http://politdiscussion.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by The Political Discussion Group en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:00:39 GMT 2010-01-02T10:00:39Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971911&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace There’s nothing wrong with his heart, and contrary to earlier reports he is not taking any pain killers.   Original article Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:24:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971911&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-02T00:24:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971910&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace This has been in the news for some time now, but with the Christmas terror attempt putting the spotlight on the TSA and Democrats demanding that Republicans stop blocking this appointment the fact that . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:24:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971910&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-02T00:24:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971909&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace A bit of foreshadowing for a future under government-controlled health care: Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) —The Mayo Clinic, praised by President Barack Obama as a national model for efficient health . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:24:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971909&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-02T00:24:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971908&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace The problem proponents of supposedly “green” energy is the fact that nobody really wants to buy it.  Mostly because it’s far too expensive to produce, and thus costs significantly . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:24:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971908&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-02T00:24:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971907&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace There has been rampant speculation about entrenched Democrat incumbents in traditionally safe districts, such as Rep. Earl Pomeroy here in North Dakota who is facing ugly polling numbers .  Compounding . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:24:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971907&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-02T00:24:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971906&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace So says Salon’s Joan Walsh on MSNBC’s Hardball : The climate right now is that Republicans use everything they can to undermine and delegitimize this president. And it's . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:24:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971906&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-02T00:24:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971905&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace A lesson from Bruce Schneier : Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy a country's way of life; it's only our . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:24:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971905&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-02T00:24:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971701&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Murder, Tyranny and The Bilderberg Group Blueprint For Global Enslavement By Don White The very word "secrecy" is repugnant, John F. Kennedy said, and we as a people are opposed to secret . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:14:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971701&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth M 2010-01-01T20:14:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971698&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Obama was sworn in to office almost a year ago.  Bush-appointed North Dakota US Attorney Drew Wrigley stepped down in September.  Here it is January of 2010, and North Dakota is starting a new . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:12:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971698&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-01T20:12:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971697&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace There’s a lot of speculation out there about what put Rush Limbaugh in the hospital, and since I know many of you are worried about the well-being of this most influential of conservatives, I thought . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:12:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971697&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-01T20:12:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971696&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Parsley. I’m giving it up. That’s my New Year’s Resolution, and I mean every word of it. Every time I order in a restaurant and they send out my plate with a sprig of the green stuff . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:12:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971696&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-01T20:12:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971672&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Top 10 disasters of the 2009 Obama administration (in no particular order): 1. Cash for Clunkers 2. War escalation in Afghanistan 3. Giant government health care expansion bill 4. Post office loses . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:49:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971672&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2010-01-01T19:49:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971546&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Department of Homeland Security Issues Terrorist ID Cards Requires Application, $25 Fee   WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - In the wake of the Christmas Day airline terror attempt, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:11:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971546&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2010-01-01T17:11:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971544&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Take a look at this and just remember elections in Nov. 2010 . U.S. House & Senate have voted themselves $4,700 and $5,300 raises. . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:10:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971544&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2010-01-01T17:10:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971517&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace I got taken recently by a report on Slate.com stating that Bernie Madoff had been beaten up by a fellow prisoner.  It was totally bogus apparently and I had to apologize later for being suckered . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:46:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971517&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Chris W. 2010-01-01T16:46:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970870&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace   Anti-Greens are ‘Criminals’, According to Interpol, Environmental crime is a serious and growing international problem By Barry Napier    Wednesday, December 30, 2009 . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:11:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970870&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth M 2010-01-01T16:11:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971473&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Candidates for certification to teach in public schools in Texas are being told that they will be held accountable for any "heterosexist" leanings and must become agents working to change society, according . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:00:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971473&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth M 2010-01-01T16:00:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Just finished The Year the Dream Died - Revisiting 1968 in America by Jules Witcover, an excellent review of the events of that terrible year and their affect on many in my generation. Over . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:15:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-01T14:15:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace As the surreality of New Year's eve makes way for the reality of this first day of 2010, it seems appropriate to think about what goals I have for the coming year. I could say something like " . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:56:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-01T12:56:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970998&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace I hope you have a happy, and safe, celebration.  Post your resolutions, predictions and “best of’s” below if you care to. We’ll see you in the new year. . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:24:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970998&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-01T03:24:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970997&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace And yet, still, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab managed to get on a US-bound airplane without a passport and despite being on the no-fly list. But don’t worry.  The government could totally make . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:24:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970997&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-01T03:24:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970996&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace And while layoffs seem to be plateauing (for now), people aren’t exactly going back to work either. WASHINGTON (AP) - A record 20 million-plus people collected unemployment benefits at some . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:24:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970996&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-01T03:24:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970995&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Chris Edwards from Cato points out that, while Obama will undoubtedly be much worse, Republicans don’t really have a lot of room to criticize liberal profligacy given their fiscal performance . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:24:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970995&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2010-01-01T03:24:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970904&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace "It's time the American people woke up and started realizing that there's a bit of propaganda going on and quite possibly this incident will not only undermine our personal liberties but will also accelerate . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:01:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970904&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2010-01-01T01:01:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970873&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace The state has set up parallel legal and penal codes to railroad those it charges with links to terrorism. If it were a matter of evidence, activists like Hashmi, who is accused of facilitating the delivery . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:25:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970873&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2010-01-01T00:25:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970623&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Greetings, Sad news reaches us today from Afghanistan.  The Canadians have lost five, including four soldiers and a journalist.  Other reports say that we lost eight of our own CIA people.  . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:51:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970623&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Cathi L. 2009-12-31T23:51:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970834&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Exclusive: FBI Silent On Plane Bomber's Accomplice Feds won't even admit existence of Indian man arrested after discovery of possible second bomb Flight 253 eyewitness Kurt . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:35:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970834&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2009-12-31T23:35:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970814&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Japanese scientists achieve what the Obama administration could not…transparency! See-through goldfish could be used for research purposes, or make an expensive pet South Korean . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:12:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970814&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2009-12-31T23:12:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970813&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace My Predictions for 2010 Making predictions is always a bit of risky business. Back in August, I predicted that a health care bill would be passed before the end of the year. And it did pass both the . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:12:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970813&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2009-12-31T23:12:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970812&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Patrick Ruffini points out that the special election in Massachusetts to replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate is drawing in on its final days, and the Republican candidate Scott Brown is within striking . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:12:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970812&grpId=3659174697247367&nav=Groupspace Rob Port 2009-12-31T23:12:13Z