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	<title>organized chaos &#187; Democracy</title>
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	<description>possibly fair. never balanced.</description>
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		<title>two wrongs don&#8217;t make a right</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2010/09/08/two-wrongs-dont-make-a-right/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2010/09/08/two-wrongs-dont-make-a-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ground Zero Mosque]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ground Zero Mosque &#8211; bad idea Burning Korans &#8211; extremely bad idea This goes beyond 1st Amendment rights and the legal arguments.   There&#8217;s certainly a more reasonable legal argument to be made for the Ground Zero Mosque than there would be for a church burning copies of the Koran.  What&#8217;s allowable as a result of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>initial comments on health care â€œreformâ€</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2009/08/12/initial-comments-on-health-care-%e2%80%9creform%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2009/08/12/initial-comments-on-health-care-%e2%80%9creform%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Arthur Laffer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I will get to Dr. Arthur Laffer&#8217;s analysis in a future post. I have several initial comments on the subject of health care &#8220;reform&#8221; that I want to bring to the table before I get to his brilliant work. If you want to talk about a subject that should be demanding the attention of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>history</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2009/01/21/history-2/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2009/01/21/history-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA['08 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inauguration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chaos-blog.net/?p=741</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was with mixed emotions that I watched the inauguration of our 44th President, Barack Obama.Â  As a conservative, I have an obligation to stand up for what I believe is right, and to oppose about 95% of what our new President wants to do.Â  But it&#8217;s hard not to get caught up in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>pakistan in chaos</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2007/12/27/pakistan-in-chaos/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2007/12/27/pakistan-in-chaos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benazir Bhutto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[War on Terror]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Andy McCarthy on the Benazir Bhutto assassination: Jihadists are not going to be wished away, rule-of-lawed into submission, or democratized out of existence. If you really want democracy and the rule of law in places like Pakistan, you need to kill the jihadists first. Or theyâ€™ll kill you, just like, today, they killed Benazir Bhutto. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>hurry up and wait</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2007/09/19/hurry-up-and-wait/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2007/09/19/hurry-up-and-wait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chaos-blog.net/2007/09/19/hurry-up-and-wait/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Ramirez in Investor&#8217;s Business Daily: We live in a society with a short attention span, bent on immediate gratification. One wonders if Americans today would support a war that took eight years to introduce democracy, four more years to finalize a constitutional framework, two additional years to establish a working government and two years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>rethinking the stability strategy</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2007/06/18/rethinking-the-stability-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2007/06/18/rethinking-the-stability-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Was John Edwards right about the war on terrorism being a bumper-sticker slogan? To the extent that this statement trivializes the threat we face from Islamic extremists, absolutely not. I wonder, however, if in the desire to achieve stability in the Middle East we have unwisely propped up dictators and terrorist sympathizers, to achieve the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>neil boortz calls us out</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2007/01/04/neil-boortz-calls-us-out/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2007/01/04/neil-boortz-calls-us-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can our love of freedom be rekindled? Frankly, I doubt it. We&#8217;re too lazy. Too used to the good life. We love living as adult children with our mommy and daddy, in the form of government, taking care of our basic needs while we sit around worrying who the next Falcons head coach will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>don&#8217;t vote</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/11/07/dont-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/11/07/dont-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Random Musings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chaos-blog.net/2006/11/07/dont-vote/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[don&#8217;t vote (or vote for a democrat) if: you want charlie rangel putting more of your money into the government&#8217;s pockets. you believe that the whole country should be punished for perceived republican sins. you actually believe that democrats would cut spending while ADDING more new government programs. you want president bush&#8217;s judicial appointment picks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>act locally&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/10/25/act-locally/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/10/25/act-locally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chaos-blog.net/2006/10/25/act-locally/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;or the democrats will have won. why should the nutroots have all the fun? there&#8217;s still a battle to be fought on the local level with very worthy candidates. i&#8217;ve heard the opposing arguments, and they ring hollow. the stakes are too high to act like spoiled children when we don&#8217;t get exactly what we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>what he said</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/09/12/what-he-said/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/09/12/what-he-said/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>buchanan slams the neocons</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/08/19/buchanan-slams-the-neocons/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/08/19/buchanan-slams-the-neocons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2006 05:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bush democracy campaign brought stunning electoral gains for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Hamas in Palestine, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Moqtada al-Sadr in Iraq. Our ally Hamid Kharzai is today little more than mayor of Kabul, as the Taliban roam the southeast and coalition casualties reach the highest levels since liberation, five years ago. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the battle for iraq</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/07/26/the-battle-for-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/07/26/the-battle-for-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[iraqi prime minister maliki addressed a joint session of congress today, and this is part of what he said. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, our nascent democracy faces numerous challenges and impediments, but our resolve is unbreakable and we will overcome them. The greatest threat Iraq&#8217;s people face is terror: terror inflicted by extremists who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>that&#8217;s a good question</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/06/19/thats-a-good-question/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/06/19/thats-a-good-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chaos-blog.net/2006/06/16/thats-a-good-question/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[what is more important to iraq and iraqis as they look toward their future: liberty or democracy? one doesn&#8217;t automatically equal the other. while it&#8217;s true that democracy is generally preferable to other systems of government, it may not produce desired results in other areas. it may not produce the free society that we all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tell &#8216;em what you really think!</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/06/05/tell-em-what-you-really-think/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/06/05/tell-em-what-you-really-think/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2006 23:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chaos-blog.net/2006/06/05/tell-em-what-you-really-think/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[so now the republicans care what the rest of us think. it&#8217;s about time. apparently they have this survey. here&#8217;s the sales pitch. (h/t- california conservative) The goal is to help the Leadership of the Republican Party gain an on-going and in-depth understanding of the issues which are of greatest concern to Americans like you. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>you can&#8217;t always get what you want</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/05/24/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/05/24/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 03:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chaos-blog.net/2006/05/24/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Conservatives should be wary of the idea that when they talk about, say, tax cuts and limited government &#8211; about things other than abortion, gay marriage, religion in the public square and similar issues &#8211; they are engaging in values-free discourse. And by ratifying the social conservatives&#8217; monopoly of the label &#8220;values voters,&#8221; the media [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>the meaning of citizenship</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/04/29/the-meaning-of-citizenship2/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/04/29/the-meaning-of-citizenship2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chaos-blog.net/2006/04/29/the-meaning-of-citizenship2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We Americans are citizens, not â€œsubjectsâ€ like our British cousins. We used to see citizenship as meaning the ability to vote, to speak-up, and to hold a claim on rights bought and paid for with the blood of patriots selflessly spilled on our behalf. With this legacy came certain obligations. Not simply paying taxes, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>something to keep in mind</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/03/09/something-to-keep-in-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/03/09/something-to-keep-in-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There will always be dissident voices heard in the land, expressing opposition without alternatives, finding fault but never favor, perceiving gloom on every side and seeking influence without responsibility. John F. Kennedy interpret for yourself. Technorati Tags: JFK UPDATE: this was part of JFK&#8217;s prepared Dallas speech, which, as we all know, was never delivered. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>bad PR for the &#8220;religion of peace&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/02/06/bad-pr-for-the-religion-of-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/02/06/bad-pr-for-the-religion-of-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chaos-blog.net/?p=153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A democracy cannot survive long without freedom of expression, the freedom to argue, to dissent, even to insult and offend. It is a freedom sorely lacking in the Islamic world, and without it Islam will remain unassailed in its dogmatic, fanatical, medieval fortress; ossified, totalitarian and intolerant. Without this fundamental freedom, Islam will continue to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mark twain on government and democracy</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/02/03/mark-twain-on-government-and-democracy/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/02/03/mark-twain-on-government-and-democracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chaos-blog.net/?p=152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[i couldn&#8217;t decide on just one of these quotes, so you get to read both of them. read and enjoy. Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth. good point. democracies not only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>promoting democracy: a failed experiment?</title>
		<link>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/01/31/promoting-democracy-a-failed-experiment/</link>
		<comments>http://chaos-blog.net/2006/01/31/promoting-democracy-a-failed-experiment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nobody knows whether the election win for Hamas will help or hurt the cause of democracy in the Middle East. On the one hand, the victory of a terrorist party seems to vindicate the argument that democracy can only work where modern mores and social institutions are already in place. On the other hand, there [...]]]></description>
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