Thursday, March 31, 2011

GOP defends government shutdown as being a walk in the park

Rep. Paul Broun, Republican of Georgia, giving voice earlier this morning to the newest GOP argument about a federal shutdown: that shutting down the government wouldn't be a big deal at all.

Broun's argument is that if Congress fails to fund government past April 8, it wouldn't completely shut down?essential functions would remain operational. "Shutting the government down," he said, "is not going to stop the essential services of the federal government."

But while it's true that the Obama administration would almost certainly find a way to make sure Social Security checks go out, if you needed to change your address or bank account information, or sign up for payments, you'd be a out of luck. A wide range of important services?everything from issuing passports to conducting energy research to operating national parks to operating the veterans administration?would be shuttered.

The strange thing about the GOP's new argument is that at the same time that they are arguing that a government shutdown wouldn't be a big deal, they are also arguing that Democrats are trying to engineer a government shutdown to gain a political advantage. For example, just before saying a shutdown would be no big deal, Broun said of Democrats that "their diabolical plan is to shut the government down, blame Republicans, and try to get re-elected." But if Republicans really believe a government shutdown is as good an idea as they say it would be, then why are they accusing Democrats of trying to force once? If that's really what they believed, wouldn't they be trying to take credit instead?


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The Plum Line: Wisconsin 14 planning "homecoming" march on capitol tomorrow

The fourteen Wisconsin Democrats who have been on the lam for weeks are all returning to the state tonight -- and will celebrate their return with a march together on the capitol tomorrow meant to signal that they fully intend to fight on, a state senator confirms to me.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031104818.html?wprss=rss_politics

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Senate still wrangling over spending bill

Senate leaders delayed until Wednesday consideration of a bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, as Democrats accused Republicans of reneging on an agreement to stage side-by-side votes on two competing plans to cut spending.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030805494.html?wprss=rss_politics

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What is the Mission in Libya?

Jed Babbin, RealClearPolitics
In his Monday night speech, President Obama said, "Our most effective alliance, NATO, has taken command of the enforcement of the [Libyan] arms embargo and No Fly Zone. Last night, NATO decided to take on the additional responsibility of protecting Libyan civilians." He added that the transfer of command from US forces to NATO would take place on Wednesday.But Obama described his commitment to the Libyan rebels in far broader terms, sketching a plan to keep America - and impliedly its forces - involved to and through the formation of a new Libyan government. Now, his...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/03/31/what_is_the_mission_in_libya_109410.html

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What readers say on Obama, Libya

Tuesday morning, thanks to CNN.com, I had a chance to write a column asking what you thought about President Barack Obama's speech Monday night on Libya and the future use of military force. Thousands of you responded, showing that many Americans long for a robust debate.

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Summing up the president's speech in three words

The NBC political unit sums up Obama's speech on Libya, analyzing the answered ? and unanswered ? questions.

Source: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/29/6367597-first-thoughts-necessary-realistic-and-unsatisfactory

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?Flickers? of Al Qaeda in Libya Aren?t New

As the Obama administration openly considers arming Libyan rebels to repel forces led by Col, Muammar al-Qaddafi, reports that "flickers" of al Qaeda may be present among the fighters has raised fears extremists could take advantage of an unwieldy situation to gain power in a new Libya. 


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Liberals want G.E. CEO out of Obama admin.

Russ Feingold, MoveOn call on Jeff Immelt to resign from jobs council after report his company didn't pay taxes

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Budget deal close with $33B in cuts

But Dems worry Obama could be nibbled to death.

Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/52267.html

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President Obama Signs Secret Finding Authorizing Covert Operations to Aid Libyan Opposition

Sources tells ABC News that President Obama has signed a secret presidential finding authorizing covert operations to ?aid the effort? in Libya, where the US is working with NATO, and Arab partners to enforce a no-fly zone, protect civilians, and...

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Is this thing on? Open mic reveals moment of Dem strategizing

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$14 Million Jury Award to Ex-Inmate Is Dismissed

In a 5-to-4 ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court threw out the award in favor of a former death row inmate who was freed after prosecutorial misconduct came to light.

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Liberal groups to push Obama on jobs plan

A coalition of liberal groups Thursday will call for the Obama administration to put out a detailed plan to create jobs and urge both parties to stop focusing so much on the federal budget deficit.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031001652.html?wprss=rss_politics

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Right Turn: A tale of two journalistic stings

We've recently had two episodes of entrapment journalism. I'm a bit old school, so the idea of concocting a story featuring a journalist who then reports on the self-created event seems, well, wrong. But putting that aside, the two episodes were revealing of the character of the targets and the d...

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs collective bargaining bill, bypasses Senate Democrats

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill to strip public workers of most of their collective bargaining rights on Friday. As Karen Tumutly reported:

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103966.html?wprss=rss_politics

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Alaska Clash Over Resources and Rights Heats Up

Gov. Sean Parnell has taken on federal restrictions on oil drilling, building roads and mining precious metals.

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=33a5872066800e16e2b274c12834b900

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Illinois Discrimination Case Raises Questions About Religion and the Workplace

Is it a case of legitimate discrimination? Or a Justice Department out of control? Those are two of the questions surrounding the case of Safoorah Khan, a 29 year-old math teacher and devout Muslim who, until December of 2007, taught at the MacArthur Middle School in Berkeley, Illinois.


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Watch: What Will Obama Say In His Libya Address?

Politico's Glenn Thrush discusses the President address on "Top Line."

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Cost not a factor in decision on Libya

We are told one major worry about our intervention in Libya is the cost. Having fought in a war, I strongly feel that we should resort to fighting only if all other means to resolve a conflict have been exhausted. However, the costs are not an issue.

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