77 Democrats Sacrifice Medicare To Protect Military Spending

Peregrin Wood 5/21/2012
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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 as passed by the House of Friday preserves spending on extravagant weapons program that the Pentagon says it doesn’t want. It keeps open redundant military bases that are not strategically necessary. The money to pay for this wasteful military spending is being taken from older Americans, by reducing their health care benefits.

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Dozen Democrats Join House GOP To Demolish Nuclear Nonproliferation

jclifford 5/19/2012
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The issue isn’t what’s happening in Syria at the moment. It isn’t cutting spending. The issue is nuclear weapons. Too many members of Congress favor the expansion of America’s nuclear weapons, and don’t care to even try to control the spread of nuclear weapons out of Russia.

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Joe Wilson’s Odd Math On National Debt

jclifford 5/16/2012
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How could it be that dollar spent on schools for America’s kids increases the national debt, but a dollar spent on bombs and bullets used to kill people in America’s wars does not increase the national debt? Joe Wilson wasn’t able to explain how this freakish economic dynamic works.

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Celebrate Mother’s Day: Stop War

Jim Cook 5/13/2012
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I had no idea until I read this piece that the original purpose of Mother’s Day was to protest war. Here is the founding Mother’s Day Declaration by Julia Ward Howe in 1870: Arise, then, women of this day! Arise …

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Time For The USA To Pull Out From Europe

jclifford 5/13/2012
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If we could see more Republican legislation for cuts in military spending of the sort that Mike Coffman has offered, it would make the GOP claim of standing for fiscal responsibility a lot more believable.

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Collateral Damage and Civilian Casualties in the United States Congress

Jim Cook 5/12/2012
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From 2000 to 2012, 53% of legislators who uttered the phrase “collateral damage” in the Congressional Record were Republicans, and 47% Democrats. The person who uttered the phrase “collateral damage” the most during that time was Republican Rep. John Gingrey …

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Join The Chicago Protest Against NATO

Peregrin Wood 5/8/2012
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Planning for huge protests outside this month’s NATO summit have already begun. Find out how you can participate.

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Making Peace With Wolves

The Green Man 5/3/2012
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A plan to kill hundreds of wolves in Wyoming was announced this week. As hatred of wolves is growing, level headed Americans have a responsibility to encourage a more balanced view.

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Romney At The Ritz In Pentagon City

jclifford 5/2/2012
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Mitt Romney has announced that no one will be allowed to participate in tonight’s “policy roundtable” without giving a minimum of $10,000 to his presidential campaign.

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GSA Scandal vs. Military Scandal

Peregrin Wood 4/19/2012
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I would prefer to see the U.S. government pay for clowns to perform silly shows on stage than to see the U.S. military pay for soldiers to keep clowning around with human body parts.

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A Miracle That Fighter Jet Malfunctioned And Wrecked Homes

Peregrin Wood 4/8/2012
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Just to make the point clear that he wasn’t just talking about dumb luck, but a bona fide religious miracle, the mayor explained, “We’re so blessed and truly believe a miracle has occurred here with us not having any victims.” It was a particularly Christian miracle, too, apparently. A “Good Friday miracle”, according to the mayor.

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Virginia Beach Under Military Attack

Peregrin Wood 4/6/2012
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No F/A-18 Hornet has ever been used to defend the soil of the United States of America from foreign military or terrorist attack. These dangerous machines are tools of unnecessary overseas adventurism. They should be grounded – permanently.

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The Top 10 Contractors of 2011: All Military. Gaining More of Your Tax Dollars. Connected.

Jim Cook 4/6/2012
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Last year, I shared with you the Top 10 federal contractors of 2010. Last week the Federal Procurement Data System released a new wave of information for 2011. Let’s compare the two years: Top 10 Federal Contractors of 2010: 1. …

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Moving Earth, Nuclear Power, and War

jclifford 3/8/2012
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When you look at this photograph of a U.S. military bulldozer, do you presume that it’s being used to cover up evidence of secret nuclear weapons tests?

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Congressional Democrats and Republicans Unanimous: Bring the Robot Drones to American Skies

Jim Cook 2/24/2012
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On Valentine’s Day, while many Americans were obsessed with the decision between dark chocolate and milk chocolate, Barack Obama sat with his pen poised over H.R. 658, a bill with a stark impact lying beneath its bland title: “FAA Modernization …

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Illegal War Got Libya More Torture

Peregrin Wood 2/16/2012
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The Libyan militias that the United States funded and gave weapons to are now torturing and killing prisoners with impunity. Was that war worth skirting the law and the Constitution for?

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Massive Cuts To Nuclear Weapons Could Get Me To Vote Obama

jclifford 2/15/2012
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It is a national disgrace that the United States continues to hold so many nuclear weapons as a threat over the rest of the world. For the sake of any public official who does serious work toward eliminating nuclear weapons, I am willing to overlook a whole lot of other policy differences.

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Pentagon Cuts? Read the Fine Print, then Think Again

Jim Cook 1/27/2012
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Watch Defense Secretary Leon Panetta as he trots out over and over again this week to explain before well-placed cameras that, despite “cuts” to the Pentagon budget, somehow the U.S. military will manage to muddle through, sigh, it’s OK, sigh …

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