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Conservative questions; more progressive answers (updated)

Let’s look at questions 2 and 3 – When did it become fashionable to make too much money, to work too hard and do really well for your family? When did it become good business sense for the country to own two of the three American auto manufacturers? How about a history lesson? In the 1960s the top marginal was 91%. Now, it is 35% for federal income tax. Yet, conservatives whine and whine about how they are paying too much. Under President Clinton the rich did pretty well. I don’t remember hearing about rich people deciding not to work because

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Cheney opens mouth and inserts his foot

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy I’m growing tired of former Vice President Dick Cheney coming out of his “undisclosed location” to take a swipe at the president. If he has something truly new to say, I think the former vice president should say it. I know this is a free country, and he can say whatever he wants. But the press is not obligated to cover it. This is my beef. The press covers every utterance of Vice President Cheney as if it were new news. Question: who would’ve guessed that Vice President Cheney

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Obama Speaks in Iowa

Senator Barack Obama opened his speech with a few strong words of support for Senator Ted Kennedy. It was very classy. Then, he drew out a long lead-up to stating that he has secured the majority of pledged delegates. You can read the official text but for the sake of brevity, here’s the lowdown: He thanked Senator Hillary Clinton and correctly stated that she has changed the political landscape for his kids and women everywhere. Obama said that the Republican primary was a contest to see who could out-Bush the other and that’s a contest that John McCain won. Obama began

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

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