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Graphic artist and blogger Mario Piperni, that's who. Amazing graphics, great stories.
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“The most powerful force on earth is the spontaneous cooperation of a free people.” — Woodrow Wilson 2011 saw an unprecedented engagement of people confronting their established government. The Arab Spring saw the demise of governments in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya … while Yemen and Syria are facing tipping points … and protests in Greece, Follow this link to read more of: Question for Erik Paulsen : Who Got a Tax Cut and More Aid ? 2011 was a year that made tabloid journalism feeding Low-Information Constituents the norm, thus the resolution for 2012 needs to be the return of the Well-Informed Voter. The Republican Party is in the midst of determining who their Presidential nominee will be … yet the focus has been misplaced on irrelevant matters. Michele Bachmann (R-MN-06) Follow this link to read more of: 2011 Politician Defined By Migraines, Infidelity and Education … and How 2012 Politician Should Be Defined As previously noted, Mitt Romney has made a bold, albeit misguided, promise during the previous Republican presidential candidates debate that focused on foreign policy, stating : “Look, one thing you can know– and that is if we reelect Barack Obama, Iran will have a nuclear weapon. And if we elect Mitt Romney, if you’d like Follow this link to read more of: WWIII : Bachmann One-Ups Romney Declaring a Holy War PANDERING : To manipulate one’s views in a manner that appeals to low-information voters with the objective of gaining the voter’s support while ignoring the consequences. A little known Dallas-area Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress grabbed the headlines on Friday when he espoused the position of the Southern Baptist Convention that Mormonism is “a cult.” Follow this link to read more of: How Will Romney Pay For Hiring 100,000 Govt Workers, Increased Defense Spending and Foreign Aid ? During Erik Paulsen’s AIPAC-paid trip to Israel, he blogged an off-hand remark about domestic protests implying that the citizens concerns had waned Just before my arrival there was domestic protests that began over objections to the high cost of cottage cheese and housing. I understand that up to 250,000 people were protesting at once. But Follow this link to read more of: MN-03 : Would 300,000 Protest Cottage Cheese ? Last month over 80 Members of Congress visited Israel … displaying great resolve that it is better to travel with “your own kind” than in bi-partisan groups as Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led the Democrats while the Republicans were divided into two groups lead by Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-25) and Eric Cantor (R-VA-08). Is it any Follow this link to read more of: DADT My Gay Partner That I Am Married Erik Paulsen (R-MN-03) is continuing his blogging for TCJewFolk (and getting some interesting reader comments) concluding his Day Three report as follows : Ended the evening having dinner with Israelis from different walks of life, including someone who works for Better Place, the electric car company founded in 2008. They’ve teamed up with Renault to Follow this link to read more of: MN-03 : Paulsen Finds a Better Place in Israel Erik Paulsen is on another trip to Israel. Mr. Paulsen visited the country November 11-15, 2009, but this trip is being paid for by the America-Israel Education Foundation, an affiliate of the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). This trip includes Mr. Paulsen, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA-08) and Policy Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA-06), Follow this link to read more of: MN-03 : Paulsen Forgets Who Paid for Kipat Barzel While Speaker John Boehner (R-OH-08) enjoys a round of golf , Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-22) and 34 other Republicans are “vacationing” in Israel. What Mr. McCarthy and the other Republicans may observe may be rather interesting as protests in Israel are now being called a “Sense of Crisis” by the Israeli media. Unlike in Follow this link to read more of: House Republicans Observe a Sense of Crisis “If I were president today, I would call all the members of Congress back into Washington, D.C., and I’d say this: ‘Look, we are going to get this AAA credit rating back, and this is what we’re going to do,’ ” — Michele Bachmann (R-MN-06) — August 9th. Well, Ms. Bachmann is not the President Follow this link to read more of: Bachmann’s Right : Time to Pull Boehner Off the Golf Course and Back to Work The Republican-controlled House of Representatives proved that they are willing to put tens of thousands of jobs on hold (except for selected government workers who continued to work without pay while paying their own travel expenses performing safety evaluations) in an attempt to save $16.5 million dollars. On Friday, the President signed legislation getting these Follow this link to read more of: A Curiosity Question : The Best Use of $2.5 Billion Tax Dollars? Last week, while Michele Bachmann was keeping bloggers busy fact checking and Mitt Romney was doing his best No I Didn’t Say What I Said impression, Tim Pawlenty was doing what Republican candidates do … talking Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. During the Q&A, “Soon-To-Be-President” Pawlenty was asked if his foreign policy Follow this link to read more of: Circa 2013, Pawlenty Celebrates Independence Day |
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