The Interested American

Throwing More Good Money After Bad

2013-01-12T20:56:00.001-05:00

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Forward Into The Darkness

2013-01-12T20:50:00.001-05:00

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Bloomberg Wants to Decree How Much Pain You Can Handle

2013-01-12T20:48:00.001-05:00

HEH HEH HEH...YA KNOW.. SOMETIMES ELECTIONS DO HAVE CONSEQUENCES EH LIBS? ...WELL YOU JACKASSES VOTED FOR HIM ...NOW CANCER PATIENTS, ARTHRITIS PATIENTS, ACCIDENT VICTIMS, ANYBODY WITH SEVERE PAIN GO...

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Final Prediction: Romney 291, Obama 247

2012-11-05T17:40:00.000-05:00

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Close Race Between #Gingrich, #Santorum in Mississippi & Alabama

2012-03-12T18:30:00.001-04:00

The former U.S. House Speaker leads in Mississippi according to an American Research Group poll that had Gingrich at 35 percent, followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 31 percent and...

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New York Times Obsessed With Sliming Texas A&M

2012-03-12T17:42:00.000-04:00

Image via Wikipedia The Times is fixated on Texas A&M, a rare public university that leans to the right. Reporter Michael Brick hypocritically attacked conservative campus activists in an...

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Obama Even More Vulnerable Than Republicans Think

2012-03-06T19:28:00.000-05:00

Start with Obama’s poll numbers, which are mediocre. His job-approval rating has been trending upward since October, but is still below 50 percent. More people disapprove than approve of his...

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Massachusetts Senate: Bad Polls Worry Democrats in Brown/Warren Race

2012-03-06T19:24:00.002-05:00

After a huge rush of optimism that Elizabeth Warren’s candidacy would end Scott Brown’s hold on his US Senate seat, Democratic insiders and activists are awakening to a new political reality,...

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Gingrich Wins Georgia

2012-03-06T19:22:00.001-05:00

The victory ends a bit of a dry spell for the former speaker. Since winning South Carolina January 21, Newt has placed second in Florida with 31.9 percent, and then a slow decline: 21.1 percent in...

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Democrats Suffer Severe Enthusiasm Deficit

2012-03-02T20:18:00.001-05:00

Image via Wikipedia Some 53 percent of Republicans and Republican leaners say they’re “more enthusiastic than usual about voting,” compared with just 45 percent of Democrats and Democratic...

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General Motors Laying Off 1300 due to Volt Failure

2012-03-02T20:12:00.000-05:00

Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia "Even with sales up in February over January, we are still seeking to align our production with demand," GM spokesman Chris Lee said. The car company had...

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Washington: Norm Dicks Retires, Doesn't Think Dems Will Retake House

2012-03-02T20:08:00.000-05:00

Image via Wikipedia So he’s cutting and running. WA-06 was D+5 under the old map, and didn’t particularly change much under the new one (Washington is a rare blue state that actually gained a...

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Obamacare Preview: Dutch Launch Mobile 'Assisted Suicide' Units

2012-03-02T20:01:00.004-05:00

A controversial system of mobile euthanasia units that will travel around the country to respond to the wishes of sick people who wish to end their lives has been launched in the Netherlands. The...

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NBC News Attacks Breitbart Even in its Obituary

2012-03-02T19:56:00.001-05:00

Image by Getty Images via @daylife In a report for Thursday's NBC Nightly News, correspondent Andrea Mitchell referred to Andrew Breitbart as "the shooting star of the conservative blogosphere"...

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'Go To Hell Barack' Says the Metro

2012-03-02T19:51:00.002-05:00

Barack Obama 5 (Photo credit: xomiele) But one ad at a DC Metro station — which starts off criticizing Obama’s health care reforms and ends up telling the president to “go to hell” — goes beyond...

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Ohio: Santorum Leads Romney by 2 pts

2012-03-02T19:48:00.000-05:00

Ohio (Photo credit: DBduo Photography) The poll of likely GOP voters in Ohio, taken last night, shows former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum attracting 33 percent of the vote and Mitt Romney at 31...

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Romney Urged Obama to Embrace the Individual Mandate

2012-03-02T19:42:00.002-05:00

Image via Wikipedia Image by Getty Images via @daylife According to Red State: But back in 2009, as Barack Obama was formulating his healthcare vision for the country, Mitt Romney encouraged...

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New Orleans Saints Paid Bounty to Injure Other Team's Players

2012-03-02T19:38:00.000-05:00

Image by Getty Images via @daylife New Orleans Saints players and at least one assistant coach maintained a bounty program the last three seasons for inflicting game-ending injuries on opposing...

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Did Someone Kill Andrew Breitbart?

2012-03-01T20:30:00.002-05:00

Andrew Breitbart via Wikipedia I must admit the thought did cross my mind just seconds after I heard of his death this morning. With all the powerful enemies he has made among the elite powers in...

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USA Today/Gallup poll: Republicans more excited to vote

2012-03-01T17:00:00.000-05:00

Among registered Republicans and independents who lean Republican, 53 percent say they are excited to vote this year, compared with 45 percent of Democrats who feel the same way, according to a USA...

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Massachusetts Senate: Scott Brown Lead Over Elizabeth Warren Solidifying?

2012-03-01T15:54:00.000-05:00

1930s Communist throwback, Elizabeth Warren, seems to be falling back a bit from Senator Scott Brown. A second poll is showing Republican US Senator Scott Brown leading Democrat Elizabeth Warren...

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New Jersey: Christie on Romney Ticket Would Cut into Obama Lead

2012-03-01T15:38:00.000-05:00

Although Obama still has a small lead: With Gov. Christopher Christie as his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the GOP front-runner, cuts into President Barack Obama’s lead in...

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Wisconsin Voters Against Governor Scott Walker Recall

2012-02-29T23:00:00.000-05:00

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 52% of Likely Wisconsin Voters at least somewhat approve of Walker’s job performance to date, while 46% at least somewhat disapprove. These...

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Wisconsin: Any of 3 Republicans Would Beat Congresswoman/Lesbian Activist for Senate Seat

2012-02-29T22:30:00.000-05:00

Tommy Thompson via Wikipedia Election 2012: Wisconsin Senate Tommy Thompson (R) 50% Tammy Baldwin (D) 36% Some Other Candidate 4% Not sure ...

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27% Think Government Management Helps Economy

2012-02-29T21:40:00.000-05:00

A major partisan divide exists over whether government efforts to manage the economy do more harm than good. Overall, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 27% of American...

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