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• Debt talk damage has already been done

  Tue Jul 26, 2011
  • Let's see. Our National debt began spiralling out of control at the same time huge tax cuts were given to billionaires and corporations, accompanied by two of the longest wars in our history (each costing trillions and trillions of dollars). Coincidence? Yeah sure.

• Debt talk damage has already been done

  Tue Jul 26, 2011
  • It's a rolling nightmare clusterflock."

• Airlines' fare hike appears to falter

  Mon Jul 18, 2011
  •  It's Ok.  The airlines will just keep merging until we only have one or two airlines, so they can have a monopoly or a duopoly.

• Treasury cash squeeze would wreak economic havoc

  Fri Jul 15, 2011
  • Good article. I now see the Rethuglicans strategy. If the government can't meet their obligations, many people who depend on them will starve to death.

• Obama: Still pushing for 'big' debt deal

  Fri Jul 15, 2011
  • Lack of Compromise? There has been lots of compromise. Unfortunately, as always, it is the Democrats who have done all the compromising, while the Rethuglicans continue to hold ranks to keep the Bush tax cuts for their billionaire donors who got them elected.

• Boehner: Debt-limit increase is Obama's problem

  Tue Jul 12, 2011
  • You make a liar Speaker of the House, this is what you get. Mr. Boner, you still have a few days to avoid being the worst Speaker of the House in US history. Or you can screw America. Your choice.

• Clinton: Syria's Assad has lost legitimacy to rule

  Mon Jul 11, 2011
  • All they are doing is demonstrating for the right of the government to brutally murder any civilians who oppose their totalitarian government. Their demonstrations are OK. the demonstrations that are anti-government are not. Hence the murdering. Sounds a lot like Iran.

• Obama to GOP on debt deal: Let's go!

  Mon Jul 11, 2011
  • Boner - "Tax hikes destroy jobs." No. Corporate greed Destroys jobs. Tax hikes undermine Republicans' campaign funding. "You hike our taxes, we don't give you hundreds of millions of dollars to get you elected." What's wrong with this picture?

• Obama to GOP on debt deal: Let's go!

  Mon Jul 11, 2011
  • Astounding. Same old Republican BS. Their definition of negotiaiting is to continue to get concessions from the other side, but to give up nothing.

• Americans keep getting fatter, especially in the South

  Thu Jul 7, 2011
  •  Yes overeating, and eating unhealthy are a part of it.  But just as important is the fact than people don't exercise.   They sit in a chair all day long and don't burn calories.  Get off your dead wumpass and do something.