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		<title>By: This Old Brit</title>
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		<dc:creator>This Old Brit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Pigs at the trough?  Cronyism?  There’s a worldwide epidemic of it all.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rickwrites.blogspot.com/2006/12/british-prime-minister-blair-quizzed.html&quot;&gt;British Prime Minister Blair Quizzed By Cops In ‘Questionable’ Cash Case … &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pigs at the trough?  Cronyism?  There’s a worldwide epidemic of it all.</p>
<p><a href="http://rickwrites.blogspot.com/2006/12/british-prime-minister-blair-quizzed.html">British Prime Minister Blair Quizzed By Cops In ‘Questionable’ Cash Case … </a></p>
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		<title>By: That American Chap</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/14/more-slop-please/#comment-419244</link>
		<dc:creator>That American Chap</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Re: Tim Johnson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; The GOP (or should I say the guys *behind the GOP?) are not going to let Congress be controlled by the Democrats. It doesn’t matter who they have to kill, someone will just have to have a “stroke” or a “heart attack” or be killed in another one of the plane crashes that Republicans never seem to be in but one way or another, they will retain control.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It’s funny how with every new day, reality sounds more and more like a paranoid’s dream. I mean, even now it’s difficult for *sensible* people to grasp the notion that Paul Wellstone was murdered so that they would control the Senate. People will look at you as if you’re mad if you mention the fact that Patsy Mink died of what look very much like some form of biowarfare. The fact that the most liberal Senator and the most liberal member of the House happened to die within a month of each other, and on the heels of a Democrats only anthrax attack…seems to fly right over the heads of even intelligent folks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you stop and think of the potential profits that the shadow government (the military industrial complex) hopes to make from the eternal war that they are trying so hard to start, you begin to see just how dangerous our present environment is. Think of how much money we put into agencies like the CIA and just what kind of resources that money buys. Now reflect on the notion that a shadow government would have virtually the same tools, perhaps even MORE sophisticated tools, with which to remove any “obstacles” to their plans. They can fabricate a murder that will appear like just about any disease you could name and buy off any number of Doctors and legal officials to back it all up. Such is the power you have when you own the printing presses that churn out money. You see, they can pay *any* price that might be required, and if anyone were to threaten to reveal the plot, well they simply print a few more millions and buy the best assassin/clean-up teams in existence. Nice racket, huh?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So don’t get any fancy ideas of the good things that Democrats are going to do…. they aren’t going to do a damn thing but cheer for President-for-Life Bush when he announces that he’s just massively nuked Iran… because not to would be dangerously un-American. Wouldn’t it? Don’t you have even the slightest curiosity as to why we’re being told that Bushie will reveal his plans for Iraq “next year”? It’s because (you big silly!) by next year, the Democrats will know that they won’t control Congress, and even promising not to impeach clown-boy wasn’t enough to let Democracy work as planned. *That* my friends, will never happen again. “Democracy” is a thing of the past and we’ll never see it’s face again.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re: Tim Johnson</p>
<p> The GOP (or should I say the guys *behind the GOP?) are not going to let Congress be controlled by the Democrats. It doesn’t matter who they have to kill, someone will just have to have a “stroke” or a “heart attack” or be killed in another one of the plane crashes that Republicans never seem to be in but one way or another, they will retain control.</p>
<p>It’s funny how with every new day, reality sounds more and more like a paranoid’s dream. I mean, even now it’s difficult for *sensible* people to grasp the notion that Paul Wellstone was murdered so that they would control the Senate. People will look at you as if you’re mad if you mention the fact that Patsy Mink died of what look very much like some form of biowarfare. The fact that the most liberal Senator and the most liberal member of the House happened to die within a month of each other, and on the heels of a Democrats only anthrax attack…seems to fly right over the heads of even intelligent folks.</p>
<p>When you stop and think of the potential profits that the shadow government (the military industrial complex) hopes to make from the eternal war that they are trying so hard to start, you begin to see just how dangerous our present environment is. Think of how much money we put into agencies like the CIA and just what kind of resources that money buys. Now reflect on the notion that a shadow government would have virtually the same tools, perhaps even MORE sophisticated tools, with which to remove any “obstacles” to their plans. They can fabricate a murder that will appear like just about any disease you could name and buy off any number of Doctors and legal officials to back it all up. Such is the power you have when you own the printing presses that churn out money. You see, they can pay *any* price that might be required, and if anyone were to threaten to reveal the plot, well they simply print a few more millions and buy the best assassin/clean-up teams in existence. Nice racket, huh?</p>
<p>So don’t get any fancy ideas of the good things that Democrats are going to do…. they aren’t going to do a damn thing but cheer for President-for-Life Bush when he announces that he’s just massively nuked Iran… because not to would be dangerously un-American. Wouldn’t it? Don’t you have even the slightest curiosity as to why we’re being told that Bushie will reveal his plans for Iraq “next year”? It’s because (you big silly!) by next year, the Democrats will know that they won’t control Congress, and even promising not to impeach clown-boy wasn’t enough to let Democracy work as planned. *That* my friends, will never happen again. “Democracy” is a thing of the past and we’ll never see it’s face again.</p>
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		<title>By: Madison Guy</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/14/more-slop-please/#comment-419228</link>
		<dc:creator>Madison Guy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Oops. Here’s a functioning version of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://letterfromhere.blogspot.com/2006/12/dr-pangloss-best-of-all-possible.html&quot;&gt; The Dr. Pangloss “Best of All Possible Worlds” Award goes to David Brooks&lt;/a&gt; link.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oops. Here’s a functioning version of the <a href="http://letterfromhere.blogspot.com/2006/12/dr-pangloss-best-of-all-possible.html"> The Dr. Pangloss “Best of All Possible Worlds” Award goes to David Brooks</a> link.</p>
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		<title>By: RBG</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/14/more-slop-please/#comment-419227</link>
		<dc:creator>RBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Scarecrow’s offering a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/14/that-other-good-war/&quot;&gt;new thread&lt;/a&gt; upstairs.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Scarecrow’s offering a <a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/12/14/that-other-good-war/">new thread</a> upstairs.</p>
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		<title>By: Madison Guy</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/14/more-slop-please/#comment-419226</link>
		<dc:creator>Madison Guy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;All that feeding at the public trough doesn’t leave a lot for social spending and human needs.  Fortunately, the poor don’t actually seem to need much: &lt;a&gt; The Dr. Pangloss “Best of All Possible Worlds” Award goes to David Brooks &lt;/a&gt; for writing  that “In general, poor people today live at about the same standard of living as middle-class people did in the 1960s.” Relying on American Enterprise Institute research certainly clarifies matters, doesn’t it?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All that feeding at the public trough doesn’t leave a lot for social spending and human needs.  Fortunately, the poor don’t actually seem to need much: <a> The Dr. Pangloss “Best of All Possible Worlds” Award goes to David Brooks </a> for writing  that “In general, poor people today live at about the same standard of living as middle-class people did in the 1960s.” Relying on American Enterprise Institute research certainly clarifies matters, doesn’t it?</p>
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		<title>By: montag</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/14/more-slop-please/#comment-419224</link>
		<dc:creator>montag</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Ahh, gee, Pickles is upset… &lt;a href=&quot;http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/14/laura-bush-iraq/&quot;&gt;with the media&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ahh, gee, Pickles is upset… <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/14/laura-bush-iraq/">with the media</a>.</p>
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		<title>By: lemma</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/14/more-slop-please/#comment-419222</link>
		<dc:creator>lemma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-419212&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;T- @ 49 &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-419209&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;JF @ 46&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-419197&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;lemma @ 36 &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;T at 26 - it’s Bill Nelson of Florida talking to the Syrians, not Ben Nelson of Nebraska.  Hope all the little Ts are well and congratulations on the one on the way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Congrats T-.  How many little T’s will that be?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;lemma - thanks.  Yeah, I knew it was B. Nelson (D), but he’ll have a big scapegoat target on his back from now and get the blame when everything turns to shit with Syria, nonetheless.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;JF - This will make 3 little Ts.  Big little T had his Christmas program at the church today.  It was cute seeing all the 4 year olds singing at the top of their lungs.  Middle little T had to go play in the pews up in the balcony because he was nonplussed that he couldn’t join his big brother up on stage.  Little little T should be here at the beginning of August.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Anyone like babysitting in the ATL area?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What a delightful image! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is interesting about the Syria thing - Specter, Dodd and Kerry are going soon, too.  Kinda in your face to me.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/14/AR2006121400961.html&quot;&gt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....00961.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-419212"><em>T- @ 49 </em></a></p>
<blockquote><p><a href="#comment-419209"><em>JF @ 46</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p><a href="#comment-419197"><em>lemma @ 36 </em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>T at 26 &#8211; it’s Bill Nelson of Florida talking to the Syrians, not Ben Nelson of Nebraska.  Hope all the little Ts are well and congratulations on the one on the way.</p>
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<p>Congrats T-.  How many little T’s will that be?</p>
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<p>lemma &#8211; thanks.  Yeah, I knew it was B. Nelson (D), but he’ll have a big scapegoat target on his back from now and get the blame when everything turns to shit with Syria, nonetheless.</p>
<p>JF &#8211; This will make 3 little Ts.  Big little T had his Christmas program at the church today.  It was cute seeing all the 4 year olds singing at the top of their lungs.  Middle little T had to go play in the pews up in the balcony because he was nonplussed that he couldn’t join his big brother up on stage.  Little little T should be here at the beginning of August.</p>
<p>Anyone like babysitting in the ATL area?</p>
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<p>What a delightful image! </p>
<p>It is interesting about the Syria thing &#8211; Specter, Dodd and Kerry are going soon, too.  Kinda in your face to me.  </p>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/14/AR2006121400961.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/&#8230;..00961.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Western Otto</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/14/more-slop-please/#comment-419221</link>
		<dc:creator>Western Otto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Just wrote a little slop myself this morning that I thought I’d share, although it’s a bit off the subject:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;                                CURRENT e-VENTS&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;				Tom Delay is blogging-&lt;br /&gt;
				his message: “I is risen!”&lt;br /&gt;
				I wonder if they have high-speed&lt;br /&gt;
				internet in prison?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;				Newt is gonna be president,&lt;br /&gt;
				if the people MAKE him do it!&lt;br /&gt;
				-That old “Contract With America”?&lt;br /&gt;
				It’s expired. We won’t renew it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;				A REQUIEM FOR REPUBLICANS&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;			Pinochet may have had his own sweet side,&lt;br /&gt;
			though he tended to rise on the wrong side of bed&lt;br /&gt;
			his own daughter believed he’d had nothing to hide-&lt;br /&gt;
			she’d not seen all he’d hidden&lt;br /&gt;
				inside&lt;br /&gt;
				of the dead&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;			Mean Jean Kirkpatrick, arrogant ’til the end&lt;br /&gt;
			counted Augusto as her special friend&lt;br /&gt;
			Milton Friedman awaits them with good news to tell-&lt;br /&gt;
				the market is booming&lt;br /&gt;
				like the fires of hell&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;			There is one place they’ll always be in the majority-&lt;br /&gt;
			where Republicans never feel inferiority&lt;br /&gt;
			with rich lobbyists and plenty of preachers to spare&lt;br /&gt;
				and Ronald Reagan&lt;br /&gt;
                                is forever president-&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;				down there&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just wrote a little slop myself this morning that I thought I’d share, although it’s a bit off the subject:</p>
<p>                                CURRENT e-VENTS</p>
<p>				Tom Delay is blogging-<br />
				his message: “I is risen!”<br />
				I wonder if they have high-speed<br />
				internet in prison?</p>
<p>				Newt is gonna be president,<br />
				if the people MAKE him do it!<br />
				-That old “Contract With America”?<br />
				It’s expired. We won’t renew it.</p>
<p>				A REQUIEM FOR REPUBLICANS</p>
<p>			Pinochet may have had his own sweet side,<br />
			though he tended to rise on the wrong side of bed<br />
			his own daughter believed he’d had nothing to hide-<br />
			she’d not seen all he’d hidden<br />
				inside<br />
				of the dead</p>
<p>			Mean Jean Kirkpatrick, arrogant ’til the end<br />
			counted Augusto as her special friend<br />
			Milton Friedman awaits them with good news to tell-<br />
				the market is booming<br />
				like the fires of hell</p>
<p>			There is one place they’ll always be in the majority-<br />
			where Republicans never feel inferiority<br />
			with rich lobbyists and plenty of preachers to spare<br />
				and Ronald Reagan<br />
                                is forever president-</p>
<p>				down there</p>
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		<title>By: Cujo359</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cujo359</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;There was a time when “conservative” meant “pay as you go”. Now it seems to mean “spend your childrens’ money”.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There was a time when “conservative” meant “pay as you go”. Now it seems to mean “spend your childrens’ money”.</p>
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		<title>By: JF</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2006/12/14/more-slop-please/#comment-419219</link>
		<dc:creator>JF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-419214&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Biodun @ 51&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;OT–All Tim Johnson has to do is stay alive for the Dems to keep control of the Senate:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 1969, another South Dakota senator, Karl Mundt, a Republican, suffered a stroke while in office. Mundt continued to serve until the end of his term in January 1973, although he was unable to attend Senate sessions and was stripped of his committee assignments by the Senate Republican Conference in 1972. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/johnson&quot;&gt;http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joe Biden was also incapacitated for 8 months after his aneurysm and retained his seat. Strom Thormund also for stretches of time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If I’m not mistaken, a Republican congressman from GA has been out for quite a while with health problems and has not resigned.  He may have even run for and won reelection.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-419214"><em>Biodun @ 51</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>OT–All Tim Johnson has to do is stay alive for the Dems to keep control of the Senate:</p>
<blockquote><p>In 1969, another South Dakota senator, Karl Mundt, a Republican, suffered a stroke while in office. Mundt continued to serve until the end of his term in January 1973, although he was unable to attend Senate sessions and was stripped of his committee assignments by the Senate Republican Conference in 1972. </p>
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<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/johnson">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/johnson</a></p>
<p>Joe Biden was also incapacitated for 8 months after his aneurysm and retained his seat. Strom Thormund also for stretches of time.</p>
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<p>If I’m not mistaken, a Republican congressman from GA has been out for quite a while with health problems and has not resigned.  He may have even run for and won reelection.</p>
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