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Howard the Dork*

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Dean screamAnybody interested in listening to a nutjob ranting and foaming at the mouth and embarrassing the party he chairs, head to Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, July 19 from 5:30 to 7:30.

WHAT: amusing spectacle
WHO: Howard Dean
WHERE: Church Brew Works, 3525 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
WHEN: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 from 5:30 to 7:30
COST: $25

* For the uninitiated and easily offended: After Star Wars, George Lucas made an abominable waste of celluloid called Howard the Duck.

95-10 Initiative

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I’ve been doing some thinking about Democrats for Life’s 95-10 Initiative. The short explanation (for those who don’t know) is that it seeks to reduce the number of abortions by 95% in 10 years.

  • Why doesn’t it seem to be getting much press? Is it because it doesn’t fit neatly into red vs. blue, right vs. left, conservative vs. liberal boilerplates?
  • Why doesn’t it seem popular among pro-life Republicans? If it’s just petty party politics, I might retch.
  • Why aren’t more pro-lifers (regardless of party) excited about it? A ban would be nice, but isn’t a drastic reduction better than status quo?
  • Why don’t more pro-choicers support it? What ever happened to "safe, legal and rare"?

No Work, No Pay

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‘No Work, No Pay’ Law Must Stay on the Books, Taxpayer Group Says

A taxpayer watchdog group is fighting to preserve a “No Work, No Pay” law that requires members of Congress to forfeit their pay when they are absent from Congress – unless they or a family member are ill. It’s an obscure law but still valid – but now the Senate is trying to get rid of it, the National Taxpayers Union warned.

If I didn’t do the job I’m paid to do, I’d probably be fired. If not, I’d at the
very least my pay would be docked. The same is true for just about every other hard-working average Joe taxpayer in this country. Why,
then, do we allow politicians to get away with it? Politicians are public servants. Therefore, they work for the American people. It’s high time we start acting like responsible employers.

Grassfire on the Cheap

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