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In which we make Politics fun again, one shot at a time.

In which we examine the world of temporary employment.

In which we discover that we are all finally safe.

In which we compare and contrast...and fondly ask: "What if..."

In which I'm forced to answer one of those 3 AM calls.

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing


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Today, Clinton teared up when asked how she could handle the constant campaigning, and how she got her hair done in the morning. Nothing wrong with that, I guess. All the candidates are ridiculously exhausted, (this really is a stupid way to pick a President), and heaven knows I tear up when I hear my little girl say "Daddy." Nothing wrong with a little emotion.

But then, there was this, from Politico:

Hillary was asked about Obama's rejoinder that there's something vaguely un-American about dismissing hopes as false, and that it doesn't jibe with the careers of figures like like John F. Kennedy and King.

Sometimes, reading to your children can be more educational for you than it is for them. In fact, I'd venture to say that's almost always the case. My son and I just finished Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl's classic and ridiculously sadistic take on the rottenness of 20th Century childrearing and entertainment.

My kid loved it. Nothing better than a nasty greedy kid getting sucked up a big pipe, unless it's a nasty whiny little brat getting thrown down a garbage chute by Oompa-Loopas.

Now we've moved on to the sequel - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - which is an enormously subversive, almost trippy take on just about everything else Dahl hated about the 20th Century.

In an amazing display of personal sacrifice our Senators Dole and Burr braved the cold and discomforts of the US Senate Chamber during an all-night filibuster.

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They're at it again. The liberal commies in North Carolina are all up in arms again about poor old poor people. The Winston Salem Journal, via the Associated Press, has the story

Dozens of anti-poverty and special interest groups urged budget negotiators Tuesday to keep in place two "temporary" taxes, approve a tax credit for low-income residents and spend more on education, health and environmental programs.

"We urge lawmakers to adopt a progressive, forward-looking and fiscally responsible state budget. It's what we call a 'can-do' budget that aggressively engages the problems confronting the people of our state, particularly the most vulnerable," Bill Rowe with the N.C. Justice Center said at a Legislative Building news conference.

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Coalition members sent a letter to most House and Senate members asking them to keep in place what's left of two taxes first approved in 2001 _ a quarter-cent increase on the sales tax and a higher income tax rate for the state's highest wage earners. The Senate wants the taxes to expire, saying they've been on the books long enough. But House Democrats want them kept on, leaving the sales tax at 6.75 percent and an 8 percent income tax bracket in place until 2009.

Been on the books long enough? What the heck does that mean? The real question should be: How long has POVERTY been on the books? These temporary taxes shouldn't be repealed they should be made permanent. And Joe Hackney should start the negotiations by saying he wants to raise the tax on the highest wage earners by another half percent.