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Jeb! Sticks Foot In It -- Again

Today's dog-bites-man story is that Jeb! Bush said something really stupid. Again. Jeb! says Pope Francis should keep his climate views to himself because he's not a scientist. HuffPo: "Jeb: Pope Shouldn't Discuss Climate Change Because He's 'Not A Scientist'": Former...

Here's What John Boehner Should Do Before He Leaves

Speaker John Boehner resigned, presumably, to save the government from another shutdown. Now he can pass a bill to keep the government open -- while also maintaining funds for women's health clinics including Planned Parenthood -- by relying on Democratic votes to...

The Pope Would Not Shut Down The Government

A faction of anti-abortion conservatives is one week from shutting down the government over the funding of Planned Parenthood. Yet they got no words of encouragement from Pope Francis, leader of the biggest anti-abortion institution in the world. In fact, Pope Francis...

VW Case Shows Need For More And Bigger Government

Again and again we hear about corporations doing bad things so they can make more money: polluting, selling contaminated food or otherwise harming people's health, selling products that injure people or just don't do what they advertise, tricking and scamming people...

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