From (Beneath) The Desk of Mark Casey

McCain Must Choose Between Split GOP Personalities

Fri May 30, 2008 12:45 PM EDT

"Politics is show business for ugly people," the old saying goes. The quote's implication is that Washington, D.C.

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politics, republicans, gop, john-mccain, election-08

Think Gas is High? Try Europe

Seeded on Wed May 28, 2008 9:52 PM EDT (TIME)

Entire sectors of the European economy are being threatened by soaring gas prices as transport-heavy industries attempt to cope with increases in gas prices which were already twice what they are in the United States.

politics, europe, economy, recession, fuel, strike, gas-prices

Green Beret electrocuted in shower on Iraq base

Seeded on Wed May 28, 2008 12:29 PM EDT (CNN)

"A highly decorated Green Beret, Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth died a painful death in Iraq this year. He died not on the battlefield. He died in what should have been one of the safest spots in Iraq: on a U.S. base, in his bathroom."

politics, war, profiteering

Wartime Post-traumatic Stress cases jump to 38,000

Seeded on Tue May 27, 2008 3:31 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

"Newly diagnosed cases of post-traumatic stress disorder among U.S. troops sent to Iraq and Afghanistan surged 46.4 percent in 2007, bringing the five-year total to more than 38,000, according to U.S. military data released on Tuesday."

politics, iraq, war, mental-issues

Hillary Muscles Her Way Into VP Discussion ...Uninvited

Fri May 23, 2008 1:25 PM EDT

Well, we now know what Hillary Clinton has been up to these past few weeks.

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politics, clinton, hillary-clinton, bill-clinton, hillary, vice-president, election-08, barak-obama

TV Host Fired For Criticizing Bill O'Reilly

Seeded on Thu May 22, 2008 2:06 PM EDT (thebostonchannel.com)

A Boston TV host was fired by Comcast Cable, a well-known supporter and contributor to the Republican party, after publicly protesting the New England EMMY chapter's decision to honor Fox News host Bill O'Reilly.

us-news

Is Your Brain a Republican or a Democrat?

Wed May 21, 2008 1:04 PM EDT

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are gathered here today to mourn the loss of critical thinking in this country.

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politics, republicans, democrats, bias

CNN Has Difficulty Accepting Obama

Wed May 21, 2008 11:15 AM EDT

I've noticed that CNN's political coverage this year has been heavily, indefensibly, shamelessly biased toward Hillary Clinton.

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politics, barack-obama, democrats, hillary-clinton, cnn, election-08, media-bias

McCain adviser steps down to avoid working against Obama

Seeded on Tue May 20, 2008 10:02 PM EDT (CNN)

A top McCain adviser has resigned from his post because he does not want to run against Barack Obama, saying "I just don't want to work against an Obama candidacy." ... "[Electing Obama President] would send a great message to the country and the world."

politics, obama, republicans, democrats, gop, election, mccain, campaign, election-08

Debate Over Marriage Ignores the Intersexed

Mon May 19, 2008 6:06 PM EDT

On Aug. 14, 1956, Brian Sullivan was born to two loving parents in New Jersey. When he was 18 months old, at the advice of Brian's doctor, his parents packed up and moved to a new town, where they renamed him Bonnie Sullivan and raised him as a girl.

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politics, california, constitution, gay-marriage, same-sex-marriage, amendment, civil-unions, homosexual-marriage, gay-marriage-ban, marriage-ban

Jared Bernstein: "It's Our Turn Now"

Seeded on Mon May 19, 2008 12:54 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

A great, well-referenced look at the successes and failures of conservative economic policy, which Bernstein calls "YOYO Economics," which stands for "Your on your own." The data shows that Economic growth during the Reagan/Clinton/Bush era of deregulation is significantly small …

politics, economy, finance, reaganomics