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http://www.crikey.com.au/ 5 . Rundle: a win to Obama, but the Senate battle awaits Guy Rundle writes: President Obama has won a first, though hardly decisive, victory in the health care campaign, with the passage of HR 3200, the Affordable Health Care Act 2009, through the US House of...
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-why-cant-the-us-learn-to-love-its-government-1816868.html Rupert Cornwell: Why can't the US learn to love its government? Out of America: Suspicion of rulers dates to the founding of the nation – and even Obama is...
My neighbour DoctorD recently had a thoughtful post on where conservatism was heading in the U.S. He also linked to the following article on the Becker-Posner blog on the same theme, which I thought said it all very well. May 10, 2009 Is the Conservative Movement Losing Steam? Posner I sense...
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Cap'n Stephel said:
Unfortunately, yes.. read more
on You do have to wonder. Why have a government if you don't want it to govern? -
DoctorD said:
There has long been some anti-government feeling in the US, but still at the same time, our great contribution to... read more
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petermcc said:
I especially like the final part of your comment koan911.Obama should advertise the new system as "Let's build a system... read more
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Snowy said:
I think it's propagated by the 1 percenters who fear government redistribution of wealth. read more
on You do have to wonder. Why have a government if you don't want it to govern?
And instead the trust of many and finances of all of us have moved to the Wall Streeters, bankers, bond... read more
on You do have to wonder. Why have a government if you don't want it to govern?