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Barack Obama has gotten U.S. foreign policy back on track after the disaster of the Bush years. He’s ended the war in Iraq, killed Bin Laden, helped remove middle-eastern strongmen, and on and on. He’s proving that via progressive leadership, America can be strong and respected in the world. The era of going blind into Baghdad has ended.

Republicans, who loved during the Bush years to run on the falsehood that they were strongest on national security, have mostly run away from the issue now. After the Bush failure, America really doesn’t have any interest in invading the wrong countries or pushing lies about nonexistent weapons in order to avenge someone’s sense of inadequacy about their father or whatever. We’ve kicked the cowboy syndrome.

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Colonel Gaddafi is no more. As his country fell from his grasp mile by mile, and the pockets left under his control were measured in meters, not miles, it was only a matter of time. But as he was killed, rather than captured, there will be serious questions for the NTC – Libya’s new government, or whoever it transpires was responsible for his death.

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As the United States economy withers away into a ghost town, the truth is that the economy has been eroding for years; it is only now in the darkest of hours that one can hear the violins play while the foundation of the United States – the middle class – crumbles into debt and unemployment. “Public Home Auction” signs are now more prevalent in American neighborhoods than the once familiar white picket fence; the average American’s erstwhile dreams of prosperity have been held hostage for years by social negligence and politically sanctioned acts of corporate predation.

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“You want to add another candidate? It’s like the Republican primary is a season of ‘American Idol’ in reverse, where every week you just add some new idiot… Have you ever considered the possibility that your candidates aren’t the problem — it’s you?” – Jon Stewart

“It’s like your ideal candidate is a rare super-heavy element that could only exist in a particular particle accelerator. And even then, only for a fraction of a second, before you all remembered how much you hate science. You guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror, and not come away thinking, “You know, there’s something wrong with this mirror.” – Jon Stewart

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I enjoy doing these top 10 lists; I find the world that we live in extremely interesting and full of wonders. I’d like to share my thoughts; this time I collected and researched some of the greatest mysteries of human history. I hope it’s a good read. Enjoy!

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This week, former blowhard Jay Mariotti pleaded no contest to stalking and assault charges due to the latest domestic violence episode with his ex-girlfriend in Los Angeles.  This is now Mariotti’s second no contest plea in about a year relating to domestic violence charges.  Details from the Los Angeles Times …

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To urinate or update Facebook with pics from last night’s drunken debauchery? That is the fundamental anatomical pop culture question for our time.

This is true! You see, according to a new survey about life’s necessities, people with bladders far stronger and larger than mine would rather have Facebook in their lives than a toilet. Take that, overrated excretory system!

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Someone must have forgotten to tell Tom Brady and the Patriots that they were supposed to be a little rusty coming back in their first regular season game after the NFL Lockout.

Monday night in the heat in Miami, Brady and the Pats looked like a well oiled machine, putting up points and yards in bunches as the Pats jumped all over the Miami Dolphins for a commanding 38-24 win.

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