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Why the GOP is Dying, Reason 4

RS Janes — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:11:41 +0000

Unemployment: 10.2% or 17.5%?

Greg in cheeseland — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:47:38 +0000

Excerpt: According to a jobs report released in Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the official unemployment rate in the U.S. in Oct. 2009 is 10.2%. A broader measure that takes into account workers that have given up job seeking or are underemployed puts it at 17.5%. The unemployment rate calculates only the amount of workers [...]

Why the GOP is Dying, Reason 3

RS Janes — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:07:05 +0000

Ft. Hood shootings: Yet another reason to end these wars (uncensored version)

Greg in cheeseland — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:22:25 +0000

Apparently, I have crossed the line as a writer and entered into the censored zone. I posted three of these photos on my Examiner page and they were pulled down by my editor within an hour. Americans are not allowed to see the horror of war, we only see the cleaned-up version, with waving flags and [...]

Ft. Hood shootings: Yet another reason to end these wars

Greg in cheeseland — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:42:36 +0000

Excerpt: In the next few days, media pundits will talk about what may have driven an Army officer to do such a horrible thing, talking heads will discuss every detail about the Major’s past, and a few may even question what precautions the military may take to prevent something like this from happening again. The President [...]

The Tattlesnake – Post-Election Portents and Predictions Edition

RS Janes — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:33:21 +0000

…And How the Big Media Speculators Got It Wrong Again The usual Big Media Punchinellos were out in force the past few days, blaring and bleating the Beltway Conventional Wisdom that the Democratic Party’s loss of the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey are a sure referendum on Obama Administration policies. This is the sort [...]

Sarah Palin’s Kiss of Death

RS Janes — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:16:57 +0000

The U.S. is facing a Weimar moment (redux)

Greg in cheeseland — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:19:53 +0000

Back in March I posted an essay on this blog by Robert Freeman, entitled The U.S. is Facing a Weimar Moment. The recent activity (or inaction) in congress is proving that to be a more accurate assessment of politics than ever. Excerpt: An article that I wrote regarding the thousands of Americans losing unemployment benefits while the [...]

Why the GOP is Dying, Post-Election Special

RS Janes — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:13:46 +0000

KBR Employees Monthly Magazine

RS Janes — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:45:09 +0000

Nearly 200,000 lose unemployment compensation benefits while Senate dithers

Greg in cheeseland — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:41 +0000

Excerpt: According to a Democratic Senate ticker, almost 200,000 Americans have lost their unemployment compensation insurance benefits in the past 26 days since GOP Senators have blocked a bill to extend unemployment insurance. That amounts to over 7000 per day and still ticking. The House bill, called the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009 (HR 3548), passed [...]

If Hoffman Wins, GOP Loses — In More Ways Than One

RS Janes — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:59:13 +0000

Swine flu cases overestimated?

Greg in cheeseland — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:04:34 +0000

Excerpt: According to an exclusive report by CBS News Investigates, “if you’ve been diagnosed ‘probable’ or ‘presumed’ 2009 H1N1 or ’swine flu’ in recent months, you may be surprised to know this: odds are you didn’t have H1N1 flu.” According to CBS, “with most cases [now] diagnosed solely on symptoms and risk factors, the H1N1 flu epidemic [...]