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Still Undecided?
Garling Gauge — [image] I am voting for Obama. Before you take out your guns, let me explain why. I will begin by hopefully shattering some pre-conceived notions. Guess who said this: “I’d love to see a point where Roe v. Wade is irrelevant, and could be repealed because abortion is no longer necessary. But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade , which would then force women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations.” McCain. Yes. McCain said that. If you were going to vote for him because you think he’s pro-life, think again. This is going to be a very long post. I’m including links - a lot of links - to back up everything I say. This post may make you angry. That’s okay. ...

NY Gov. Paterson's Budget Calculator: a Case Study in Pretend Participation
techPresident — On the campaign trail, Barack Obama liked to talk about the need to take a "scalpel" to the federal budget. Looks like that's not an approach shared by New York Democratic Governor David Paterson. Paterson has released an interactive "Budget Balancing Calculator" that challenges New Yorkers to bridge the state's $12.5 billion dollar General Fund budget gap by adjusting state spending levels. But the calculator is much more a dull-edged hatchet than a scalpel. Albany Project blogger robinia notes that this you can forget tweaks to individual programs. Only broad-brush cuts to massive categories of state spending, like "Education Aid" and ...