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Parker Griffith Not A First: Politicians To Switch Party Affiliations This Decade

Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: United States Politics, Politics, Politicians to Switch Parties, Parker Griffith Alabama, Parker Griffith, Parker Griffith Switches Parties, Party Switching, Politicians, Slidepoll, Parker Griffith Party Switch, Congressman Parker Griffith, Politics News

Parker Griffith may be grabbing headlines today, but switching political parties is nothing new. Party switching has been going on since the 1800's. ...

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Followers And Leaders

Gary Hart | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Elections, Politicians, American Voters, Politics News
Gary Hart

American citizens cannot decide whether they want to vote for followers or leaders. While decrying the lack of leadership in America, they punish elected officials who take unpopular but forward looking stands.

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Politicians Who Look Like Turkeys (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Dan Abramson | Posted 11.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Lamar Alexander, Gordon Brown, Slidepoll, Harry Reid, Turkey Politics, Edward Nalban, Thanksgiving, Mitch McConnell, Bill Bradley, Thanksgiving Jokes, Thanksgiving Humor, Chris Dodd, Politicians Turkeys, Political Turkeys, John McCain, Turkeys, Politicians Who Look Like Turkeys, People Who Look Like Turkeys, Politicians, Comedy News

Is it just us, or is the political scene overrun by guys who look like turkeys? It's probably just us, but we thought we'd compile our favorites. ...

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Huckabee Has A Book Tour, Too

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.25.2009 | Books

Read More: Bestsellers, Huckabee a Simple Christmas, Mike Huckabee, 2012 Election, Politicians, Books, Sarah Palin, Conservative Books, Book Tours, A Simple Christmas, Going Rogue, Palin Going Rogue, Books News

Amidst all of the buzz and controversy over Sarah Palin's ongoing book tour, no one seems to have noticed that Mike Huckabee is also on a tour to prom...

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I Am a Scorpion. It Is My Nature.

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, American Medical Association, Pharmaceutical Industry, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Politicians, Frogs, Scorpions, Politics News
Aaron E. Carroll

The fable, as it is told, involves a scorpion and a frog.  The scorpion needs to cross a river, so he asks the frog to carry him on his back.&nbs...

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Politicians, Public Servants, and Statesmen

Gary Hart | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politicians, Politics, Public Servants, Santayana, Statesmen, Politics News
Gary Hart

By an act against self-interest, or by voluntary retirement from office, or by simply taking the long-term national interest into account, an elected official may suddenly become a public servant.

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Forget Kick the Can; Let's Kick Politicians Out of Washington

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cancer, President Obama, Kick the Can, Politicians, Heatlh Care Reform, Politics News
Michealene Cristini Risley

For an average citizen it is hard to sift through the lies and the posturing of D.C. to figure out what's true or false.

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Where is the Outrage Over Our Current Health Care System?

Barton Kunstler, Ph.D. | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Debt, Politicians, Vigil, Health Care Reform, Outrage, Moveon, Foreclosure, Illness, Injustice, Politics News
Barton Kunstler, Ph.D.

Why are Republicans and Blue Dogs playing political tricks just to defend insurance companies and peddling a perverted version of an America where the government aiding its citizens is treated like an act of treason?

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Banking: Transfer Toxic Assets to a New RTC

Jerry Chautin | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Fdic, Politicians, S&L Crisis, Rtc, President Obama, Banking Crisis, Economic Recovery, Resolution Trust Corporation, Toxic Assets Plan, Financial Institutions, Business News
Jerry Chautin

These banks are not able to resume normal lending operations because they are not willing to dispose of their toxic assets at the current market values.

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Friday Talking Points [89] -- Fighting Crazy

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Leadership, President Obama, Vagueness, Kennedy, Journalist, Democratic, Obama, Reform, Facts, Media, Townhall, Friday Talking Points, Adult, Republican, Candidate Obama, Clinton, Town Hall, Veto Threat, Knife Fight, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Health Care, Emotion, The Bear Who Let It Alone, Crazy, Politicians, Post Mortem, Msm, Cheerleader, Tantrum, Democrat, Congress, Bipartisan, Democrats, Teddy Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Screaming, James Thurber, Mainstream Media, 1994, Yelling, Mddotw, Hillary, Chris Weigant, Health, Lunacy, Town Hells, Veto, Bipartisanship, Line in the Sand, Healthcare, Pre-Post-Mortem, Thurber, Media News
Chris Weigant

The media is not completely responsible for the state of the debate over healthcare reform. The Democrats have done such a poor job of presenting their case that they really bear the lion's share of blame.

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The New Voice in Health Care Reform: Voters

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Universal Coverage, Taxes, Uninsured, Insurance, Politicians, Health Insurance Industry, Health Care Reform, Obama, Congress, Universal Health Care, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Town Hall Protests, Politics News
Hoyt Hilsman

Voters are not like policy wonks. Only when they get really riled up do they send their message -- loud and clear -- to public officials. Hence the growing public debate over reform.

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Dr. Obama, Please Listen to your Patient

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bank Bailouts, Politicians, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Taxpayers, Tea Party, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Politics News
Joan E. Dowlin

We need time to give the Recovery plan a chance to work. Allow us to heal before tackling such a complex issue as health care. There's time for that later.

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Here's Why Nice Work Pays Much Better

Christina Patterson | Posted 08.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Salaries, Work, Politicians, The Arts, Wages, Bankers, Doctors, Happiness, The Rich, Business News
Christina Patterson

Politicians basically agree with the bankers. They think that the most highly educated people in our society are the ones most likely to operate on a base level of animal greed.

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Beep Beep, Yeah! What Politicos Drive

Politico | Anne Schroeder Mullins | Posted 08.07.2009 | Style

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Several weeks ago, Republican image consultant Brian Kirwin received a curious request from a state elected official. The official had always wanted t...

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Did Mark Sanford And Maria Belen Chapur Fall Victim To The Dance?

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.13.2009 | Style

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Diane Tucker

"It was innocent," insisted Mark Sanford, while recollecting his first encounter with Maria Belen Chapur on an Uruguayan dance floor. Oh, really?

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Cast Couture: Politicos Who Persevere In Crutches, Casts, And Slings (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Bill Clinton, Injure Injuries, Cast, Anders Fogh Rasmussen Cast, Slideshow, Gwen Ifill, Politicians, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sonia Sotomayor Cast, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, John Kerry Crutches, Lisa Murkowski, Crutches, Lisa Murkowski Cast, Bill Clinton Crutches, Style, Gwen Ifill Crutches, Scooter Libby Cast, John Kerry, Sonia Sotomayor, Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton Cast, Margaret Thatcher Cast, Sling, Hillary Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger Crutches, Scooter Libby, Style News

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton broke her elbow outside the White House on June 18th, her injury put her in good company: Supreme Court Justic...

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How Resilient Is Your Marriage?

nytimes.com | Benedict Carey and Tara Parker-Pope | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Couples Therapy, Divorce, Relationships, Politicians, Mark Sanford, Marriage Therapy, Cheating Politicians, Sanford, Marriage Infidelity, Marriage, Infidelity, Divorce Rates, Sanford Scandal, Sex, Cheating, Mark Sanford Affair, Couples, Sanford Affair, Living News

They're done. Toast. The governor needs his head checked. His wife needs to launch his clothes from the bedroom window. Time for those two to get in l...

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Politicians And Their Alleged Affairs: A Slideshow

Huffington Post | Posted 06.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Politics, Politicians, Slideshow, Cheating, Affairs, Mistresses, Presidents, Style News

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has found himself under public scrutiny for his alleged affair with 18-year-old model Noemi Letizia. However,...

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Sotomayor Racist?

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Newspaper Columnists, Women, Supreme Court Justices, Latinos, Politicians, Women of Color, Latinas, Racist, Obama, American Sociological Association, Prejudice, Race, Employment Discrimination, Clarence Thomas, Barack Obama, Gender, Patricia Hill Collins, Talk Radio, Conservatives, Editorials, Race for the American Dream, American Dream, Sex, Sonia Sotomayor, Conservative Talk Radio, Racism, Sotomayor, Wage Gap, Discrimination, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Poverty Rate, Inequality, Histpanics, Politics News
Abby L. Ferber

The fact that these conservative politicians and commentators don't even see racism unless they feel it is directed against them is precisely why we need the voices of women of color on the court.

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Who Is Pressing The Pressmen?

Emily Bracken | Posted 04.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Journalists, The Press, Politicians, Fourth-Branch-of-Government, Cnbc, Media Coverage, Comedy Writing, Vigilantes, Jon Stewart Jim Cramer, Media, Press, The Daily Show, Journalism, Edward R. Murrow, Jim Cramer, Checks and Balances, Comedians, Irony, Jon Stewart, Satire, Daily Show CNBC, Political Satire, Ombudsman, Media News, Idealism, Humor and Satire, Jim Cramer Daily Show, Comedy News
Emily Bracken

Humorists and comedians are a curious bunch. Quixotic by nature, they want so desperately to live in a world of decency, fairness and goodness, and in Stewart's case, in a world where the media grew some cajones.

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Fake Outrage by Politicians About AIG Bonuses

Cenk Uygur | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, Bailout, Larry Summers, Politicians, Aig Outrage, Tim Geithner, Aig Outrage Lawmakers, Cenk Uygur, AIG Bailout, Aig, Bonuses, Executives, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

Time after time, Bush, Obama and Congress had an opportunity to attach limits on executive pay to legislation authorizing bailout money. And time after time, they refused. So, spare me the outrage.

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Lessons from the Losers -- How Not to Cave

Matt Stewart | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Capitol Hill, House of Representatives, President Obama, Politicians, John Boehner, Washington, Iraq, Congress, Obama, Dc, Survival, Barack Obama, Rescue Plan, Politics, Bailout, Federal Government, Economists, Stimulus Plan, Senate, Republicans, Economy, Demcrats, Politics News
Matt Stewart

It's essential to draw a distinction between rigidly opposing a terrible idea and opposing good one. The Iraq War is a terrible idea based on a lie. By turn, the stimulus package is a pretty good one.

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A Model for Michelle in California

Daniel Zingale | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: First Ladies, Wives, Husbands, Michelle Obama, California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politicians, Hillary Rodham Clinton, West Coast, Argentina, Maria Shriver, Macbeth, Democrats, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, The West Wing, Hillary Clinton, Senator Clinton, Governors, Republicans, Politics News
Daniel Zingale

The un-written rules long dictated that first ladies stand by, stand behind, and, at best, stand-in for their elected spouse.

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Mr. Obama

Libby Mitchell | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush, Barack Obama, Brit Hume, News, Writing, News Anchors, George Bush, TV Anchors, Politicians, Crime, News Reporters, President Obama, George W. Bush, Jobs, Titles, Politics News
Libby Mitchell

Every time I wrote "Mr. Bush" for an anchor to read on air, I would grit my teeth and count down the days until January 20th, 2009. Now, that day is here.

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Poetry & Politicians: For Better or Verse

Margo Hammond and Ellen Heltzel | Posted 02.16.2009 | Style

Read More: Blagojevich, Mark Foley, Mitch McConnell, Clinton, John Boehner, Politicians, Palin, Dobson, Cheney, Mccain, Larry Craig, Richardson, Jeb Bush, Poetry, Bush, Rove, Portland Oregon, Style News
Margo Hammond and Ellen Heltzel

For Jeb Bush: "They fuck you up, your mum and dad./They may not mean to, but they do./They fill you with the faults they had/And add some extra, just for you."

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