Contents tagged with Politics
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Caption Contest
I saw this photo several days ago and it just screams for a funny caption. I asked some of my friends for their take and got a lot of replies. The printable ones are below. Feel free to add your own.
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Bush over Kerry in electoral votes?
As of this writting in late July, Bush has a slight lead over Kerry in the electoral votes - 217 vs. 193. States that are a toss up, or lean on way or another could make this Presidential election very similar to the last one. In 2000, when the Supreme Court halted the counting of ballots in Florida and gave the states totals to Bush, he won with a total of 271 - one more than needed. Al Gore had overall more individual votes, but only totalled 267 electoral votes.
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Chicago Parks, Meigs Field and Mayor Daley
I was fairly outraged when I read USA Today's fawning article on Chicago Mayor Daley and his efforts in creating park space in the city. Normally park space is a good thing, but his midnight, quasi-illegal destruction of the historic Meigs Field airport last year was an outrage. Here's a letter to the editor I sent to USA Today:
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The Seeds Of a Rights Scandal In Iraq
Former President Jimmy Carter wrote an excellent editorial about how current US policies are affecting human rights in Iraq and elsewhere.
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HR3920 - Congressman wants to overturn Supreme Court
Oh, this is good. Representative Ron Lewis (R-KY) has introduced a bill in Congress last week that aims to overthrow Supreme Court decisions concerning the constitutionality of acts of Congress.
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Political Activism's New Look
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Say it ain't so Dennis
I TiVo'ed Dennis Miller's new show on CNBC Monday night. Watching it today and boy, it's awful. I chuckled a few times, but for the most part it bombed.