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Hearings on Syria Offer Questions, Answers, and more Questions

The hearings on Syria did not answer every reasonable question about a possible U.S. punitive strike, but they exposed some questions as unreasonable.

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Obama’s Decision to Get Congressional Approval Gives Sanity a Chance

War should be a matter for sober reflection, not knee-jerk reactions, and the president should be praised for opening the matter up to debate

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Donald Rumsfeld Gives Bush a D and Obama an F

Donald Rumsfeld conveniently forgets the past and repeats the GOP’s favorite meme, that Obama has lost credibility and America’s confidence

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Ralph Nader Attacks the Imperial Presidency but Ignores the Do-Nothing Congress

Ralph Nader is railing against the “imperial presidency” but has nothing to say about our runaway, do-nothing Congress. It makes no sense to rail against the one while ignoring the other.

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The Hagel Filibuster Shows Republicans Hate America Almost as Much as They Hate Obama

Republicans are sticking to their obstructionist ways over Israel, and Americans have come to learn that Republicans hate this country nearly as much as they hate the President.

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The Problem Isn’t Just McCain’s Racist Tweet, but Conservatives Defending Racism

The John McCain dustup this morning over his tweet comparing Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a monkey has revealed the values of the GOP.

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The Party of Hotheads Cheney and McCain is Concerned About Hagel’s Temperament

On ABC’s This Week, Senator Bob Corker, (R-TN), concern trolled about the ‘temperament’ of Republican former Senator Chuck Hagel, whom Obama has nominated as Secretary of Defense.

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President Obama is More Popular Now than During His First Term

The GOP finds itself in trouble as Obama’s popularity soars and their own plummets, and Obama’s second term only promises more of the same

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GOP Senator Does a Hypocritical Flip Flop on Iran Sanctions to Oppose Hagel

Republicans will do anything to block Chuck Hagel’s appointment as Defense Secretary, including praising Obama’s sanctions against Iran.

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One fiery speech and the Syrian threat is taken to a whole new level

Reporting on the recent Assad defiant speech and a recent story on Russia’s role in the Syrian civil war. Syria may explode

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Opposition to Chuck Hagel is a No-Win Scenario for the GOP

There is no conceivable outcome in which GOP opposition to Chuck Hagel ends happily for Republicans

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The Sons and Daughters of Liberty: Anonymous

So who are these people that they call Anonymous? Who are these new patriots who don’t carry a rifle and scream the British are coming? To all intents and purposes they are our safety mechanisms.

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The Republican hyperbole about the ‘fiscal cliff’ is deafening and misleading

The ongoing debate about the fiscal cliff continues as the U.S. approaches the current debt ceiling. Republicans are responsible for problem

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What do Kim Kardashian, Milkshakes and the Middle East have in common?

Kim Kardashian is heading for the mid-east to open 2 new Milk Bars. She’ll also learn move about the region after a twitter controversy.

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How the Pax Americana is to Blame for Israel’s Attacks on Gaza

Israel could not have attacked Gaza without the tacit consent of the American government, which persists in seeing Israel as the victim

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The GOP’s Vorpal Blade of Cognitive Dissonance Goes Snicker-Snack!

Reality is the ultimate enemy of Republican ideology, so Tom Tancredo picks up his vorpal blade and shows himself asylum-ready

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Romney Signals a Taste for Perpetual War at a Devastating Price

Americans should be uneasy that Romney surrounds himself with foreign policy advisors who share his love of America at war,

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John Kerry Challenges Romney with 6 Questions He Must Answer at the Debate

Kerry lists 6 questions Romney must answer tonight. He commented, ‘Romney, who once even said ‘a president is not a foreign policy expert,’ appears unprepared to be either.’

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Dinish D’Souza Championed Family Values Through Adulterous Tryst

D’Souza, who attacked Obama in a recent film, is out as president of King’s College after having an adulterous tryst at Family Values event

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Ann Romney Thinks a Mormon Mission is the Same as Serving in the Military

While on The View, Ann Romney said their family finds different ways of serving, with their sons having served their mission instead of in the military.

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In Foreign Policy Romney Needs to be More than Not-Obama

Mitt Romney is campaigning as not-Obama and in this case at least, he is being entirely honest: he is not Obama

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It is Time for Israel to Prove that They Strive for Peace

It is time for Israel to prove they ‘treat all with dignity and compassion and strive for peace’ instead of threatening to strike Iran or continue displacing Palestinians.

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Obama Plays Netanyahu Like a Fiddle, Romney Follows Behind

President Obama artfully and diplomatically manipulated Netanyahu and Mitt Romney is like a puppy chasing Obama, copying Obama’s words on Iran.

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Pamela Geller’s New Ad Campaign Calls Muslims Savages

Pamela Geller disengenuously claims she does not hate all Arabs and Muslims despite paraphrasing an Ayn Rand quote which does exactly that

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Right Wing Christian Religious Leaders Dream of Holy War With Islam

Fed by Netanyahu and Republicans at home, America’s right wing Christian fanatics are jonesing for a holy war against Islam.

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Romney on US Leadership in Middle East: We Kick the Ball Down the Field

There’s more secret video and this time, Mitt Romney says he’d kick the can down the road on Israel.

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As Romney Sinks, Netanyahu and GOP Push for War Before the US Elections

Netanyahu’s vague conflations of the attacks on our embassies with the regime in Iran are being to force Obama’s hand.

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Romney and Ryan – The Haters in Chief

It is un-American to have as a president a man who preaches religious intolerance and who promotes the idea of state-sponsored religion

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GOP uses Middle East tragedy to try to gain points for Mitt Romney

The Republicans are trying to manipulate tragic events in the Middle East to the benefit of foreign-policy challenged, Mitt Romney.

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Paul Ryan Pours Gas on Middle East Unrest at the Values Voter Summit

Ryan poured gasoline on the fire today and then, like a little boy dropping the pyro’s match and running, disingenuously renamed the goal of a Romney Ryan administration as ‘peace’.

Mitt Romney’s Reckless Russia Comment Endangers US National Security

Putin claims that Romney’s comments about Russia being our ‘number one geopolitical foe’ justify Russia’s opposition to the US’s European missile defense plans.

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Remembering the Bush Administration’s Post 9/11 Lies that Forever Changed America

While Americans reflect on the events of 9/11, they should remember that as catastrophic as the attacks were, it was subsequent events that really changed this country for the worse.

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Mitt Romney Claims Troops Weren’t Important Enough to Include in His Convention Speech

Mitt Romney told Fox News today that he did not talk about the troops in his convention speech because ‘You don’t go through a laundry list; you talk about the things you think are important.’

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Ask Osama bin Laden is he is better off now than he was four years ago

John Kerry exposed the Romney-Ryan foreign policy as the neocon shell game that it is, contrasting it with the steady hand of Barack Obama

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Lie of Omission: Republican Convention Pretends Iraq and Afghanistan Never Happened

Republicans made their convention a festival of lies, but the biggest lie was one of omission. No speaker dared mention the deficit inflating five trillion dollar wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Christian End-Time Fantasies Endanger Us All

Christian end time fantasies are not limited to the world of fiction; these people get elected to office and influence, even control policy

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The War Agenda of the Dark NeoCon Army Behind Mitt Romney

When you hear the phrase this is going to be an American century you need to beware. If Mitt Romney wins, there will be a war against Iran.

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America’s Choice: Why Obama in 2012?

There are many reasons to vote for Barack Obama in 2012, and very few to vote against him, given the alternatives

Romney’s Friendship with Netnayahu Threatens Iraq Redux in Iran

Willard ‘Mitt’ Romney’s longstanding friendship with Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu last week, yet this important information received virtually no mention in the mainstream media.

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How the Republican War Machine Has Lied to America About Iran

The imminent threat from Iran that Republicans like to fear monger about has existed since Ronald Reagan, and the surest way to blow up the world is to allow the GOP to bomb Iran.

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PM Cameron Praises Obama’s Tough, Reasonable Approach to Iran

Today during their live press conference, UK Prime Minister Cameron praised President Obama on his Iran strategy, saying Obama’s “tough, reasonable approach has united the world” behind the sanctions. It’s Cameron Day at the White House, as President Obama welcomes British Prime Minister David Cameron for a day of meetings about Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and…

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Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich: More Economically Irresponsible Republicans

The three Republican presidential candidates of note (sorry, Mr. Paul) are destined to continue the policies of economic destruction.ro

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Deadbeat War Hawks Want more Blood and Pillage in Iran

The American military industrial complex is gearing up our army to butcher through the Iranian people, and the bill will land in our laps.

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The Republican Presidential Field Hits A New Low In Obama Hate

A general review of the debate lies and hateful Obama references of the three remaining viable GOP Presidential candidates.

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Republican Wrap Up: Maine Gets Their Turn To Pick Who Will Lose To Obama

Another day, another Republican caucus, another chance for conservatives to pick the candidate who will have the honor of losing to Obama.

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Why Voters Should Have No Faith In Man Of Faith Rick Santorum

Even though Rick Santorum will soon come crashing back to earth, it’s instructive to look at this darling of the wing-nut vote and has a puncher’s chance of being the Republican nominee.

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Rick Perry’s New Enemy – America’s Ally Turkey

In the latest gaffe by a GOP presidential hopeful, Rick Perry singled out America’s ally Turkey, claiming it is led by Islamic terrorists

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Santorum Doctrine to Attack Nations If We Don’t Like Their Religion

Santorum says it is okay to attack another country if we don’t like their religion, even though that religion sounds a lot like Christianity

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Rick Santorum Is The Antithesis Of Christ’s Teachings

Rick Santorum is a conservative, but his lack of compassion makes him the antithesis of Christ’s teachings.

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Republicanism Kills History on Contact

As the historical facts – the actual facts – are inconvenient, Beck, like other Republicans, have fabricated a history more congenial to Republican ideology.

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Wikileaks Docs Prove America Can’t Be The Hitman For the World

The recent release of secret documents exposes an alarming aspect of Iran gaining a nuclear weapon, and it hints at America’s willingness to do the bidding of foreign countries that are capable of defending themselves. The underlying argument is that a nuclear Iran is a danger to the region, and no one disputes that fact. But the people who are asking America to strike Iran are working both sides of the street in claiming to be our ally at the same time they covertly support Al Qaeda.

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Texas Governor Rick Perry Dreams of a Second Mexican War

Rick Perry is talking about a Second Mexican War à la Zachary Taylor and the Halls of Montezuma. Maybe he sees himself as another Black Jack Pershing.

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Those Don’t Tax But Spend Republicans At it Again

American defense spending in 2007 alone amounted to just over half of what was spent in the entire world. In 2008 it was close to 70%. It hasn’t declined appreciably since. I will ask again: Who is going to attack the United States?

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Republicans Turn Their Attention Back To Inciting War With Iran

Republicans have begun pushing for a war with Iran, and are using Israel’s defense and Iran’s nuclear program as a reason to engage in another war against another Islamic nation. The Republican’s drumbeat for war is a continuation of the George W. Bush “Crusade” that led America into a prolonged, costly war with Iraq.

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Going Rogue: The Bush Doctrine and American Exceptionalism

For Bush, war became THE political instrument. No longer does war pick up where politics leave off; war becomes a substitution for politics.

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Emboldened by Victories, Republicans Back to Warmongering

Emboldened by their midterm victories, Republicans are already back to warmongering. Having invaded and conquered Iraq (where 50,000 U.S. troops remain to buttress the new government) and mired down in an endless war in Afghanistan, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) now wants to attack Iran.

Sarah Palin Attacks President Obama on Foreign Soil During Wartime

Sarah Palin actually managed to show up for her speech in Hong Kong, which wasn’t surprising because apparently all it takes to get her to go anywhere is a healthy paycheck. Palin spent her first speech on foreign soil trying to equate herself with President Obama, and going on the attack. Welcome to the new definition of patriotism in the GOP.

The Most Powerful Words From the Democratic National Convention

It is truly amazing what words can do. They can inspire us to great heights or scare us into strangling our own better angels. I guess that’s why speeches given by politicians are so important. They really only get one or two chances to get their message out.

Which brings me to the Democratic National Convention. Well, all conventions, really. Imagine what they’d be like without the fiery speeches packed with biting one-liners and inspirational messages.

Obama : The Making of a President

There were two purposes to Barack Obama’s acceptance speech tonight at Invesco Field.

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5 Thing to Watch for During Obama’s Denver Speech

https://www.politicususa.com/en/5-Things-to-Watch-Obama-SpeechRarely has an acceptance speech been as watched and anticipated as Barack Obama’s acceptance speech tonight at Invesco Field.

Biden Gives McCain a Blue Collar Punch in the Mouth

With his acceptance speech Joe Biden demonstrated exactly why he was chosen to be on the ticket with Barack Obama. Biden’s speech was a combination of blue collar empathy, and strong attacks against John McCain.

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Bill Clinton’s Obama Praise Unites the Convention

As former President Bill Clinton took the stage, the moment of Democratic unity that so many have been waiting to see occurred, the long standing ovation Clinton got sent the message that the primary battle is forgotten, and all Democrats are behind Barack Obama.

Big Skies in Schweitzer’s Future

Poor Brian Schweitzer. Or maybe not.

After a phenomenal, grounded, very human speech in Denver last night, all attention is on Hillary Clinton this morning. Her one-line zinger, “No way, no how, no McCain” is being run as the headline in many newspaper stories covering her speech from last night.

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Hillary Clinton: No way. No how. No McCain.

Tonight Hillary Clinton shifted the conversation from I support Barack Obama to telling her supporters why they need to support Obama. Mrs. Clinton gave a stirring speech which served as both a great end to her presidential campaign, and a new beginning to her supporters’ relationship with the Democratic nominee.