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John Dickerson over at Slate wants to know what Obama promised to Joe Sestak if he would drop out of the Senate race.  Sestak claims that an administration official offered him a job if he would drop out.  I don’t know what some unnamed administration official said to Joe Sestak.  John Dickerson doesn’t know, and [...]

I’ve got a problem with red light cameras. They’re yet another instance of giving us a false sense of security while not solving the problem. The pending red light camera bill is purely a money grab by municipalities that have been unable to balance their budgets and are afraid to raise taxes openly.  It’s not [...]

23 Apr, 2010

Arizona Immigration Bill

Posted by: arabellasays In: Media Frenzy| Politics as Usual

So if I’m planning on speaking Spanish in Arizona, do I need to carry my passport? Maybe my birth certificate? What if I don’t have one? Guess I’m going to jail. Doesn’t sound quite fair to me.

Nebraska just enacted two laws that are designed not just to erode access to safe abortions but, primarily, to pave the way to the Supreme Court to set up a challenge to existing abortion rights.

So Dr. Jack Cassell, a Lake County urologist, is getting his 15 minutes for posting a sign saying, “If you voted for Obama…seek urologic care elsewhere.” He should have added, “And if you lose your job or if you have a pre-existing condition and can’t get health insurance, you should also go somewhere else.”


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