Author: marc

Marc is a software developer, writer, and part-time political know-it-all who currently resides in Texas in the good ol' U.S.A.

When Memory Conveniently Shortens

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Desperado says that the “extreme right-wing” has gone of the deep end because Rush Limbaugh said that Barack Obama might not give up the reigns of power in 2016. I have three specific problems with the article beyond its general aim of inciting the liberal crowd.  First, Rush Limbaugh is not the extreme right.  Not…

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Time for Mark Sanford to Resign

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There may be no legal reason for Mark Sanford to resign as governor of South Carolina, but that only demonstrates that there’s a difference between the law and what’s right. Mr. Sanford should have a little more respect for the people he serves and for the Republican party that he’s damaged.

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Helen Thomas and the Free Press

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Helen Thomas says “Nixon didn’t try to do that,” Thomas said. “They couldn’t control (the media). They didn’t try. “What the hell do they think we are, puppets? … They’re supposed to stay out of our business. They are our public servants. We pay them. … It’s blatant. They don’t give a damn if you…

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Government Medicine in Action

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So there’s no confusion, I’ll make my position clear from the beginning: The idea of government-run healthcare is a bad joke.  It’s not just the bad healthcare that government agencies give that’s the problem – it’s also about the medicine and the healthcare options that they take away. Now a panel of advisors to the Food and Drug Administration has advised that agency to forcibly ban the use of drugs like Vicodin and Percocet that combine acetaminophen and narcotics.  The reason for their elimination?  Risk of overdose.

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