E.J. Dionne Jr. - When Protest Becomes Intimidation - washingtonpost.com

E.J. Dionne Jr. - When Protest Becomes Intimidation - washingtonpost.com: "This is not about the politics of populism. It's about the politics of the jackboot. It's not about an opposition that has every right to free expression. It's about an angry minority engaging in intimidation backed by the threat of violence."

Dying for affordable healthcare — the uninsured speak | Society | guardian.co.uk

Dying for affordable healthcare — the uninsured speak | Society | guardian.co.uk: "'Many of the people I treat have already been in front of a death panel and have lost – a death panel controlled by insurance companies. I see people dying at least monthly because we have been unable to get them what they needed.'"

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REPORT: NC neighborhood targeting speeders with paintball guns? This should end well. — Autoblog

REPORT: NC neighborhood targeting speeders with paintball guns? This should end well. — Autoblog: "Local CBS affiliate WRAL reports that the group, Angry Neighbors with Paintball Guns, has posted signs throughout residential Durham warning speeders that they will be met with a hail of bullets of the Sherwin Williams kind. Needless to say, speeding in the area has been curbed significantly and the members of ANPG have become a sought after commodity on the local news."

Dr. Susan Corso: Health Care Reform: Management or Leadership, America? You Pick.

Dr. Susan Corso: Health Care Reform: Management or Leadership, America? You Pick.: "President Obama and team are staging an all-out effort to be leaders. Real, live, bona fide leaders. According to Drucker, leaders do the right things. Why aren't we letting Obama be Obama? We elected him. We wanted the change he stood for, and we're miring him in seventh grade playground politics in the most hideous way. Why aren't we letting Team Obama do the right things?"

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Row over Afghan wife-starving law

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Row over Afghan wife-starving law: "An Afghan bill allowing a husband to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex has been published in the official gazette and become law."

And we are fighting war to save these people from what exactly? If they pass laws like this what additional harm can the Taliban do?

Hamas destroys al-Qaida group in violent Gaza battle | World news | The Observer

Hamas destroys al-Qaida group in violent Gaza battle | World news | The Observer: "An al-Qaida inspired group which briefly proclaimed 'the birth of an Islamic emirate' in the Gaza Strip included a Syrian national who was believed to be the head of its military wing, Hamas confirmed today after the group was overrun and its leader killed by police."

Interesting to see that Hamas is dealing with this. Ignorant people in the west would assume the two groups to be friends. However, if Hamas is to have any credibility at the negotiating table they have to be able to hold a cease fire. In order to do that they also need to control those who would derail any progress with violence.

Steven Weber: Project for the New American Century 2: Rise of the Dopes

The language is too flowery for my taste but the sentiment is spot on!

Steven Weber: Project for the New American Century 2: Rise of the Dopes

America’s Fatal Flaw | Print Article | Newsweek.com

America’s Fatal Flaw- If It's Not A Crisis, We Can't Fix It. | Print Article | Newsweek.com: "Each one of these problems is getting worse by the day, and yet the political system seems unable to take them on and make major reforms. On these very important issues, America is caught in a downward spiral. It makes you wish for a crisis."

Once more Fareed Zakaria hits the nail on the head.