Talk about hysterical nonsense of the health care debate: “The gravity of America’s health care crisis is the moral equivalent of the 19th Century’s bloody conflict over slavery. This is not hyperbole, though the truth of it is often lost in abstract talk of insurance company profits, treatment costs, and other cold, inhuman analyses. Today’s [...]

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*****Warning Graphic****** Death is never a pretty thing, but just as in every revolution there are martyrs. Her name, Neda and as she dies she seems to be looking at the world and imploring, “Save us!”. From a Facebook account which no longer has the video: “At 19:05 June 20th Place: Karekar Ave., at the [...]

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Yes it is. “TEHRAN — The Iranian police commander, in green uniform, walked up Komak Hospital Alley with arms raised and his small unit at his side. “I swear to God,” he shouted at the protesters facing him, “I have children, I have a wife, I don’t want to beat people. Please go home.” A [...]

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A scant four months and already Barack Obama has shown himself to be every bit of his experience and well, incompetence to lead during crisis. Charles Krauthammer: “Millions of Iranians take to the streets to defy a theocratic dictatorship that, among its other finer qualities, is a self-declared enemy of America and the tolerance and [...]

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And with a heavily weighted Dem/Ind sample no less. “WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama faces growing concerns among voters over government spending, the auto industry bailout and other economic policies, according to two opinion polls released on Wednesday. Obama, who took office in January, remains popular with Americans, although his overall job approval rating [...]

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