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Good News for the country, Bad news for Republicans

Posted: November 9, 2009 by datechguy in catholic, opinion/news
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I asked the question yesterday Have the Democrats learned to count?. Apparently the news from George Miller and Nancy Pelsoi is yes:

Miller told DeLauro that there were “more pro-life votes in the House than pro-choice” and that abortion-rights advocates had better acknowledge that reality.

In the end, Pelosi’s strategy paid off in a big win for her and President Barack Obama. After Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D-Mich.) amendment banning abortion funding was approved with 64 Democratic votes, Pelosi was able to push through the health care reform package on a virtually straight-line party vote, 220-215.

Even more significant is the very next paragraph:

Pelosi wasn’t the only one getting pressure on the amendment. As rumors spread that Republicans might vote “present” in order to scuttle the entire bill, even Cardinal Francis George, archbishop of Chicago and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called Republican leader John Boehner to make sure the GOP didn’t play any games with the Stupak amendment, sources said.

One the democratic party once again become a place where a foe of Abortion can live comfortably within that party the Republicans are in trouble. If the party also becomes friendly on other Religious issues then all bets are off.

As a Catholic I’m am thrilled, as a Republican I am very worried, but in the end the Catholic Hat is more important. Politics is polities but good and evil is good and evil.

Did Tom Brokaw just say that Germany was sliced and diced by the west?

Posted: November 9, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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Brokov just said that Germany was sliced and diced by the west and the Soviet Union on Morning Joe and nobody called him on it.

Am I the only person alive who actually read history? Who actually talked to WW II vets? Did Brokov actually write a book called the greatest generation?

Is he going to endorse the Della Morte article?

What is wrong with these people?

This is a great example of why History is the most important subject in the world, the world has to be constantly reminded of reality because too many people either for personal gain or ignorance or by deception choose to forget it.

$11 on 11 Powerline and Trippi team up

Posted: November 9, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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A great Bi-Partisan idea:

I’m delighted to be collaborating with Joe Trippi, one of my favorite liberals, on a bipartisan project to support America’s veterans. The project is called the Eleven Eleven campaign; the objective is to get 11 million Americans to contribute $11 apiece to support America’s vets. The campaign will be internet-driven, and all bloggers are invited to participate. Here is a description of the campaign:

This Veterans Day marks the beginning of The Eleven Eleven Campaign — a nationwide campaign by BeyondTribute.org to change the way America honors its Veterans.

The objective of the campaign is simple: to get 11 million Americans to donate $11 to support America’s Veterans.

I’m surprised there are not more bloggers blogging on this .

Baldilocks says out loud…

Posted: November 9, 2009 by datechguy in Blame Bush, opinion/news
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what many are thinking:

Even if one were inclined to give President Obama the benefit of the doubt and assume that he had asked Former President Bush and Mrs. Bush to visit the wounded soldiers because the Bushes live in Texas, why would he ask this of his predecessor and not get on Air Force One overnight to get down there himself?

Why would he not go to be with those whom he is charged to send into battle and who were so horrifyingly betrayed by one of their own?

Because he doesn’t give a rat’s backside, that’s why not.

Sad to say this is a reasonable conclusion.

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