Your basic Republican politician is trying to increase their net worth.
Your basic Democratic politician is trying to increase their net worth, while promoting some public good.
Or am I being too cynical?
Your basic Republican politician is trying to increase their net worth.
Your basic Democratic politician is trying to increase their net worth, while promoting some public good.
Or am I being too cynical?
How to speak Republican or Democratic. – By Jack Shafer – Slate Magazine
An interesting turn of phrase. be sure to check out the sidebar.
Statistical Abstract: Population
And peeling. Statistical Abstracts have such interesting factoids that you can create yourself.
Reapportionment Act of 1929 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Starting to unpeel the layers.
American Prospect Online – We Answer to the Name of Liberals
We love this country. But true patriotism does not consist of bravado or calumny. It resides in faithfulness to our great constitutional ideals. We are a republic, not a monarchy.
Avedon summarizes the results nicely.
America was founded on a number of liberal principles, including the rights to have the government show due cause to confine an individual, to be able to contest confinement. (along with a proscription for crual and unusual punishment) And these principles weren’t restricted to “Americans”. They are for all people.
And now, the US Congress, my representatives in Government, have authorized Government agents to kidnap, transport and confine US citizens without trial, in addition to having authorized those agents to kidnap, transport and confine people, without trial, from all around the world.
And both of my senators supported this shredding of America.
Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it’s right, or constitutional.
I imagine that Salazar will pull a Nighthorse Campbell now and switch parties.