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The Washington Post Wants Your Social Security to Pay for the War

September 29, 2010

For the Washington Post, there’s no such thing as a war that America can’t afford. In an editorial today, the Washington Post takes President Obama to task for being concerned about the cost of the war in Afghanistan and the fact that it conflicts with domestic priorities. That the Washington Post, a knee-jerk supporter of…

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3/5 of House Dems “Obsessed” with Afghan Withdrawal Timetable

July 2, 2010

“Obsession” isn’t just “a fragrance for men.” According to our Commander-in-Chief, “obsession” now also characterizes the widespread interest in the timeline for bringing home 100,000 American boys and girls safely from Afghanistan so they can grow old with their sweethearts and lead economically productive lives, rather than becoming Pentagon statistics or lifelong burdens on their…

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Speaker Pelosi, Put Afghanistan Drawdown On Record with McGovern-Obey

June 30, 2010

With the House poised to consider the Pentagon’s request for $33 billion for more death in Afghanistan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told the Huffington Post she expects a "serious drawdown" of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2011. The House Rules Committee has now approved an amendment for consideration on the war supplemental…

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The Day They Arrested President Roosevelt

July 17, 2009

What a dark day for American democracy it was – February 5, 1937, the day they arrested President Roosevelt. The pretext for this assault on democracy was President Roosevelt’s proposal of the Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937, which would have allowed President Roosevelt to appoint more members to the Supreme Court, which had blocked New…

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The Washington Post Wants Your Social Security to Pay for the War

3/5 of House Dems “Obsessed” with Afghan Withdrawal Timetable

Speaker Pelosi, Put Afghanistan Drawdown On Record with McGovern-Obey

The Day They Arrested President Roosevelt