This may be a little different from the Schoolhouse Rock history vignettes you remember. Substantially accurate, although the folks at YouTube warn that Alexander the Great was “Greek, not Roman.” [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQBWGo7pef8" width="400" height="326" wmode="transparent" /] Actually, Alexander the Great was from Macedon, but close enough. YouTube – Pirates and Emperors – Schoolhouse Rock
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Daily Kos: State of the Nation The United States got itself in to a strange situation with Musharraf, in which the structure of its aid to the Pakistan government essentially incented the government not to find Bin Laden because if they found him they had reason to fear that the US would end this flow of more than $10 billion that it was providing directly to the army. The democratic government came to power arguing to Washington that constitutional democracy was a better counterterrorism strategy than reliance on an authoritarian military leader. So, I think they understand, if they can…
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The FundamentaList | The American Prospect has a great round-up this week on Huckabee’s Bapti-costalism, McCain’s uneasy and unholy attempts to get all huggy-bear with the Religious Right, and Rod Parsley’s belief that Satan’s been running things in America since at least the New Deal. Oh, and that tolerance and inclusivity are signs of the Beast. Great.
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Accounting scandal hits House GOP campaign committee – CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — An accounting scandal at the Republican Party’s House campaign organization has federal agents investigating what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars and could affect several congressional campaigns, party officials said Thursday.
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Democrat Foster wins Hastert’s seat — chicagotribune.com In a stunning upset Saturday that could be a harbinger of trouble for the GOP this fall, a little-known Democratic physicist won the special election for a seat drawn to re-elect former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert. David and I were driving back from a visit with our convalescing relation when we heard this on the radio and actually cheered and clapped and high-fived (safely) in the car. We’re not political geeks, it’s just that we’re happy when annoying funnymentalist conservatives get righteously trounced, with an extra generous helping of humiliations galore. They…
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They know it’s silly, but still they do it, the darlings. Vt. towns OK Bush ‘indictment’ – Life- msnbc.com BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – Voters in two Vermont towns approved measures Tuesday calling for the indictment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for what they consider violations of the Constitution.
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Keith Olbermann makes it 13 times that the Bush administration used a suspiciously timed terror alert or arrest announcement to either negate unfavorable news, or neutralize positive news about political opponents. Only thirteen times? But it’s linked at One Utah: One Utah » Blog Archive » The Nexus of Politics and Terror (and Lying)
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If you agree he’s an embarassment, there’s an online initiative for you: We don’t support Chris Buttars – Signatures
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Mike Huckabee seems like a great guy; funny, talented, self-deprecating, and refreshingly moderate in some of his actions as governor of Arkansas. It’s easy to discount his “former Baptist minister” label, but some of his strongest supporters hold some mighty scary views. Mike Huckabee’s radical religious friends | Salon News
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Yep, I had more on Chris Buttars that I found today. Sen. Chris Buttars listens to Cristy Gleave, of Salt Lake City, as she testifies before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Monday about Buttars’ bill to repeal the new domestic-partnership registry. (Scott Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune) “Christensen said Amendment 3 deliberately outlaws synonyms or substitutes that “approximate marriage.” And he alleged that registry supporters have “a broader agenda” than securing health benefits or visitation rights – which never have been threatened, according to SB267 backers. Tell that to Cristy Gleave, a lesbian mother who told the committee…