A Nation of Socialists

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It is always amusing to listen to the teajadis and their bleats about socialism or redistributing wealth -- especially since you know that most of them are some of the biggest beneficiaries of government handouts on the planet. Now we can see exactly how much redistribution Americans take advantage of and we don't even *know* that these are government programs:

Rightwing Wingnut Recalled

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AZ Senate President Russell Pearce has been recalled from office. Pearce is the author of the controversial SB 1070, the anti-immigration, "papers please" law that went into effect last year…

Happy Birthday South Sudan

JUBA, Sudan (AP)--When Southern Sudan becomes the world's newest country on Saturday, its people will rejoice in the streets as it enters statehood as one of the poorest and least…

Betty Ford Has Died

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Former First Lady Betty Ford has died. She was a gracious First Lady, a change from her predecessor, and actually brought back some joy to the White House. I remember…