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If Republicans hold true to the roots of their party, they should vote for Democrats.

If Republicans support respect for the constitution, they should vote for Democrats.

If Republicans support the defense of civil liberties, they should vote for Democrats.

If Republicans support a commitment to fiscal responsibility, they should vote for Democrats.

If Republicans support the pursuit and stewardship of America’s interests abroad; the use of multilateral international engagement and “soft pow… Continue

Glenn Greenwald wrote a good article about the hypocrisy of statements being made by American leaders toward Russia.

"It's hardly news that the U.S., like many countries, espouses standards that it routinely violates, but still, even in light of such routine hypocrisy, wouldn't you think that this, from Condoleezza Rice today, on an airplane to U.S. reporters while traveling to a NATO meeting, would be too brazen to… Continue

I really enjoyed watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games.

At the end of the ceremonies, the cameras took a wide shot of Bejing as tons of fireworks were set off.

The thought entered my mind that it kinda looked like the Baghdad skyline during the American shock and awe attacks.

This got me thinking about how the peaceful gathering of athletes from all nations is more effective at achieving the goal of world peace than the bombing of an urban area full of civilians.

I just got this email from a friend and thought some of you might be interested:

Hello! Hi!

I just made a loan to someone in the developing world using a revolutionary new website called Kiva (www.kiva.org). You can go to Kiva's website and lend to someone in the developing world who needs a loan for their business - like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or making bricks.

Each loan has a picture of the entrepreneur, a description of their business and how they plan to use the loan… Continue