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    Why no-compromise politics works.

    APRIL 6, 2012 10:55AM

    By Michael Kwiatkowski


    Topics: elections, politics, democrats, republicans, war, strategy, compromise, capitulation, selling out, movements, conservatives, liberals, progressives, philosophy

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    An Open Letter to the Capitulator-in-Chief

    AUGUST 1, 2011 8:19AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: tom harkin, senator harkin, senator, senate, speech, harkin, democracy, process is broken, process broken, political process, majority rule, minority rule, take over, take-over, takeover, coup, surrendering, surrendered, surrender, unilateral surrender, pre-compromise, invoke 14.4, invoke the 14th, 14.4, constitution, fourteenth amendment, 14th amendment, debt, full faith and credit, tea partiers, tea party, obama, caving, caved, cave, folding, folded, fold, give away the store, give in, capitulation, capitualted, capitulating, capitulate, kidnaped, kidnaping, kidnapping, kidnapped, kidnap, extorting, extorted, extortion, negotiating with terrorists, terrorist, terrorism, negotiating with hostages, negotiating, hostage, negotiation, duress, unfair, sold out, politics

    • 1 Ratings
    • 314 Views
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    New World Order: House on Fire

    MARCH 2, 2011 10:49AM

    By mr e


    Topics: revolution, evolution, government, oppression, freedom, justice, power of the people, succession, liberation, capitulation, life & death, liberty, war and peace, throwing off the shackles, dictators gangsters & thugs, the mechanics of power

    • 4 Ratings
    • 517 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Life’s Jokesterism: an Ordinary View of Conservative Minds

    DECEMBER 14, 2010 1:26PM

    By Rick Lucke


    Topics: tax-cuts, obama, capitulation, conservatives, republicans, politics, health, belief/religion

    • 20 Ratings
    • 1246 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    Facing the Truth (with bonus comic)

    DECEMBER 7, 2010 11:26AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, gray matters, grey matters, graym, grey, cartoon, comic, republican, conservative, democrat, democratic, liberal, progressive, capitulation, caved, sold out, sell out, unilateral surrender, betrayal, humor, parody, satire, one of the club, ego, desire to fit in, purple, red, blue, moderate, middle of the road, too far right, too far to the right, too far left, too far to the left, plutocracy, oligarchy, bargaining, compromise, comprimising, surrender, surrendering, battle, war, lost, funding, campaign ads, windfall, gift, rich, super-rich, ultra-rich, wealthy, super-wealthy, ultra wealthy, 98%, 2%, 1%

    • 1 Ratings
    • 645 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Rep. Nixon Apologizes to Führer Dönitz for U.S. Imposition

    JUNE 17, 2010 10:24PM

    By Ill Will


    Topics: tea party, big government, corruption, capitulation, oil spill, congress, u.s., nixon, nazi, spill, politics, absurd apology, inappropriate, apology, joe barton, british petroleum, bp

    • 11 Ratings
    • 909 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    When the Bow Brakes

    NOVEMBER 18, 2009 11:40PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, manners, politeness, deference, symbolism, bruhaha, nonsense, appearance, substance, obama, bow, japan, japanese, honor, capitulation, giving in, strength, weakness, show of respect, sign of respect, greeting, cartoon, rule by stereotype, lapel pin, superficial, superficiality

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