BRAZENLY LIBERAL — a fact-based initiative

To truly be successful, this initiative must utilize the unique resources and identity of the faith community, while at the same time recognizing the indispensible role that government and public policy must play in tackling the root causes of poverty. truthout
But at bottom, the faith-based initiative, no matter the clunky name Obama affixes to [...]

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I had no illusions.  I didn’t kid myself that he was perfect.  From the start, there were things that bugged me.
He supports the death penalty even as he acknowledges it does little or nothing to deter crime.  (He’s credited with working to reform its application here in Illinois, but from my POV, this is a [...]

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Good God, people! If the security guard at your office building did his job courageously, he’d be a hero. Give him a big fat bonus, throw him a party and get his picture in the paper. But would you then say he should run the company without additional evidence that he [...]

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Oh yeah, baby! Finally! A Democratic candidate who doesn’t roll over and tremble at the appearance of the swiftboat assholes.
From Rolling Stone, via the New York Times:
It was not all about pop culture. When Mr. Wenner asked how Mr. Obama might respond to harsh attacks from Republicans, suggesting that Democrats have “cowered” in [...]

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The millions of us who hoped Al Gore would run this year have gradually winnowed down. Some of us believed it the first time he said, “No.” Others needed a second, third or fourth denial. A large wave went to Edwards and then on to Obama. But there are a few [...]

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about to become the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
I never thought it would happen in my lifetime, but here it is. This smart, accomplished, handsome, brave, charismatic man with the big ears and the 50,000 megawatt smile is giving us a chance to be better than we have been, better than [...]

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Can this be true?  Are the Keystone Kops running the FBI???!!??
Having been vegan for many years and having attended quite a few of these things, let me tell you the conversation is about food, food, and food.  The most subversive thing I ever heard was the suggestion to try lentil soup made without garlic.  Heresy, [...]

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