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	<title>A Second Hand Conjecture &#187; Domestic Politics</title>
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		<title>&#8220;So how is that working out for you, Mr President?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/11/08/7145/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Friend Bruce McQuain picks up on a story I noticed yesterday. Rather than rehash it, I&#8217;ll let him lay it out: Greg Mankiw reminds us of this bit of fantasy: What we are not doing — what I have &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/11/08/7145/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I know, let&#8217;s compare ourselves to Jimmy!!!</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/11/04/i-know-lets-compare-ourselves-to-jimmy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s compare ourselves to other successful Democratic Presidents. Brilliant I say! BRILLIANT. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/11/03/commemorative-tree-planting-white-house-0]]></description>
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		<title>If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/10/27/if-you-strike-me-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do tea parties, Glenn Beck, Fox News, and the US Chamber of Commerce have in common? All are demonized opponents of the Obama administration, and more popular then ever. &#8220;If you strike me down, I will become more powerful &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/10/27/if-you-strike-me-down/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Brain-dead Conservatism?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/10/03/brain-dead-conservatism/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/10/03/brain-dead-conservatism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ann Althouse linked this commentary from the Washington Post yesterday. “During the glory days of the conservative movement, from its ascent in the 1960s and ’70s to its success in Ronald Reagan’s era, there was a balance between the intellectuals, &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/10/03/brain-dead-conservatism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Uncommon insight</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/28/uncommon-insight/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/28/uncommon-insight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Saddest Lede on the Internet Today. Says Ric Locke on his new blog.   And what was the lede?     &#8220;Americans believe that the normal state of things is not-violence.&#8221; Do you suppose that’s true? That that’s why we &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/28/uncommon-insight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bogus Civility</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/19/bogus-civility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally someone said what I&#8217;ve been thinking about this constant call to civility: Have we transformed into so brittle a citizenry that we are unable to handle a raucous debate over the future of the country? If things were quiet, &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/19/bogus-civility/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Water Under the Bridge</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/11/water-under-the-bridge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Joe Wilson apologized for the outbreak during President Obama&#8217;s latest cheer leading session for health care/insurance reform. While his behavior was inappropriate, he did have a point that Obama was not quite truthful with the facts. Otherwise there wouldn&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/11/water-under-the-bridge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Time for a Rum Revolt&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/01/time-for-a-rum-revolt/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/01/time-for-a-rum-revolt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This just has me speechless&#8230; (or wordless&#8230;) Under the agreement, London-based Diageo PLC will receive tax credits and other benefits worth $2.7 billion over 30 years, including the entire $165-million cost of building a state-of-the-art distillery on the island of &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/09/01/time-for-a-rum-revolt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parsimonious Democrats &amp; Altruistic Republicans</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/08/14/parsimonious-democrats-altruistic-republicans/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/08/14/parsimonious-democrats-altruistic-republicans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(FNC via HotAir) The latest Fox/Opinion Dynamics poll on health care reform has an interesting finding buried midway through it. Respondents who expressed support for the Democratic plan were asked for their reasons. Interestingly, the  most obviously altruistic motive &#8211;that &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/08/14/parsimonious-democrats-altruistic-republicans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah and Todd sizzle</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/08/03/sarah-and-todd-sizzle/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/08/03/sarah-and-todd-sizzle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Other McCain at Hot Air: &#8220;Now, here’s my idea: I told my source to give my phone number to . . . uh, two sources in Wasilla, Alaska, if you get my drift. Because I’ve made my living as a &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/08/03/sarah-and-todd-sizzle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some Lenders Object, Why Not Others?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/05/01/some-lenders-object-why-not-others/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[20 Chrysler lenders or about 30% of the debt Chrysler owes lending institutions are objecting to getting fleeced in the governments planned &#8220;surgical bankruptcy&#8221; plan. In a normal bankruptcy the senior secured creditors (the lenders) are first in line, while &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/05/01/some-lenders-object-why-not-others/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New GOP 2012 Challenger: Gary Johnson?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/21/new-gop-2012-challenger-gary-johnson/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/21/new-gop-2012-challenger-gary-johnson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 could be an interesting year for GOP presidential candidates if it features both Mark Sanford and Gary Johnson. This, along with the tea party movements, seems to be an outgrowth of the Ron Paul candidacy, perhaps similar to what &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/21/new-gop-2012-challenger-gary-johnson/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Party Turnout Totals</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/17/tea-party-turnout-totals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas leads the way with 18 protests and 64,000 attendees.]]></description>
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		<title>List of All Tea Party Protests</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/14/list-of-all-tea-party-protests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pretty comprehensive list for Texas here. I roughly estimate around 64 protests planned for just Texas. You&#8217;ll note that other states are listed on the right. I&#8217;m closer to the Sugarland one and may check it out. I&#8217;m curious &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/14/list-of-all-tea-party-protests/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Tax Freedom Day</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/13/happy-tax-freedom-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the day that we have earned enough to pay its tax burden for the year. This year&#8217;s day comes earlier than last year, though this is due to recent stimulus effects. Before you start to celebrate though, Doug &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/13/happy-tax-freedom-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>To Big To Fail</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/10/to-big-to-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over at Instapundit, Glenn has been keeping an eye on both the Tax Day Tea Party and the New Way Forward demonstrations. Reading about what the left is doing, I have to think, that if the left thinks banks that &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/10/to-big-to-fail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Send in the SEALS</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/08/send-in-the-seals/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/08/send-in-the-seals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here&#8217;s a true foreign crisis to test the President with. My response is noted in the title. And we should kill the pirates. In fact, after rescued the hostages, and killed the pirates, we should get all Jeffersonian with &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/08/send-in-the-seals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq &#8211; We&#8217;re Winning!!!</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/08/iraq-were-winning/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/08/iraq-were-winning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A funny thing happened on the way to Iraq, President Obama declared that we&#8217;re winning. Anyone who&#8217;s been keeping up to date knows we&#8217;ve been making great progress, and I say, winning in Iraq. President Obama acknowledges the courage and &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/08/iraq-were-winning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Fires Izzo</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/07/obama-fires-izzo/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/07/obama-fires-izzo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;awards Michigan State 18 points.]]></description>
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		<title>The 90% Myth &#8211; Only 17% of Guns in Mexico Come from US</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/03/the-90-myth-only-17-of-guns-in-mexico-come-from-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably heard all over the media and from the politicos about the out of control crime in Mexico. And of course 90% of the guns used come from the US so therefore we need to take away your guns. &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/04/03/the-90-myth-only-17-of-guns-in-mexico-come-from-us/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why the AIG Mess is Ignorant Populism of the Worst Kind</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/25/why-the-aig-mess-is-ignorant-populism-of-the-worst-kind/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/25/why-the-aig-mess-is-ignorant-populism-of-the-worst-kind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Greg Mankiw comes this letter by a Mr. Desantis published in the NYTimes. The government is spinelessly trying to punish the very people who&#8217;s help it most needs. It&#8217;s almost tragic really. I am proud of everything I have &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/25/why-the-aig-mess-is-ignorant-populism-of-the-worst-kind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Political Slogan Bad Timing</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/12/political-slogan-bad-timing/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/12/political-slogan-bad-timing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After working very hard and soliciting thousands of ideas for a slogan to attack and bring more attention to Rush Limbaugh, the DNC has settled on, “Americans didn’t vote for a Rush to failure”. This slogan seems like especially bad &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/12/political-slogan-bad-timing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Have National Politics Urbanized?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/12/have-national-politics-urbanized/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/12/have-national-politics-urbanized/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of us not living in the concentrated sprawl of the coastal and Midwestern metropoli, it is often extremely perplexing how urban Democratic mayors in places like Chicago and Philadelphia can compile lengthy and embarrassing records of incompetent and &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/12/have-national-politics-urbanized/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What passes for moral clarity</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/10/what-passes-for-moral-clarity/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/10/what-passes-for-moral-clarity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Synova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating a human embryo for the purpose of experimentation and destruction = Good. Creating a  human embryo for the purpose of creating a born human person = Bad. How does it work that way? Also, some argue that Obama&#8217;s statements &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/10/what-passes-for-moral-clarity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Houston Tea Party</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/02/houston-tea-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t get to make it out, as I work almost 30 miles away, but here&#8217;s the video:]]></description>
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		<title>They say you wanna Revolution!</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/27/they-say-you-wanna-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come one, come all. Anyone interested in attending a mass rally protesting the mess our government is, come join Hoosiers for Fair Taxation on March 25th at the capital building in Indianapolis. They are also calling for volunteers, and there &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/27/they-say-you-wanna-revolution/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Heh</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/25/heh-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dilbert]]></description>
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		<title>Houston&#8217;s Own Mortgage Bailout Bad Idea</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/24/houstons-own-mortgage-bailout-bad-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/24/houstons-own-mortgage-bailout-bad-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kinda. Basically the city of Houston wants to take public money and give it to private individuals to help them pay off loans and improve their credit scores to help them get approved for a mortgage loan. Judging from the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/24/houstons-own-mortgage-bailout-bad-idea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Tea Party</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/19/chicago-tea-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rick Santelli just went off on Obama&#8217;s housing proposal live on CNBC from the commodities trading floor in Chicago. It&#8217;s now the headline on Drudge: VIDEO: &#8216;The government is promoting bad behavior&#8230; do we really want to subsidize the losers&#8217; &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/19/chicago-tea-party/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Bill Introduced to Reassert 10th Amendment Rights</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/18/texas-bill-introduced-to-reassert-10th-amendment-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/18/texas-bill-introduced-to-reassert-10th-amendment-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[H.C.R. 50 has been introduced to the Texas House. Authored by Texas State Representatives Brandon Creighton, Bryan Hughes, and Leo Berman, it reasserts Texas&#8217;s rights of sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution. RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/02/18/texas-bill-introduced-to-reassert-10th-amendment-rights/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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