The Times Square bombing case has produced some interesting side stories not least of which is the proposal, put forward by Joe Lieberman and seconded by John McCain and others, to revoke US citizenship from Americans who join foreign terrorist organizations in fighting against the United States. Lieberman and McCain also assailed the decision...
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I guess you could say I am writing this post with my eyes wide open. I know full well that I am about to get myself into trouble with a lot of conservatives, especially those of you who are big fans of Sarah Palin. Having read Mike’s excellent and somewhat humorous article about Palin...
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A lot of discussion has been taking place about the amount of money our government spends every year. Both on Political Realities and on other blogs and in news stories, the new budget of President Obama has been looked at and dissected, cussed and discussed, if you please. The amount of money in question...
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Is there anyone here who hasn’t felt overwhelmed by the amount of money spent on political campaigns? I don’t know about you, but I have bemoaned for years, the fact that it seems to take so much money to even think about being competitive in a national election. It doesn’t matter if we are...
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Hasn’t this past week or so been a wild and woolly ride in the world of politics? I mean, we had all kinds of excitement, including a Republican win in the mostly liberal state of Massachusetts. Who would have thought Scott Brown could have ever pulled off his victory, but we have proof, as...
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On Tuesday Senator Olympia Snowe made a hard decision – she went against her party and voted in favor of the Senate Finance Committee legislation on health care reform. In her comments prior to the vote Snowe said, “…the consequences of inaction dictate the urgency of Congress to take every opportunity to demonstrate its...
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Let’s see now, Congress hasn’t even finished work on health care reform and now the House of Representatives is taking up another issue that has been a priority of President Obama. In my opinion, one of the main reasons Obama won the election against John McCain was the complete and total meltdown of the...
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As most of you know by now, My Take has added a second contributor. It is a decision I didn’t dream of making when I started blogging. Even though Mike and I disagree on some of the issues, I have not regretted that decision. For his first article, Mike chose to write about the...
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The Department of Homeland Security has two threat measures: the national threat level is currently at Yellow or Elevated meaning a “significant risk of terrorist attacks” while the risk level for all domestic and international flights is at Orange or High meaning a “high risk or terrorist attacks.” My personal threat assessment is different:...
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In a move that may have prevented the first veto by President Obama, the United States Senate has approved an amendment to a defense spending bill that will stop further production of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter. Doing so will remove $1.75 billion that was set aside to manufacture seven more of the twin...
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