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During the first two years of the Obama administration the Republicans filibustered a record number of bills to keep Obama from passing his agenda. For the past year they've done their best to destroy the economy because they view that as the best chance to get Obama out of office. The needs of the American people have been nowhere on the Republican agenda.

Why the Mainstream Media Are Clueless About the Religious Right | Tea Party and the Right | AlterNet

Why the Mainstream Media Are Clueless About the Religious Right Tea Party and the Right AlterNet

The secret oral teachings of Michele Bachmann

Michelle Bachmann enjoying a John Holme’s memorial corn dog gives new meaning to “head of state.”

Social Security and the Deficit

The Republican plan is to keep in power. So far this has been somewhat successful. By cutting unions, making it more difficult for the poor, elderly, and disabled to live - let alone vote, and giving the rich more money to play with, they're setting up a powerful drive to create a two-class country.

Now at the top of their list are cuts to Medicare and Social Security. It’s not my opinion; it’s on the news everyday. Yet the very people who are receiving these benefits continue to support them.
What does Social Security have to do with the deficit anyway? Social Security is a stand alone program that has nothing to do with the money it takes to run the government. The Social Security Fund belongs to those who paid into it. The only way it would help pay down the debt would be if it is taken out of the fund and 'borrowed'. I hope that hasn’t happened.
So, why do we keep hearing about Social Security? Why are we not hearing more about creating jobs? Why are we not hearing a lot more about the Bush Tax Cuts for the wealthy? It hasn't caused them to create jobs. Why are we not hearing a lot more about the other major cause of the problem, Military Spending?
Anyone who ties Social Security to the current problems with the Debt Ceiling should be ashamed of themselves.

Religious Experiences Shrink Part of the Brain

A study links life-changing religious experiences, like being born again, with atrophy in the hippocampus.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=religious-experiences-shrink-part-of-brain

9 Countries That Do It Better: Why Does Europe Take Better Care of Its People Than America? | World | AlterNet

9 Countries That Do It Better: Why Does Europe Take Better Care of Its People Than America? | World | AlterNet