"That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise."
-- President Abraham Lincoln - 1864
"The supply-side claim is not a claim. It is empirically true and historically convincing that with lower rates of taxation on labor and capital, the factors of production, you'll get a bigger economy."
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Redskins InsiderAttorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech to the Federalist Society in DC. Mukasey took over the Justice Department when Alberto Gonzales resigned.
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Update: Attorney General Mukasey said to be doing well this morning.
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Algore sez:
A new study suggests the Mayan civilization might have collapsed due to environmental disasters:
. . .
As we move towards solving the climate crisis, we need to remember the consequences to civilizations that refused to take environmental concerns seriously.
We also need to remember the consequences to civilizations that take lunatics such as yourself seriously.
Gee, I’m [...]
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Wow, I just got invited to a thank you brunch for a candidate I didn’t contribute to or volunteer for and whose county and district I don’t even live in!!! I guess that means we’re all invited!!! Whoo-hoo!!! RSVP details are below!!!
Dear Jim,
We all worked hard to bring home Democratic Victories. Now let’s celebrate our [...]
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What are Republicans to do after Obama wins by campaigning on a broad middle class tax cut? Forget whether it is true. And we know he won’t cut deficit spending.
Former Governor Christie Todd Whitman (R-NJ) says Republicans have to end the “captivity to social fundamentalists,” and move to the “center.” But the center of what?
Do [...]
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From an email sent by Del. Bob Marshall:
In fact, two well-connected friends have told me that Senator Jim Webb is interested in the Secretary of Defense position in the new Administration. If he were offered the position and he accepted, that would leave Jim Webb’s U.S. Senate seat open.
Surprise, surprise. (Sorry, I didn’t realize that I [...]
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-- President Ronald Reagan from "The Speech" - October 27, 1964
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