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		<title>Damn Lies</title>
		<link>http://thusagricola.com/2011/07/29/damn-lies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agricola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>My progressive friends, for the most part, are happy to point to graphs and tables which reveal that the reason for the huge deficits created in the last three years lies at the feet of the much hated George W. Bush, &hellip; <a href="http://thusagricola.com/2011/07/29/damn-lies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My progressive friends, for the most part, are happy to point to graphs and tables which reveal that the reason for the huge deficits created in the last three years lies at the feet of the much hated George W. Bush, &hellip; <a href="http://thusagricola.com/2011/07/29/damn-lies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></p>
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		<title>Man-Made Chicanery</title>
		<link>http://thusagricola.com/2011/07/28/man-made-chicanery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agricola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>William Galston has put up a timely post at the New Republic website which absolutely nails the current debacle in Washington. If I may quote liberally from his post, which should be read in its entirety: Raising the debt ceiling &hellip; <a href="http://thusagricola.com/2011/07/28/man-made-chicanery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>William Galston has put up a timely post at the New Republic website which absolutely nails the current debacle in Washington. If I may quote liberally from his post, which should be read in its entirety: Raising the debt ceiling &hellip; <a href="http://thusagricola.com/2011/07/28/man-made-chicanery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></p>
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		<title>Vox Publica</title>
		<link>http://thusagricola.com/2011/07/26/vox-publica/</link>
		<comments>http://thusagricola.com/2011/07/26/vox-publica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agricola</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget deficit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Circus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>He says what I, and countless others, are thinking. The circus in Washington is about to be closed down&#8230;.. &nbsp;</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He says what I, and countless others, are thinking. The circus in Washington is about to be closed down&#8230;.. &nbsp;</p>
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		<title>The ABC Dilemma of Health Reform</title>
		<link>http://thusagricola.com/2009/10/17/the-abc-dilemma-of-health-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agricola</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thusagricola.com/?p=971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp; Today&#8217;s Wall Street Journal has two columns regarding the state of health care reform, here and here. The second link discusses health care &#8216;reforms&#8217; in New York, and how the concepts of community rating and guaranteed issue, while noble &hellip; <a href="http://thusagricola.com/2009/10/17/the-abc-dilemma-of-health-reform/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp; Today&#8217;s Wall Street Journal has two columns regarding the state of health care reform, here and here. The second link discusses health care &#8216;reforms&#8217; in New York, and how the concepts of community rating and guaranteed issue, while noble &hellip; <a href="http://thusagricola.com/2009/10/17/the-abc-dilemma-of-health-reform/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></p>
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		<title>Two Pages In The Wall Street Journal</title>
		<link>http://thusagricola.com/2009/10/07/two-pages-in-the-wall-street-journal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agricola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Two pages in today&#8217;s Wall Street Journal encapsulate, for this observer, the dilemma our politicians face as federal spending spins out of control.&nbsp; Page A4: Jobless Rate is Key to Fate of Democrats in 2010 &#8230;But one item may prove &hellip; <a href="http://thusagricola.com/2009/10/07/two-pages-in-the-wall-street-journal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Two pages in today&#8217;s Wall Street Journal encapsulate, for this observer, the dilemma our politicians face as federal spending spins out of control.&nbsp; Page A4: Jobless Rate is Key to Fate of Democrats in 2010 &#8230;But one item may prove &hellip; <a href="http://thusagricola.com/2009/10/07/two-pages-in-the-wall-street-journal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></p>
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