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By Alex RogersFeb. 07, 20130

The Freedom of Information Act hasn’t helped journalists shed light on Obama’s drone programs.
The White House will allow, however, the two congressional intelligence committees to see the drone memos
Why Congress should have had oversight over the drone program in the first place.
10 things this week’s CBO report tells us about the nation’s finances.
David Ignatius discusses why America is back, while Daniel Henniger discusses why America has a case of “imperial overstretch.”
Mendendez saga continues.
Prettier in Print: This week’s TIME cover story is on Marco Rubio, a freshman senator that the Republican Party hopes can revive the party.
- Michael Grunwald sat down with Rubio and discusses his evolving views on immigration reform as he weighs his background and beliefs. TIME’s photo editors bring you to Rubio’s most memorable moments here.
- David Von Drehle interviews Kris Kobach, the mastermind behind Arizona’s controversial immigration law.
- NYC Mayor Bloomberg on the passing of ex-NYC mayor Ed Koch.
- Fareed Zakaria on how Obama should get moderate reform on immigration, gun control, energy policy, and the budget.
- Blood for oil: Iraq civil war may ensue as Baghdad wants Kurds’ oil
Will Sen. McCain vote for Hagel for Secretary of Defense?
Rubio to give first bilingual GOP response to the State of the Union next Tuesday
Sen. Rand Paul‘s foreign policy vision doesn’t impress conservative commentator Jennifer Rubin
Palin and Dick Morris out, Scott Brown in at Fox?

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SirDonQuixotic

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Obama Blanks On What He's Ineffectually Urging Congress To Take Action On Now

WASHINGTON—While speaking to the White House press corps Wednesday, President Barack Obama is reported to have completely blanked on which issue he was ineffectually urging Congress to act on at the moment. “It is vitally important that our nation’s lawmakers do the job that they were elected to do, and make it a top priority to, uh, to…well, hmm,” said Obama, nervously tapping his fingers on the lectern as he frantically tried to recall whether he was making a wholly unproductive and effectively meaningless call for legislative action on global warming, gun control, immigration reform, budget compromise, or green energy. “It’s a, um, very important issue, I know that. Uh. Jeez.” After standing silently in front of the audience for several uncomfortable moments, Obama reportedly reprimanded Congress for its lack of cooperation and then walked out of the room.

outsider2011

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@DonQuixotic

Love it

MrObvious

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@DonQuixotic

As I guessed before I clicked on the link. Thanks for the info.

SirDonQuixotic

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The slanderous evil pomposity with with paulejb and his hive resort to is the most vile and vain blah blah blah bold text.

MrObvious

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@DonQuixotic

Be serious, write it in all cap too.

paulejb

Notice not one hive drone denies that his party is evil.

MrObvious

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@paulejb

Note how paulejb instead of being able to explain what is evil about whatever he babble on about, he trots out the tired smurf word 'hive'.

So what is evil? Well Dems of course says paulejb. And why is that, well because evil is evil, says paulejb. I mean what do you mean by evil, well look just how the hive drones on - that proves that Dems are evil he says.

But then this is what paulejb would call 'subtle'.

SirDonQuixotic

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@paulejb

Why is it necessary to deny the opinion of a hysterical troll?

paulejb

@DonQuixotic @paulejb ,

You can't.

SirDonQuixotic

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@paulejb @DonQuixotic

I can't disprove an opinion, no. You roundly ignore facts so what's the point? If you want to think that Democrats are evil go right ahead. It's not the case and it won't help your party, but if it makes you feel more secure or something I guess that works for you.

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb What is this drone you keep rambling about. Only Republicans swarm like wasps to defend idiotic ideas with no merit.

paulejb

@mantisdragon91 @paulejb ,

Some drones such as Bugs are not aware that they are just part of the hive.

MrObvious

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91

are not aware that they are just part of the hive

yeah, about that paulejb

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91 Says the mindless insect spreading the word of Limbaugh, Fox News and the rest of the Right Wing bubble crowd.

paulejb

http://media.hotair.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/o-s.jpg

We are in safe hands. If a drone is not handy, Barry will whip out his shotgun.

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb The Stupid party produces more stupid graphics. Shock and Surprise.

nflfoghorn

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Shock and ow.

paulejb

@mantisdragon91 @paulejb ,

Rather the stupid party than your evil party, Bugs

nflfoghorn

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Falls right in the "I'm fat, but you're ugly, and I can diet" category.

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb @MrObvious @mantisdragon91 So why are the Republicans help bent on doing it?

MrObvious

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@paulejb @MrObvious @mantisdragon91

Evil is as evil does.

It will most likely be that circular stuff you just trotted out 'evil is just evil'.

No one will ever get rich writing a book about the complexity of paulejbs thinking. At most it would fill half a page double spaced and using large font. Most of it would be a few select things he like to recycle (with a few select I mean probably the less then a 4 fingered hand of things he repeat).

Destroying the nation to rule in the ruins is evil, Ob. You are part of the problem.

This could be added of course. Not because it illustrate some of the recycles sentences, but more the kind of glaze eyed vacuous 'thinking'.

paulejb

@MrObvious @paulejb @mantisdragon91 ,

Evil is as evil does. Destroying the nation to rule in the ruins is evil, Ob. You are part of the problem.

MrObvious

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@paulejb @MrObvious @mantisdragon91

Sorry, stupid can't be fix. People can DO stupid things, but stupid people just don't get smarter. Case in point you.

Evil is a matter of perspective. You can't 'prove' evil since some people do criminal things, even horrid things, but evil presumes something behind their motives that you can't prove exist.

Ergo when you call Dems evil (or whatnot) you can't even articulate it. It will most likely be that circular stuff you just trotted out 'evil is just evil'.

Stupid on the other hand...

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paulejb

@MrObvious @paulejb @mantisdragon91 ,

Stupid can be fixed. Evil is just evil, Ob.

SirDonQuixotic

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91

As long as you're ok with admitting your party is the party of stupid.

MrObvious

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91

Evil is a matter of perspective, stupid isn't. No wonder you rather embrace stupid.

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91 Luckily you happen to be both.

paulejb

http://media.hotair.com/greenroom/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sequester-savage.png

We are all doomed as this chart demonstrates.

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb Hot Air- All you ever bring to this forum.

paulejb

@mantisdragon91 @paulejb ,

Bah! You are just overmatched, Bugs.

nflfoghorn

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Hive

Drone

Stinger

Worker

Queen

Yellow

AAAAAGGHHHH!!!!

SirDonQuixotic

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91

Ignoring our retorts, changing the subject ad-infinium and shooting off gibbering nonsense certainly helps you do that.

MrObvious

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91

You people have not had an original retort in years.

Declared by captain Originality that have spent a week now harking about Menendez and keep throwing out the same tired 'Socialist' hive stuff over and over.

Paulejb must have one of those brain injuries that when he sleeps he can't remember the day before.

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91 See rule 1. When you have to declare yourself the victor, you maybe a Troll.

paulejb

@mantisdragon91 @paulejb ,

I don't even break a sweat dealing with you hive drones. You people have not had an original retort in years.

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91 1st rule of Troll- declare yourself victorious despite all evidence to the contrary. Sound familiar Paule?

paulejb

"Wireless exec with ties to Obama wins contract to supply poor with smartphones"

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/06/wireless-exec-with-ties-to-obama-wins-contract-to-supply-jobless-with-smart/

It pays to be an FOB (Friend of Barry). Wonder if the smart phones will have a Food Stamp app?

SirDonQuixotic

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@paulejb

I'm sure you'd rather they all just die. Of course if that happened you'd lose your scapegoat for all of the nation's problems.

La_Randy

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@paulejb Funny how the article you link to refutes your claim.

"An FCC spokesman told FoxNews.com on Wednesday the one-year projects were chosen through a competition intended to find ones that would gather facts and data about “technologically diverse approaches to increasing broadband adoption, including fixed and mobile broadband.”

He also said a second TracFone proposal was rejected and that the $13.8 million for the project comes from roughly $214 million worth of reforms and modernizations to the precursor Lifeline program, which provides low-cost access to cellphones for low-income families.

The purported $2.4 billion-a-year Lifeline project has been around since the mid 1980s but was dubbed the “Obama phone” following a viral video in which a potential voter suggests re-electing the president to keep the program going."

paulejb

@La_Randy @paulejb ,

Yes, but will the poor be able to access games and Netflix on their smart phones?

NP042

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@MrObvious @DonQuixotic @paulejb @La_Randy I'd have assumed it was more of an up-and-down motion than anything.

MrObvious

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@DonQuixotic @paulejb @La_Randy

He does. It's not the about the beginning towards the end for paulejb, it's the circular motion.

SirDonQuixotic

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@paulejb @La_Randy

You don't seem to understand that you've lost your fake story.

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb @La_Randy Does it really matter?

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb Was it worth Billions like the no-bid contracts the Halliburton and its subsidiaries got for Iraq and then proceeded to rip off the federal government even more?

paulejb

@mantisdragon91 @paulejb ,

Halliburton actually produces useful things. Your hero produces nothing but debt and dependence.

MrObvious

@paulejb @MrObvious @mantisdragon91

Spelling and grammar nazis is so pedestrian.

paulejb

@MrObvious @paulejb @mantisdragon91 ,

Seriously? You are now claiming that I am babbling? Does the English language strike you as babbling, Ob?

MrObvious

@paulejb @mantisdragon91

Infinitely more toxic.

We're talking about out here in reality, not inside your bubble.

mantisdragon91

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91 Only in your tiny, bitter, deluded bubble.

paulejb

@mantisdragon91 @paulejb ,

Infinitely more toxic.

MrObvious

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@paulejb @mantisdragon91

The regime of your hero is the most toxic thing to which the USA has been subjected.

Babble logic; and paulejb said I was inventing my own language. This is like reading dumb yoda.