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Bush’s Tax Cuts Did NOT Spur Economic Growth | The Good Democrat
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Bush’s Tax Cuts Did NOT Spur Economic Growth. April 8, 2011 at 6:23 am Posted in American politics. This graph from the New York Times. Don’t anyone delude themselves. The Bush tax cuts did NOT spur economic growth and in fact, based on the previous 50 years, retarded economic growth, even if you remove the actual economic collapse at the end of Bush’s terms. 2 Comments ». Feed for comments on this post. It shows how federal spending and GDP growth have an inverse relationship. 8212; April 8, 2011 #.
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Barack Obama | The Good Democrat
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January 13, 2011 at 5:18 pm Posted in American politics. The face of a father of a nine year old contemplating the death of another father’s nine year old. 2 Comments ». Feed for comments on this post. A picture really does speak 1,000 words. As a mother of a 9 year old girl myself, I can only imagine this family’s pain. His speech gave me so much comfort on Wednesday night. 8212; January 14, 2011 #. Thanks for the comment Risa. My thoughts exactly. 8212; January 15, 2011 #. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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On Torture | The Good Democrat
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UPDATED: April 8, 2008. I want to add in here Scott Horton’s “A Tale of Three Lawyers.”. Much has been revealed in the last few months about the Bush administration’s violations of law and of their lawyers’ attempts to justify torture. This is yet another example of this. This is a great shame to our wonderful nation. I have to add this amazing timeline. Detailing how the CIA tortured detainees and how the orders came from the very top, from George W. Bush. The Wrongness of Torture. The 1984 Convention f...
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Sarah Palin’s Blood Libel | The Good Democrat
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Sarah Palin’s Blood Libel. January 12, 2011 at 3:47 pm Posted in American politics. 8 Comments ». Feed for comments on this post. Not every use of “blood libel” means the. Blood libel. Here’s an article. That illustrates the term used in political speech by both Republicans/Conservatives AND Democrats. Oh, and if you think that Conservatives are the only ones who use “ugly, charged violent rhetoric” think again. Comment by The Good Conservative. 8212; January 21, 2011 #. Your link doesn’t work. Address n...
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On Nationalism | The Good Democrat
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George Orwell’s Notes on Nationalism. For my senior thesis at BYU, I wrote about nationalism in Romania. In the 2000 election, an ultra-nationalist named Corneliu Vadim Tudor took second place in an election of 13 candidates and forced a runoff, sending palpitations in everybody’s hearts. He lost in the runoff against Ion Illiescu. The following is a link to my paper on this election:. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics. Nationalism, as defined in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 8 Comments ». Thank...
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You’ve Got To Stop This War in Afghanistan | The Good Democrat
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You’ve Got To Stop This War in Afghanistan. December 13, 2010 at 11:44 pm Posted in American politics. Richard Holbrooke’s last words. Let’s honor the man’s dying wish. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. Lawyers, Guns, and Money.
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Christian Terrorism | The Good Democrat
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July 23, 2011 at 5:04 pm Posted in American politics. Is alive and well. This is Norway’s Timothy McVeigh. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new posts via email.
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The American Civil War, Fought Over Slavery, Begun by South Carolina | The Good Democrat
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The American Civil War, Fought Over Slavery, Begun by South Carolina. January 28, 2011 at 10:03 pm Posted in American politics. From the Archives, I offer the following post. In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. With that shot on the Union ship “Star of the West” the Civil War officially began. The causes of the Civil War are complex and deep, however one word describes the heart of the division of America that led to actual fighting: slavery. With such powerful and obvious motives to unio...
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No Guns Needed | The Good Democrat
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April 19, 2013 at 8:29 pm Posted in American politics. It should be noted, aside from the original bombing, the only other people wounded or killed in this whole situation were people who had guns on them. The security guard at MIT, police officers, the two suspects. NO UNARMED CIVILIAN was injured outside of the original bombing. On The American Civil War, Fought…. Price on Why Are Republicans So St…. Nathan Towne on The American Civil War, Fought…. On Budget Surpluses and Deficits…. The Duck of Minerva.
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Forget Jobs, Forget Fixing Budgets, Stop Abortion! | The Good Democrat
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Forget Jobs, Forget Fixing Budgets, Stop Abortion! January 21, 2011 at 10:10 pm Posted in American politics. No one should be surprised. That this is where Republicans choose to go once in power. Forget actually solving the problems facing states or the federal government. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email. Conservati...
