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https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/12/60-minutes-mike-wallaces-son-is-idiot.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: "60 Minutes'" Mike Wallace's son is an idiot. Sad. Apparently conservative family values no longer include respecting your parents. Sad. From the uber-conservative tabloid Newsmax : "Fox New... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/04/bush-tries-to-get-chummy-with_25.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Bush Tries To Get Chummy With Congress...After Five Years In Office A fun LA Times story reports that Republican Congressmen are shocked, shocked when they are invited to the White House to meet with Bush (he... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/02/oh-what-hell.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Oh what the hell From tomorrow's Post : Last week the publication I work for, the German newsweekly Die Zeit, printed one of the controversial caricatures of... us politicswhat theamericablognewsoh https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/01/alito-filibuster-yes-but.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: The Alito filibuster - Yes, but... The Republicans want the Alito vote on Tuesday , conveniently right before the State of the Union. As for the filibuster, here are my though... us politicsamericablognewsalitofilibuster https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/04/imf-report-toxic-bank-debts-could-be-4.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: IMF report: toxic bank debts could be $4 trillion The good news is that it's not $5 trillion. Yet. In all likelihood this number will increase and the previous forecasts on toxic debt wil... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/11/next-up-religious-right-wants-to-take.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Next up: Religious right wants to take away your right to a divorce Joe (in DC) told me months ago that the goal of the religious right wasn't to target gay marriage, even though this is what they claimed. R... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/01/china-struggles-with-jobless-protesters.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: China struggles with jobless protesters Why anyone thought this would be any different never made sense. The Beijing government created an impressive jobs system that solved many ... us politicsamericablognewschinastruggles https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/06/poll-obamas-immigration-policy-wins.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Poll: Obama's immigration policy has strong support It's not clear what took so long to come to this decision, but Americans overwhelmingly support it. The overall numbers are strong, includi... us politics https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/09/bundesbank-board-member-quits-following.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Bundesbank board member quits following racist remarks It's about time. His desk should have been cleared the day after he made his remarks. BBC : Mr Sarrazin, in his book entitled Germany Abol... us politicsboard memberamericablognewsbundesbank https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/04/bank-of-america-may-be-facing-sec.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Bank of America may be facing SEC investigation Bank of America, led by Ken Lewis, has been lobbying against the Employee Free Choice Act -- even while receiving taxpayer bailout money. ... bank of americaus politics https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/11/wednesday-morning-open-thread.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Wednesday Morning Open Thread Good morning. So, that was some election night, huh? We knew Deeds would lose, but I thought Corzine would pull it out in New Jersey. The Te... us politicswednesday morningamericablognewsopen https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/04/open-thread_18.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Open thread us politicsamericablognewsopenthread https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/08/fox-news-we-titillate-you-decide.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Fox News: "We titillate, you decide." I've read that 16% of Americans have blonde hair. On Fox the percentage sure seems higher. And funny, most are women. us politicsamericablognewsfoxdecide https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/08/gop-texas-judge-predicts-civil-war-if.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: GOP Texas judge predicts civil war if Obama wins Don't tempt us . Nothing would make my day like watching Texas join Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and any other racists they can find and... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/01/banks-now-checking-your-twitter-and.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Banks now checking your Twitter and Facebook activity to see if... Please write financially secure comments to this post: Your social networking chit-chat could have an impact on your credit - specifically ... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/04/axelrod-blasts-cheney-why-is-al-qaeda.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Axelrod blasts Cheney - why is al Qaeda still around after 8 years? Axelrod on Cheney . "I find it supremely ironic, on a day when we were meeting with NATO, to talk about the continued threat from al Qaeda i... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/10/saudi-female-journalist-to-receive-60.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Saudi female journalist to receive 60 lashes Savages . The journalist who received the sentence was not even involved in the specific TV show that has triggered the brutal torture for ... us politicsamericablognewssaudi https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-palin-book-apparently-has-some.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: The new Palin book apparently has some errors, to put it lightly Surprise! AP does an even bigger fact check of the book - and it isn't pretty. https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/01/arab-league-to-continue-syrian-mission.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Arab League to continue Syrian mission As bad as they've been to date, it's possible that they can only get better. Stopping the killings by Assad might be a good place to start.... us politicsarab leagueamericablognewscontinue https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/10/senator-udall-wants-pentagon-to-provide.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Senator Udall wants Pentagon to provide repeal plan on DADT in 30... Now remember, this isn't asking the president to lift the ban on gays in the military in 30 days. It's asking his generals to provide the S... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/05/friday-morning-open-thread_21.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Friday Morning Open Thread Good morning. So, the Wall Street reform bill passed in the Senate. It's on to conference with the House. Expectations are for a final bill ... us politicsfriday morningamericablognewsopen https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/02/video-puppy-is-upset-toy-is-trying-to.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Video: Puppy is upset toy is trying to steal its food A straight-shooting look at US Politics from one of America's political blogs written by DC-based political strategists John Aravosis and Joe Sudbay. https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/03/so-washington-post-blogger-does-or.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: So Washington Post blogger does or doesn't think Coretta Scott King... From today's Washington Post : "I regret using the term because I think it's been way overblown," Domenech said. But he said King worked wit... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/05/pacific-tuna-carried-radioactivity-from.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Pacific tuna carried radioactivity from Japan to US coast There were plenty of reports of higher than usual levels of radiation in fruits, vegetables and milk in California last year but this is som... us politics https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/06/most-recent-edition-of-last-throes-4.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Most recent edition of "last throes" - 4 bombings, 23 dead on... Thursday in Iraq, 2 more car bombings with 15 dead and 28 injured. Still waiting to hear some kind of retraction on that lie from Bush/Che... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/06/whos-attacking-dick-durbin-closer-look.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Who's attacking Dick Durbin? A closer look I just got a series of emails from a guy running an online petition demanding that Durbin resign, he wanted me to link to his petition (I am... us politics https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/10/wash-posts-plum-line-vitter-still.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Wash Post's Plum Line: Vitter still refuses to directly criticize... Okay, this is going from weird to downright creepy. What is wrong with GOP Senator David Vitter that he can't just come out and say he thin... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/11/adl-takes-on-glenn-beck.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: ADL takes on Glenn Beck The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has had enough of the hatred and Nazi imagery being promoted by teabaggers and Glenn Beck. Today, ADL issue... us politicsamericablognewsadltakes https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/06/open-thread_111903407146478635.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Open thread Give Corzine some love in the poll at the bottom of this page . He's the Dem running for governor in NJ. us politicsamericablognewsopenthread https://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/national-guard-units-heading-to-iraq.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: National Guard units heading to Iraq for Bush's "surge" don't have... This is the biggest keystone cops adventure in American history. From tomorrow's NYT : The Pentagon is planning to send more than 14,000 Na... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/02/cnns-new-employee-william-bennett.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: CNN's new employee, William Bennett, slanders Islam over cartoon... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/02/glaad-calls-on-cnn-to-fire-roland.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: GLAAD calls on CNN to fire Roland Martin over violent comments Martin, who is a CNN contributor, has a history of stepping in it when it comes to gay civil rights issue. There was the time he defended h... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/couple-miles-from-walter-reed-bush.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: A couple miles from Walter Reed, Bush claims to support the troops... When those Republicans get together, they like to pretend they support the troops : "Our men and women in uniform risk their lives to carry ... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/02/video-spiderman-strikes-back-wonderful.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Video: Spiderman Strikes Back! (wonderful 70s kitsch) It's a real movie from 1979 . us politicsnews videoamericablog https://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/01/tens-of-thousands-rally-against-war-in.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Tens of thousands rally against the war in DC AP's take on it . Mine will follow shortly, just got back. tens of thousands https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/04/eu-study-traffic-noise-can-be-deadly.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: EU Study: Traffic noise can be deadly This should not come as a surprise to anyone. After spending half a year in rural Africa where there was hardly any noise, my adjustment ti... us politicstraffic noisecan beamericablognews https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/09/call-white-house-tell-them-to-stop.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Call the White House: Tell them to stop trying to hide the dead... An email I just received from a reader. He's right. Call the White House. 202-456-1414, 202-456-1111. They probably won't listen, but it's... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/09/elections-open-thread.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Elections Open Thread At dinner, what's happening? We need numbers... us politicsamericablognewselectionsopen https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/12/romney-out-of-state-for-majority-of.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Romney out of state for majority of 2006 While we're on Romney, make sure you didn't miss this article which popped up over the holidays. During 2006 Mitt was out of his home state... out of stateus politicsamericablognewsromney https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/04/caption-that-homeland-security-graphic.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Caption that Homeland Security graphic More fun graphics from the Homeland Security Web site that are desperately in need of captions. Best ones will be compiled and merged with ... us politicshomeland securityamericablognewscaption https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/09/is-general-myers-liar-or-idiot.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Is General Myers a liar or an idiot? As noted in several posts below, here's what our top general had to say today about why the Bush administration ignored the disaster in New ... us politics https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/01/freeze-spending-how-about-freezing.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Freezing the recovery I guess it isn't that much of a surprise that Obama wasn't going to push for a second stimulus package. Many of us economics-professor-type... us politicsamericablognewsfreezingrecovery https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/06/paralyzed-rats-successfully-run-again.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Paralyzed rats successfully run again in new study Humans aren't there yet, but one of these days scientists are going to have a solution for paralyzed humans. This is a very encouraging stu... us politics https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/12/not-much-celebrating-in-iraq.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Not much celebrating in Iraq Even the Shia are barely celebrating in Iraq today. What a debacle this whole process was. It's gratifying that Saddam is gone, but there... us politicsnot muchamericablognewscelebrating https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/07/cia-agents-explain-why-rove-leak.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: CIA agents explain why Rove leak matters And why Republicans who defend outing CIA agents aren't acting in the best interests of our country. You can find a pdf of the letter here :... us politicscia agentsamericablognews https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/10/valerie-jarrett-obama-is-committed-to.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Valerie Jarrett: Obama is "committed to the public option" We wanted some clarity from the White House on the public option -- and we got some. I'll take Valerie Jarrett on the record stating strong ... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/03/bedtime-open-thread.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Bedtime open thread Yet another busy news day. us politicsamericablognewsbedtimeopen https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/06/find-out-where-your-senator-stands-on.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Find out where your Senator stands on Net Neutrality And then update the folks at TPM so they can update their list. You'll find contact info for your Senators here . find out where https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/10/ken-lay-now-has-clean-record.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Ken Lay now has a clean record I know that this was following legal precedent, but Ken Lay and the collapse of Enron was a unique low point in American business. Quite a ... us politicsken layamericablognews https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/12/colin-powell-says-we-are-losing-in.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Colin Powell says we are losing in Iraq It seems Colin Powell has found his conscience again. You might recall that Powell misplaced his integrity about 6 years ago when he decide... us politicscolin powell https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/08/since-gop-doesnt-believe-in-science.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Hurricane Isaac heads towards GOP convention: Because weather has a... I'm not worried. The GOP doesn't believe in science, so how can something you don't believe in hurt you? The Republicans can just pass a ... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/10/southern-gop-senator-david-vitter.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Southern GOP Senator David Vitter refuses to comment on justice of... This is simply a stunning new video. Republican Senator David Vitter (R-La) visibly squirms when asked to comment on the recent case of a ju... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/06/so-now-adl-is-sucking-up-to-bush-too.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: So now the ADL is sucking up to Bush too Another great profile in liberal courage , this time from the Anti-Defamation League, conveniently joining the coordinated right-wing critic... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/12/dems-are-moving-to-sack-superdelegates.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Dems are moving to sack the superdelegates There's some New Year's cheer. us politicsmoving toamericablognewsdems https://americablog.blogspot.com/2008/12/in-new-video-rick-warren-accuses-gays.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: In new video, Rick Warren accuses gays of "hateful attacks," "hate... Merry Christmas from Rick Warren! You're all hateful, evil, and not even Christian! Barack Obama's good buddy Rick Warren recorded a video ... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/04/cnbc-how-to-play-housing-rebound.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: CNBC: How to play the housing rebound There's a housing rebound? Look, everyone wants to believe that this has turned a corner and that housing as well as the economy is improv... how to playus politicsamericablognewscnbc https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/11/al-sadr-allies-quit-iraqi-government.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: al-Sadr allies quit Iraqi Government over Bush meeting Following through on their threat, AP is reporting that the al-Sadr bloc is backing out of the Iraqi government: Lawmakers and cabinet mini... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/01/non-profits-give-white-house-for.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Non-profits give White House 'A' for transparency after reneging on... Many of the openness initiatives should be lauded , for sure. But you don't get an A when one of your biggest campaign promises has been br... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/03/high-dollar-donors-less-willing-to-give.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: High-dollar donors less willing to give to Obama this time around Washington Post : President Obama is struggling to draw in big-dollar donations, with half as many people writing large checks to his campa... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2011/11/imperial-storm-troopers-guarding-bank.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Imperial storm troopers guarding a bank. Imagine if they protected... Sorry, I meant Portland police. Disseminated by Occupy Richmond , shot in Portland Oregon. Click the pic to see its full glory. Hey, banks... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2011/11/syrian-tanks-bomb-rebels-as-deadline.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Syrian tanks bomb rebels as deadline approaches While the deadline for sanctions is nearing, Assad's troops continue to fight back against the rebels, including military defectors. Neithe... us politicsamericablognewssyrian https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/05/right-wingers-are-turning-on-their.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: The right wingers are turning on their President Today's Washington Post examines the polls and determines that the conservatives now hate Bush, too. Both the President and Congress are t... us politicsthe right https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/03/bush-is-finishing-dubai-port-deal.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Bush is finishing Dubai port deal tomorrow or Monday, regardless of... This is beyond ridiculous . Bush is going to close the deal in the day or two, regardless of this phony 45 day review of the entire deal. S... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/10/dog-bites-man-news-insurance-industry.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: "Dog bites man" news: Insurance industry opposes reform Big surprise, huh? : Healthcare reform being considered by Congress could cost the typical family $4,000 per year in higher premiums, a new ... us politicsdog bitesinsurance industryamericablognews https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/09/while-people-are-dying-in-nola-3.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: While people are dying in NOLA, 3 minutes before Bush addresses the... Why is Bush's Sept 11 wargasm party on the national mall still happening? You'll recall this is the big event Bush and the Pentagon are pla... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/12/gop-congressman-mark-kirks-gay.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: GOP Congressman Mark Kirk's gay nightmare Welcome to what it's like to be gay in the military, Congressman Kirk (R-IL). To be more precise, welcome to what it's like for any milita... us politicsmark kirkamericablognewsgop https://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/mugabe-to-celebrate-with-12-million.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Mugabe to celebrate with $1.2 million birthday bash Meanwhile, his own people continue to scrape by with 1600% inflation and skipping meals . Finding food is part of the problem but with well... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/10/froomkins-column-today-bush-in-snit.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Froomkin's column today: Bush in a snit Now, I love Froomkin, but he outdoes himself today . Actually, Bush outdoes himself, Froomkin puts it in to context. Definitely worth a re... us politics https://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/if-iraq-dont-kill-you-walter-reed-will.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: "If Iraq don't kill you, Walter Reed will." This is the second of a two-part series from the Washington Post about the horrendous treatment our injured Iraq vets are receiving back in... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/07/desmond-tutu-to-retire-from-public-life.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Desmond Tutu to retire from public life What a loss for us all but completely understandable. It's impressive that Tutu has managed to fight for justice this long. He has never ... us politicsdesmond tutuamericablognews https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/07/laura-bushs-pet-iraq-project.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Laura Bush's pet Iraq project: a mismanaged failure Here's one of those projects that the Bush crew was pushing as the underreported good news from Iraq. It was a particular favorite of Laura... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/06/conyers-holding-hearings-on-downing.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Conyers holding hearings on Downing Street Memo! Our favorite watchdog Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) is holding hearings on the Downing Street Memo at the DNC because the GOP won't allow him to ... us politicsdowning streetamericablognewsconyers https://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/general-caldwell-on-iran-weapons.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: General Caldwell on Iran weapons connection: "People want to hype... Just saw General Caldwell, the chief spokesman in Iraq, on CNN, disputing the U.S. claim that the highest levels of the Iranian government a... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/12/extreme-right-group-wants-to-launch.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Extreme right group wants to launch "quit gay sex" campaign Via Media Matters "Quit Gay Sex" Campaign By Cliff Kincaid | December 14, 2005 It appears that the homosexual lifestyle is as addictive as... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/08/white-house-web-site-shows-bush.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: White House Web site shows Bush and McCain laughing, eating cake,... This man is so out of touch. Caption on the current picture on www.whitehouse.gov : President George W. Bush shares a laugh with Myrtle Jon... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/11/cheney-vows-to-throw-critics-words.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Cheney vows to throw critics' words back at them. Is he crazy or... Tell me NO ONE on his staff read this line in today's Cheney speech and said "dude, you have an approval rating just this side of Satan, you... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/08/monk-who-respected-other-religions.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Monk Who Respected Other Religions Brutally Murdered Brother Roger, a 90 year old monk who founded a community where Christians of all denominations and indeed any people of faith were respecte... us politicsother religionsamericablognewsmonk https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/12/recent-samoan-tsunami-was-up-to-46-feet.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Recent Samoan tsunami was up to 46 feet high It's difficult to imagine how anything could have survived such a hit . The massive waves that struck Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga totall... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/06/fed-study-us-family-wealth-down-nearly.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Fed study: US family wealth down nearly 40% since crash Why is the financial pain limited to the 99%? Wall Street pay has declined, but it's fair to see that most Americans would gladly live on t... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/07/atrios-has-new-abc-poll-and-it-aint.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Atrios has the new ABC poll and it ain't pretty for team Bush/Rove It's acutally a nightmare scenario for the White House. Americans are paying attention to the Rove Scandal...and they're not happy. Big h... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/03/was-gop-candidate-kaloogian-who-claims.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Was GOP candidate Kaloogian - who claims Baghdad is now peaceful... If so, then he's the one lying. Check out this email I just received from AMERICAblog reader Eric. I checked out the links, they're correc... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/06/sununu-romneys-attack-on-cops-firemen.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Sununu: Romney's attack on cops, firemen, teachers not a "gaffe" Romney surrogate Jon Sununu on MSNBC defending Romney's plan to cut cops, fireman as government waste: SUNUNU: Let me respond as a taxpayer,... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/11/abc-just-showed-clip-of-soldier.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: ABC just showed a clip of a soldier, obviously pre-approved by the... I can't believe ABC News' World News Tonight just did this. Their "strongest argument for staying" in Iraq came from US Army Colonel James ... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/01/eye-tattoos-is-this-for-real.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Eye tattoos. Is this for real? A straight-shooting look at US Politics from one of America's political blogs written by DC-based political strategists John Aravosis and Joe Sudbay. us politicseye tattoosamericablognewsreal https://americablog.blogspot.com/2008/09/national-review-writer-blasts-house.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: National Review writer blasts House Republicans The National Review Online , a publication which is probably the father of the modern conservative moment: [T]he assertion by Republican lea... us politicsnews nationalamericablogreviewwriter https://americablog.blogspot.com/2011/03/bank-of-england-chief-slams-bankers.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Bank of England chief slams bankers again, hints at breaking up... For the long term health of many western countries (of course, including the US) breaking up the banks has to happen. As they stand today, ... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/02/grassroots-are-talking-to-dnc-so-lets.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: The grassroots are talking to the DNC so let's see some spine For all of you who were sickened by the pathetic display of the DNC in the election, perhaps we can expect Dean to listen and become more c... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/01/additional-security-checks-for-some.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Additional security checks for some travelers to US Not much of a surprise here and one would imagine this also will include extra checks for people who visited countries on the list. The Gua... us politicsadditional securityamericablognews https://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/06/democratic-senatorial-campaign.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee might financially support... UPDATE: Okay, I've cooled down. I still think it's a bad idea for Schumer to give any inkling at this point that he might support an indepe... us politicscampaign committeeamericablognewsdemocratic https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/09/krugman-china-is-maintaining.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Krugman: China is maintaining an artificially high trade surplus This isn't news to many readers, but it will be to some. We tend to think of the trade deficit with China as an almost genetic aspect of our... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/04/uk-rich-now-even-richer-despite-double.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: UK rich, now even richer despite double-dip recession Recessions are for the little people . https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/11/gop-lt-gov-of-maryland-changes-his.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: GOP Lt. Gov of Maryland changes his story on supposed racist... My oh my . It seems the African-American Republican Lt. Governor of Maryland, Michael Steele, is now backing off of reports by himself, the... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/08/saturday-morning-open-thread.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Saturday Morning Open Thread Good morning. 47 years ago, Martin Luther King gave his iconic "I have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Today, Glenn ... us politicssaturday morningamericablognewsopen https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/08/gingrich-says-hackett-near-victory-is.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Gingrich says Hackett near victory is a warning to Republicans https://americablog.blogspot.com/2010/01/ap-obama-urges-pared-back-health-care.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: AP: Obama urges pared-back health care bill UPDATE: The White House has issued a clarification that the President "prefers" the "principles" he laid out months ago. Which doesn't rea... us politics https://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/11/pentagon-reneges-on-15000-bonuses-for.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Pentagon reneges on $15,000 bonuses for re-enlistment With all of the difficulties finding new recruits and retaining current troops you have to wonder what impact such a move will have. So does... https://americablog.blogspot.com/2009/11/health-care-reform-debate-begins.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Health care reform debate begins It's a long way from over, but the discussion has started . The GOP, of course, voted against even debating the subject. It must be becaus... health care reformus politicsamericablognewsdebate https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/09/romneys-tax-documents-raise-even-more.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Romney's tax documents raise even more questions If Mitt Romney thought that a partial release of his tax documents would change the discussion from his 47% remarks , he was mostly right. ... us politics https://americablog.blogspot.com/2011/12/bank-ceos-continue-to-be-well-paid.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Bank CEOs continue to be well paid Results are irrelevant in the banking industry. It must be nice to screw up so badly yet still command such enormous payouts. The numbers ... us politicsnews bankcontinue tobe wellamericablog https://americablog.blogspot.com/2012/02/video-say-something-nice.html US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Video: Say something nice This is a very cute idea. us politicsnews videosay somethingamericablognice