Bud the Dud

February 13, 2009
By Mike Jaskot

Now in 2009, the great A-rod himself has been the only player to confirm his name appeared on leaked list of those who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Ok you say. What's the dilemma. Let's take an excerpt from commissioner Bud Selig's speech on Wednesday, "there is no valid excuse for using such...
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Alex’s Musings: 2/11/09

February 11, 2009
By Alex Fitzsimmons

Americas Trillion Dollar Nanny
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Alex’s Musings: 2/10/09

February 11, 2009
By Alex Fitzsimmons

Patrick Leahy's "Pardon Commissions" ------------------------------------------ Taking a Day Off
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Alex’s Musings: 2/5/09

February 6, 2009
By Alex Fitzsimmons

1. Let the Man Swim! ------------------------ 2. Is the Grass Really Greener on the Other Side of the Aisle?
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Alex’s Musings: 2/3/09

February 4, 2009
By Alex Fitzsimmons

1. Team of Rivals or Team of Embarrassment? ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Gregg Nomination: Good Politics, or Really Good Politics? ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Oh, Speaker Pelosi, Show Me the Light!
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A New Age, But For Whom?

February 1, 2009
By Tabish Talib

The trip was extremely enjoyable, though not without tension. My experiences in Pakistan revolve around my family and two hectic weddings, so I apologize if you were expecting a thrilling story of me traveling to Waziristan, recounting an experience with members of the Taliban, because that did not happen.
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How many Slavs does it take to solve an energy crisis?

January 12, 2009
By Mike Jaskot

Most of you EM loyalists, that is to say, the six of us who regularly visit the site, know about my Slavic heritage, and to that effect, my extreme aversion to many things Russian. For the most part, this is a consequence of my amazing satirical skills, however, sometimes Im just not kidding.
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A Tale of Two Ideals

November 6, 2008
By Tabish Talib
A Tale of Two Ideals

Don't fret conservatives, tomorrow is a new day.
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Vote Early and Vote Often: The Genius of the Obama Campaigns use of Text Messaging and Other Forms of Mass Communication

August 31, 2008
By Daniel Downs

The origin of the phrase Vote Early and Vote Often is usually attributed to Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson, a highly corrupt Republican politician who ruled the city from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1931 to 1935. The phrase itself described how political partisans could easily game the democratic voting process. As verifying...
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