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January 10, 2014

Observation of the Day: Independent Voters Aren’t So Independent

I have a dirty little secret, I’m registered Republican. Say what? Yes, it’s true. But no, I’m not trying to perpetrate some kind of sadistic fraud on Left Call readers. I’m most definitely a liberal, but I’ve been registered Republican since I was old enough to be registered to vote. My entire family, with a few exceptions, are Republicans, which I’ve previously talked about. For someone who at the time was not politically active (or even aware), registering as a Republican just seemed like the obvious choice. After all, your family is always correct about these things, right?

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January 10, 2014

Gallup Poll: America’s Liberal Resurgence Has Begun…Maybe

While it might not be cause to break out the party balloons and kazoos just yet, according to “combined data from 13 separate Gallup polls,” liberal self-identification edged up to an all-time high of 23 percent in 2013. (where “all-time” means since 1992)

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January 10, 2014

For Evolution To Be True, Does It Require Your Belief?

Belief in evolution among Americans, according to Pew Research, has remained the same since 2009, the last time they conducted this survey. But does evolution require belief?

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January 7, 2014

Inexplicable Republican Opposition To Extending Unemployment Benefits

Okay, I did say it’s inexplicable, but let me take a stab at it anyway. Republicans are opposed to extending unemployment insurance because it does not solve the problem of joblessness. Fair enough, I can agree unemployment benefits do not lead directly to job creation, but that itself is not a reason to deny people those benefits. It’s not like jobs aren’t being created because unemployment insurance is a thing.

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January 4, 2014

Hey Republicans, What Happened To Obamacare Repeal?

I’ll tell you what happened. Millions of Americans now have health care coverage because of the Affordable Care Act. Millions more will gain coverage over the coming months and years. If Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare were unsuccessful before anyone was officially covered (and let me tell you, they tried many times), then how will future repeal efforts fair? That is, if there are any future repeal efforts.

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December 17, 2013

In A Moment Of Idiocy, Rick Santorum Explains Nationalized Health Care

Rick Santorum is an idiot. There, I said it. I’m not usually so explicit when it comes to critiquing someone’s intelligence, but at least when it comes to the Affordable Care Act, or understanding how a real nationalized health care system works (hence, not Obamacare), Rick Santorum is indeed an idiot.

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November 26, 2013

Iran Nuclear Deal: Republicans Are Running Out Of Countries To Bomb

We live in a different time from the real-world events depicted in the movie Argo. It was 1979 when the United States embassy in Iran was overtaken as part of the Iranian revolution that led to the hostage crisis that saw fifty-two Americans held captive for 444 days.

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November 21, 2013

Harry Reid And Senate Democrats Vote To Limit Filibuster Use

Today Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Democrats voted for the so-called “nuclear option,” to end the procedural filibuster and the 60-vote threshold for judicial and executive nominees. Democrats had good reason to change the Senate rules in the middle of a session because Republicans have managed to double the all-time number of judicial and executive nominee filibusters during Obama’s presidency. Now that’s some bat shit crazy conservative obstruction.

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November 10, 2013

So President Obama Lied To You About Your Health Care Insurance Plan

So it turns out President Obama, the same president you’ve scoffed at, ridiculed, and displayed contempt for, lied to you about your insurance plan. Obama said, “If you like your plan, you can keep it,” and now that turns out not to be true for you, Mr. Outraged Republican.

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October 27, 2013

Obamacare Website Glitches Reflect Complex Market-Based System

I’m no fan of the Affordable Care Act. Maybe it was the best we could do in 2010 under the weight of Republican double-dealing and quackery, but the ACA is flawed because it tries to exist within the current health care insurance system. And well, the current system isn’t really a system at all. It’s a collection of disparate for-profit health care insurance companies. What the ACA gets right is the patient protections, but what it gets wrong is the method of insurance.

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