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Watching pro-life Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak these past few months, I can't help wishing that the late Pennsylvania governor Robert Casey could shake his hand.
Stupak is a pivotal hero or villain of the health-care-reform debate in Washington, depending on your position on abortion and religious liberty. In round one of the battle, the Michigan congressman inserted valuable prohibitions and protections into the House of Representatives health bill. In round two, though, the White House and House Democratic leadership decided to ignore him, assuming either that he was bluffing about how many members he had on his side or that they...
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You should eat more olive oil, Olive, it would increase your Omega-3 intake, and thus improve the performance of your grey matter.
Your list of Republican spending programs relates mostly to national security... as in avoiding another 9/11.
1.) ethanol mandates. = Energy idependence from the Arabs
2.) paying for missile defense for Poland and Czech Republic. = Security of OUR TROOPS in Turkey, Europe, etc.
3.) the 100 year social engineering project in Iraq. = Security and stability in the most volatile region in the world
4.) making Afghanistan a modern democratic state. = OF COURSE, as a good liberal, you would much rather see women in burqas...
5.) increasing entitlement spending by...