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		<title>Deem and Pass- Honest Liberals Have a Problem With It Too</title>
		<link>http://kenhood.org/2010/03/18/deem-and-pass-honest-liberals-have-a-problem-with-it-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Hood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I fundamentally disagree with Chris Matthews on almost every political issue. That being said, I have always thought of him as a patriot and a man of integrity. And I love Hardball.
So I was pleased to see that Chris Matthews called his own party on the carpet for even considering &#8220;Deem and Pass&#8221; as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Throw The Bums Out</title>
		<link>http://kenhood.org/2010/03/16/throw-the-bums-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Hood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi is determined to win at any cost. According to the Washington Post as reprinted in CBS News, the Speaker is planning on using a &#8220;procedural sleight of hand&#8221; to push this bill through.
The Washington Post goes on to say:
The tactic &#8212; known as a &#8220;self-executing rule&#8221; or a &#8220;deem and pass&#8221; &#8212; has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Step Process To Pass Health Care</title>
		<link>http://kenhood.org/2010/03/14/three-step-process-to-pass-health-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Hood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MSNBC did an excellent job of summarizing the &#8220;end game&#8221; of health care legislation. According to NBC&#8217;s Ken Stricklund,
Democrats must clear three hurdles in order to get to a final version of the health-care bill that most legislators in their party can live with.
Here is the showdown at the O.K. Corral:

The House must pass the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This just says it all about the Health Care bill</title>
		<link>http://kenhood.org/2010/03/10/this-just-says-it-all-about-the-health-care-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://kenhood.org/2010/03/10/this-just-says-it-all-about-the-health-care-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Hood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Subtitled&#8230; &#8220;why people are weary of this thing&#8221;)

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		<title>Hate Radio on the Left</title>
		<link>http://kenhood.org/2010/01/19/hate-radio-on-the-left/</link>
		<comments>http://kenhood.org/2010/01/19/hate-radio-on-the-left/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Hood</dc:creator>
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Ed Schultz (Host of The Ed Show on MSNBC) does more than spew hate on his radio and TV show-  he teaches the &#8220;ends justify the means&#8221; philosophy that is hurting our country. Mom always said &#8220;two wrongs don&#8217;t make a right&#8221; and that is the philosophy public leaders need to espouse.
I do believe that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google stands up to China</title>
		<link>http://kenhood.org/2010/01/13/google-stands-up-to-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Hood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google stood up today to China. We should applaud them and hope for more. It was reported that Google has threatened to pull out of China by discontinuing their previous policy of bowing to Chinese censorship.
Google is the quintessential &#8220;don&#8217;t be evil&#8221; company and we attest to the fact that they usually live that creed. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They eat their young &#8211; Chapter 2</title>
		<link>http://kenhood.org/2009/02/03/they-eat-their-young-chapter-2/</link>
		<comments>http://kenhood.org/2009/02/03/they-eat-their-young-chapter-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Hood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The media is hungry. Presidential Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is being eaten alive right now. It&#8217;s worse than watching an episode of National Geographic. I will remember this the next time my conservative friends say the media is a lap dog for the Democrats. They may be biased, and they may favor one party over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daschle out for more than just a simple error</title>
		<link>http://kenhood.org/2009/02/03/daschle-out-for-more-than-just-a-simple-error/</link>
		<comments>http://kenhood.org/2009/02/03/daschle-out-for-more-than-just-a-simple-error/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Hood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Daschle withdrew. About time. MSNNC.com took several paragraphs to get to the real reason why Tom Daschle needed to withdraw his nomination.
Daschle also was facing questions about potential conflicts of interests related to the speaking fees he accepted from health care interests. Daschle also provided advice to health insurers and hospitals through his post-Senate work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They eat their young</title>
		<link>http://kenhood.org/2009/02/03/they-eat-their-young/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Hood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times and MSNBC  just threw a rock under the wheels of the Obama train. I was shocked to see this headline at the New York Times; Obama&#8217;s Ethics ReformPledge Faces an Early Test. The opening paragraph was eloquent and brutal:
During almost two years on the campaign trail, Barack Obama vowed to slay the demons of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election 2008 Results, Chapter 1</title>
		<link>http://kenhood.org/2008/11/05/election-2008-results-chapter-1/</link>
		<comments>http://kenhood.org/2008/11/05/election-2008-results-chapter-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Hood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barak Obama. Congratulations on a well run and clean campaign. You have earned the privilege of leading us. I celebrate your victory with you. But I will be watching what you do, not just what you say. My feelings about this victory are best expressed by Mike Huckabee in his recent blog post:
&#8220;I can&#8217;t help [...]]]></description>
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