SENSIBLE PRIORITIES

Jim Hightower is one of the few Texas Progressive Politicians my generation has seen. He has a real talent for cutting through the BS that most politicians sling… Hey, how

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Broder: Hoping against hope for happy ending to Bush tenure | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle

This morning’s OP-ED from David Broder makes some interesting points. He has divided the Bush Presidency into four phases. I think he should have added a fifth.  In trying to gauge where

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OpinionJournal – Featured Article

It is nice to read something on the Op-Ed pages at the WSJ that I can agree with for a change. Looks like the new Senator from Virginia has a way with telling it

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How William McGuire earned that fat paycheck | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle

This story caught my interest today because the company I work for changed our insurance to United last year. Now I wonder who it is that is being insured. How

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It’s The Economy Stupid

If there is any question about what happened yeaterday, think about this…Half full: Perceptions of the economy, like its rewards, vary wildly and help to explain the election results. |

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CNN.com – Democrats vow to block pay raises until minimum wage increased – June 27, 2006

CNN.com – Democrats vow to block pay raises until minimum wage increased – June 27, 2006: “WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Democrats ratcheted up their election-year push for an increase in the

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Minimum Wage / Maximum Pissed

The Carpetbagger Report: “It hasn’t generated a great deal of attention, but congressional Dems are keeping Republicans on the defensive over a minimum-wage increase. At this point, the GOP leadership

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Jim Hightower | HEALTH CARE MORALITY

Jim Hightower HEALTH CARE MORALITY: “How is it that the richest country with the most democratic ideals of any country in the history of the world has 45 million people

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