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		<title>By: iconoclastus</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5367246</link>
		<dc:creator>iconoclastus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Hard-right firebrand Ann Coulter, who fell a few weeks ago and reportedly broke her jaw, is having her jaw wired shut, according to the New York Post. She will have it unshut in a few weeks to record the audio version of her book &quot;The New Ann Coulter.&quot; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No word from Coulter&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&quot; Seattle Times&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Somebody at the Times has a sense of humor.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>&#8220;Hard-right firebrand Ann Coulter, who fell a few weeks ago and reportedly broke her jaw, is having her jaw wired shut, according to the New York Post. She will have it unshut in a few weeks to record the audio version of her book &#8220;The New Ann Coulter.&#8221; <strong><em>No word from Coulter</em></strong>.&#8221; Seattle Times</p></blockquote>
<p>Somebody at the Times has a sense of humor.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5367246', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: stateofthedivision</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5360776</link>
		<dc:creator>stateofthedivision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bilbo, and a Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.  Flag away.  I&#039;ll be looking for your links to international news sources.  

Of course, they&#039;ll support the Think Centrism line.  Meanwhile, I&#039;m searching for a progressive website, where a variety of opinions are sought and valued.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bilbo, and a Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.  Flag away.  I&#8217;ll be looking for your links to international news sources.  </p>
<p>Of course, they&#8217;ll support the Think Centrism line.  Meanwhile, I&#8217;m searching for a progressive website, where a variety of opinions are sought and valued.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5360776', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Fool Zero</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5359214</link>
		<dc:creator>Fool Zero</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It sounds as if Coulter can still type. Shouldn&#039;t we be sending her Crazy Glue for her hands?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It sounds as if Coulter can still type. Shouldn&#8217;t we be sending her Crazy Glue for her hands?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5359214', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5359078</link>
		<dc:creator>Bilbo Hussein Baggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;stateofthedivision Says:
No slip Fred. Obama stated my point. Time will prove his mettle or how much kryptonite Corporate America has.&lt;/em&gt;

Time will prove whether or not Obama can come through on what he wants to do for this country.  Unfortunately people like you and Kay are not willing to give him the time to prove himself.  Instead to smear him daily by his associations and what you project he might or might not do.  You have entered into the realm of a troll and I for one am getting damn sick and tired of your incessant carping on Obama for sins you project he may make.  From this day on, I am flagging you as a serial spammer.  You add nothing to the discourse.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>stateofthedivision Says:<br />
No slip Fred. Obama stated my point. Time will prove his mettle or how much kryptonite Corporate America has.</em></p>
<p>Time will prove whether or not Obama can come through on what he wants to do for this country.  Unfortunately people like you and Kay are not willing to give him the time to prove himself.  Instead to smear him daily by his associations and what you project he might or might not do.  You have entered into the realm of a troll and I for one am getting damn sick and tired of your incessant carping on Obama for sins you project he may make.  From this day on, I am flagging you as a serial spammer.  You add nothing to the discourse.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5359078', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Fred</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5359050</link>
		<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;stateofthedivision Says: 
Wayne, as usual you read into things what you will. America has a readership, as well as leadership problem.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

But readership would include positives as well as negatives.  A skill you seem not to have acquired as yet....You know for objective judgement to take place.

pre-emptive negatives without balance appear to be attacks, not enlightenment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>stateofthedivision Says:<br />
Wayne, as usual you read into things what you will. America has a readership, as well as leadership problem.</p></blockquote>
<p>But readership would include positives as well as negatives.  A skill you seem not to have acquired as yet&#8230;.You know for objective judgement to take place.</p>
<p>pre-emptive negatives without balance appear to be attacks, not enlightenment.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5359050', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Fred</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5359036</link>
		<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;stateofthedivision Says: 
No slip Fred. Obama stated my point. Time will prove his mettle&lt;/blockquote&gt;

but you don&#039;t seem to be willing to give him even one day in office before you start trying to tear down his efforts.......seems like an agenda to me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>stateofthedivision Says:<br />
No slip Fred. Obama stated my point. Time will prove his mettle</p></blockquote>
<p>but you don&#8217;t seem to be willing to give him even one day in office before you start trying to tear down his efforts&#8230;&#8230;.seems like an agenda to me.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5359036', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: stateofthedivision</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5359008</link>
		<dc:creator>stateofthedivision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wayne, as usual you read into things what you will.  America has a readership, as well as leadership problem.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wayne, as usual you read into things what you will.  America has a readership, as well as leadership problem.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5359008', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: stateofthedivision</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5359000</link>
		<dc:creator>stateofthedivision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No slip Fred.  Obama stated my point.  Time will prove his mettle or how much kryptonite Corporate America has.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/washington/25lobby.html?ref=us</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No slip Fred.  Obama stated my point.  Time will prove his mettle or how much kryptonite Corporate America has.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/washington/25lobby.html?ref=us" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/washington/25lobby.html?ref=us</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5359000', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5358986</link>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;stateofthedivision Says:

Wayne, smear job by association. For once you’re on target. &lt;/em&gt;


Glad  you  finally  admit  to  it.  Thanks</description>
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<p>Wayne, smear job by association. For once you’re on target. </em></p>
<p>Glad  you  finally  admit  to  it.  Thanks<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358986', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Fred</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5358972</link>
		<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;SwedishSkinJer Says: 
While I think Ann Coulter is a partisan hack with no respect for anything that isn’t Republican, I do not believe that we should bask in news of her injury. We don’t want to smear like the right-wingers joyfully do on a daily basis.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

They attack with baseless accusations and lies.  This is based on documented truth about the lies this woman has told.

Can&#039;t see the difference?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>SwedishSkinJer Says:<br />
While I think Ann Coulter is a partisan hack with no respect for anything that isn’t Republican, I do not believe that we should bask in news of her injury. We don’t want to smear like the right-wingers joyfully do on a daily basis.</p></blockquote>
<p>They attack with baseless accusations and lies.  This is based on documented truth about the lies this woman has told.</p>
<p>Can&#8217;t see the difference?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358972', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: SwedishSkinJer</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5358958</link>
		<dc:creator>SwedishSkinJer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>While I think Ann Coulter is a partisan hack with no respect for anything that isn&#039;t Republican, I do not believe that we should bask in news of her injury.  We don&#039;t want to smear like the right-wingers joyfully do on a daily basis.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While I think Ann Coulter is a partisan hack with no respect for anything that isn&#8217;t Republican, I do not believe that we should bask in news of her injury.  We don&#8217;t want to smear like the right-wingers joyfully do on a daily basis.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358958', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Chocolate Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5358950</link>
		<dc:creator>Chocolate Jesus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&gt;I tried to find out, but all I could 
&gt;find was that the jaw was broken as
&gt; a result of a “fall”

Hahahahaah. Isnt &quot;falling down the stairs&quot; always
an excuse when someone&#039;s abusive husband or boyfriend 
gives them a black eye? Is coulter married? Think of the type of person she is...she espouses angry, violent viewpoints...now what type of men do you think she going to attract in her personal life? Angry, violent types of course...I&#039;n not a forensic anatomy specialist but it doesnt seem like &quot;breaking your jaw&quot; is an injury commonly caused by falling...likely she got beaten up by someone she was in a relationship with and is afraid to blame it on some violent liberal, lest the truth come out..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&gt;I tried to find out, but all I could<br />
&gt;find was that the jaw was broken as<br />
&gt; a result of a “fall”</p>
<p>Hahahahaah. Isnt &#8220;falling down the stairs&#8221; always<br />
an excuse when someone&#8217;s abusive husband or boyfriend<br />
gives them a black eye? Is coulter married? Think of the type of person she is&#8230;she espouses angry, violent viewpoints&#8230;now what type of men do you think she going to attract in her personal life? Angry, violent types of course&#8230;I&#8217;n not a forensic anatomy specialist but it doesnt seem like &#8220;breaking your jaw&#8221; is an injury commonly caused by falling&#8230;likely she got beaten up by someone she was in a relationship with and is afraid to blame it on some violent liberal, lest the truth come out..<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358950', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Leftside Annie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Leftside Annie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope Annie Coulter enjoys sipping her karma through a straw. ;o)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope Annie Coulter enjoys sipping her karma through a straw. ;o)<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358934', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Fred</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;stateofthedivision Says: 
Now we just need Superman to keep them in line.......&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Your slip is showing....


&lt;a href=&quot;http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/obama-change/#comments&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;Obama said his personnel selections will “combine experience with fresh thinking.” But he underscored that the buck stops with him:

But understand where the vision for change comes from first and foremost. It comes from me. That’s my job — is to provide a vision in terms of where we are going and to make sure that my team is implementing it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>stateofthedivision Says:<br />
Now we just need Superman to keep them in line&#8230;&#8230;.</p></blockquote>
<p>Your slip is showing&#8230;.</p>
<p><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/obama-change/#comments" rel="nofollow"></p>
<blockquote><p>Obama said his personnel selections will “combine experience with fresh thinking.” But he underscored that the buck stops with him:</p>
<p>But understand where the vision for change comes from first and foremost. It comes from me. That’s my job — is to provide a vision in terms of where we are going and to make sure that my team is implementing it.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: stateofthedivision</title>
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		<dc:creator>stateofthedivision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not my point Wayne.  But yours is made.  Feel free to post information you feel important without my name.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not my point Wayne.  But yours is made.  Feel free to post information you feel important without my name.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358912', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>stateofthedivision Says: 



&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/12/obama-team-to-descend-on-federal-agencies/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Obama bans lobbyists from transition&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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<p><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/12/obama-team-to-descend-on-federal-agencies/" rel="nofollow">Obama bans lobbyists from transition</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358910', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: stateofthedivision</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5358908</link>
		<dc:creator>stateofthedivision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I never said Obama is just like Bush.  However, Barack makes his job harder every day as the only good cop in all those &quot;good cop=bad cop&quot; relationships.  

Lieberman loves the &quot;near perfect&quot; cabinet.  Now we just need Superman to keep them in line, i.e. working on behalf of the American people and reigning in corporate power.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I never said Obama is just like Bush.  However, Barack makes his job harder every day as the only good cop in all those &#8220;good cop=bad cop&#8221; relationships.  </p>
<p>Lieberman loves the &#8220;near perfect&#8221; cabinet.  Now we just need Superman to keep them in line, i.e. working on behalf of the American people and reigning in corporate power.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358908', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: stateofthedivision</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5358900</link>
		<dc:creator>stateofthedivision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here&#039;s the other piece of the puzzle.  Bush gutted much of the capacity of our federal government to deliver services by contracting to the private sector.  

Thus any rapid stimulus program has to go through private companies, hence the kajillions of lobbyists in D.C. wanting a piece of the $5 trillion financial rescue and the $500-700 billion stimulus program.  

Obama needs to throw most of the corporate money changers out of the hallowed halls, but he can&#039;t.  First, they donated to his campaign through PAC&#039;s and bundlers.  Second, he needs to funnel money through them to stimulate the economy.

Bringing a contracted function back in house is a big job and takes time.  Time is something Obama doesn&#039;t have on the stimulus package.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s the other piece of the puzzle.  Bush gutted much of the capacity of our federal government to deliver services by contracting to the private sector.  </p>
<p>Thus any rapid stimulus program has to go through private companies, hence the kajillions of lobbyists in D.C. wanting a piece of the $5 trillion financial rescue and the $500-700 billion stimulus program.  </p>
<p>Obama needs to throw most of the corporate money changers out of the hallowed halls, but he can&#8217;t.  First, they donated to his campaign through PAC&#8217;s and bundlers.  Second, he needs to funnel money through them to stimulate the economy.</p>
<p>Bringing a contracted function back in house is a big job and takes time.  Time is something Obama doesn&#8217;t have on the stimulus package.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358900', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Fred</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5358896</link>
		<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;stateofthedivision Says: 
Wayne, most of what I post every day are links to other news articles or what a CNBC talking head just said. You’re responsible for your interpretation.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Along with your personal injection of inuindo that Obama is just like bush......it gets old.......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>stateofthedivision Says:<br />
Wayne, most of what I post every day are links to other news articles or what a CNBC talking head just said. You’re responsible for your interpretation.</p></blockquote>
<p>Along with your personal injection of inuindo that Obama is just like bush&#8230;&#8230;it gets old&#8230;&#8230;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358896', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: stateofthedivision</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-5358888</link>
		<dc:creator>stateofthedivision</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Iraqi&#039;s may have a referendum on our troops staying as part of their SOFA extension.  

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/26/AR2008112600292.html?hpid=moreheadlines</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Iraqi&#8217;s may have a referendum on our troops staying as part of their SOFA extension.  </p>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/26/AR2008112600292.html?hpid=moreheadlines" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/26/AR2008112600292.html?hpid=moreheadlines</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5358888', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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