixon in 1972, is calling for the impeachment of George W. Bush … Continue reading

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