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Why A Progressive Democrat Like Me Hopes the Health Reform Fails! - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
The more I hear about the Health Reform legislation is starting to look like, the more I am wanting the Obama Health Care Reform to fail. Now don’t get me wrong. I desperately want use to have National Health Care for everyone. I am not wanting the plan to fail because I don’t want a... ( added 2 years 206 days ago.)

Health Reform and This Progressive's Response - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
As we approach the Health Reform Moment of Truth, those against changing the American Medical System are ratcheting up the fear rhetoric. Those that want to maintain the status quo are pulling out the same tired arguments used in the past to fight National Health Care, and any other health reform... ( added 2 years 207 days ago.)

All Presidents are Narcissists - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
I was recently sent an article by I srael Psychologists Dr. Sam Vaknin, the author of the Malignant Self Love, and it was all about how Obama was a Narcissist. Dr. Vaknin then compares Obama to Jim Jones, the charismatic leader of People's Temple, the man who led over 900 of his followers to... ( added 2 years 213 days ago.)

Oklahoma Rep. Sally Kern is a Blackbelt Fundamentalist - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
Oklahoma Representative Sally Kern is best known for her uncompromising statements advancing America’s historic Christian roots and for condemning immorality. She fancies herself as the tool in the hands of Christ to be used for implementing and enforcing God’s will through the use... ( added 2 years 215 days ago.)

Consider the Iranian Interference History - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
When I read history I always imagine how I would feel had I been blogging during the time about which Im reading. For example, it was not THAT long ago that Texas belonged to Mexico . The Texas Revolution was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 . I wonder, if I had been a Mexican... ( added 2 years 228 days ago.)

Inhofe: Prejudice and Proud Of It - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
I didnt vote for him, but Senator Jim Inhofe is still my Senator. He makes me angry, he embarrasses me, amuses me, causes acid reflux when I read anything about him, and he has finally admitted just how prejudice he is, when he refused to meet with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. We... ( added 2 years 235 days ago.)

Craig T. Nelson, Free Speech, and Stupid, Stupid, Stupid - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
I've been on food stamps and welfare. Did anybody help me out? No! Craig T. Nelson Here indisputable proof that you can be a moderately successful actor, a celebrity worthy of a spot on a day-time Game Show, and you can still be stupid. First, being on a show hosted by Glenn Beck... ( added 2 years 248 days ago.)

There'll Be No Liberty at Liberty U. - Maxwell Smart⁽³⁾
I find it shocking, and I didn't think I was that easily shocked, that the administration of a school founded by Jerry Falwell, Liberty University , said, in writing, that you can't be a Democrat and a Christian too. I'm not surprised that some fundamentalist Christians would believe this, I'm... ( added 2 years 263 days ago.)

Michael Steele Comes to Prove He Can be as Angry as Any Old White Man - Vince Robertson⁽⁴⁰⁾
On Tuesday Republican National Convention chairman Michael Steele was on the attack to show that he is the right man for the job, despite his record of false starts so far in his short tenure as chief of the RNC. In his speech, he urged stronger attacks on President Obama, even as the RNC... ( added 2 years 265 days ago.)

Obama Has Made Me Navy Blue - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
Everyone who knows me knows that I am a huge Obama fan. I find myself a blue about Obama, not just blue, but navy blue, disappointed, and sad. Congress has approved another $96.7 Billion to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. This was 96.7 Billion Dollars to pay for an additional 4 months of war... ( added 2 years 270 days ago.)

Rape, Responsibility, and Taxation - Maxwell Smart⁽³⁾
I recently read that women in Mauritania , located in a Northern area on the continent of Africa , are punished for the crime of being a rape victim. The government of Mauritania is so morally confused and crude, and primitive that they actually press charges rape victims who dare to reports this... ( added 2 years 276 days ago.)

He's Not Joe, Not a Plumber, and Not a Republican - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
Joe the Plumber was an accidental celebrity. A guy named Samuel Wurzelbacker was caught on tape asking Obama a question, during the campaign, and soon after that, in one of the Presidential Debates, John McCain used Mr. Wurzelbacker to make a point. McCain called the guy Joe and because the... ( added 2 years 277 days ago.)

Specter is Suspect: Don't Trust Him - Maxwell Smart⁽³⁾
I, for one, am not all that excited about Arlen Specters switch from being a Republican to being a Democrat. For one thing, it was clear from the beginning that it had everything to do with political scheming and nothing to do with political convictions. Arlen Specter. When Specter announced his... ( added 2 years 279 days ago.)

Bipartisanism Means Compromising Your Beliefs - Maxwell Smart⁽³⁾
All this talk about consensus building, bipartisan cooperation, and reach across aisle sounds good, but maybe its not so good. Would it have been a good idea for Reagan Republicans to cooperate with democrats? The differences in thinking between republicans and democrats are fundamental... ( added 2 years 283 days ago.)

What are Economic Indicators? - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
The thing about opinions is that everyone has one. Being informed on a subject is no obstacle to having an opinion on that subject. In fact, at times it seems that the less one knows the more ardently they hold their opinion and the more urgently they feel they need to share that opinion. No... ( added 2 years 283 days ago.)

Join the Tea Bag Party and Show Your Hatred for President Obama! - Vince Robertson⁽⁴⁰⁾
What do you think when you hear someone forcefully complain about something, which ultimately isn’t true ? What goes through your mind when you hear an adamant complaint about someone, knowing that the person doing the complaining has a hero which is far more guilty of the accusation? You... ( added 2 years 300 days ago.)

The Contradictory Tea Bag Revolution - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
If you are not a political junky you may not have heard about the Tea Bag movement. The Tea Baggers are making a concerted effort to have people send single Tea Bags to their congressmen and the President to protest the national debt, their perceived trend of our country going communist or... ( added 2 years 305 days ago.)

Is the USA Becoming a Socialist Country? What is the Opposite of Socialism? - Vince Robertson⁽⁴⁰⁾
I continue to hear accusations that President Barack Obama is making our great country a socialist country. I would like to explore this debate. Many times over the past 6 months I've heard the argument that Big Government is the precursor to socialism and ultimately communism. This is... ( added 2 years 307 days ago.)

The Republican Alternative Budget - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
The Obama budget is 142 pages long and filled with actually dollar amounts. Boehner responded to the challenge that the Republican Party submits an alternative to the Obama plan with an 18 page GOP budget that is almost totally without any dollar amounts. This contradicts the definition of a... ( added 2 years 320 days ago.)

Republicans Mock Volcano Monitoring - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
It was just last month that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (Republican) gave the official response for his party to the Obama stimulus package. Gov. Jindal mocked much of the targeted spending, including making up things that were not in the bill and then ridiculing expanded funding for " volcano... ( added 2 years 323 days ago.)

The Republican Lies, Implied Lies, and Ignorance - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
Obama is not an American In the Missouri General Assembly, over 15 Republican members have signed on to a state constitutional amendment. This state constitutional amendment implies that Obama was not born in the United States and therefore is illegally serving as President. The claim of... ( added 2 years 324 days ago.)

Populism and AIG - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
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Is the Economy A Motive for Murder and Crime? - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
If you’ve watched the news lately, you have to wonder what is going on. There has been a lot of murdering going on in March 2009, and lots of crime has been going on with while this economic down turn has been kicking our collective tails. Since the other big news of 2009 is a down dipping... ( added 2 years 334 days ago.)

Earmarks and Hypocrisy - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
As the Obama proposed stimulus package (known as the (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ) was introduced to law makers, the Republicans when conservative crazy calling the proposal too costly. " And at times their verbiage was colorful and blunt, and while they seem wedded to the... ( added 2 years 340 days ago.)

It is Time to let GM Fail! - RR Tex Norman⁽⁷⁸⁾
I dont like what I am about to write, but I have come to the place where I think it is time to let the car makers go out of business. Initially I supported the bailout of the automakers for the following reasons: 1. the security of our nation depends on having a production structure in place... ( added 2 years 341 days ago.)

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