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	<title>John McDonald &#187; Politics</title>
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		<title>Ron Paul wins CPAC Poll &#8211; Gets Mixed Reception</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ron Paul was the big winner at this year's CPAC straw poll, but not everyone in the crowd was happy to hear about the result.  Hear his speech here to know exactly what is causing a major rift in the modern Republican party.]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Predictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few political and predictions for 2010.  Hopefully, I'll be proven wrong!]]></description>
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		<title>Let Anything Destroy Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/let-anything-destroy-healthcare-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/let-anything-destroy-healthcare-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Compromise among existing lobbies and extending coverage won't fix American medicine and healthcare systems.  My personal experiences with American medicine have led me to write this response to a recent article arguing that the current health-care legislation is worth saving.]]></description>
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		<title>Religion as Rebellion</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/religion-as-rebellion/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/religion-as-rebellion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What can "religion as rebellion" teach us about foreign policy, war, and resistance to imperial rule?  ]]></description>
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		<title>Has Debate Become Impossible in American politics?</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/has-debate-become-impossible-in-american-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/has-debate-become-impossible-in-american-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can we have an open and honest debate about healthcare?  Really, is it even possible anymore?  A review of how political loyalties often seem contradictory yet stay so strong - and how this stubborn loyalty can stifle debate and lead to political mismanagement of important issues.]]></description>
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		<title>Who is in Charge of the U.S. Dollar?  This guy, unfortunately</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/fed-reserve-chair-bernanke/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/fed-reserve-chair-bernanke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama has announced that he will be re-nominating Bernanke to chair the Federal Reserve board, but the recent performance of the Fed and its power over our dollars is anything by reassuring.]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea &#8211; Back and Forth at the Brink</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/north-korea-brink/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/north-korea-brink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone following North Korea's politics over the last few months may have noticed something that looks like a lot of mixed signals. The motive behind Kim Jong Il's erratic behavior may actually be an attempt to establish his legacy.]]></description>
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		<title>FDIC Bailout on the Way?</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/fdic-bailout-on-the-way/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/fdic-bailout-on-the-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another round of weekend bank failures threatens to bring the FDIC's insurance fund into the red.  Will we be financing a new bailout here soon?]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Approval Rate Dropping &#8211; Is he too Conservative?</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/obama-popularity-dropping/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/obama-popularity-dropping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama's job approval rating is in sudden decline - are the president's policies being viewed as too conservative, too similar to the path Bush has set us on?]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s $24 Trillion Between Friends?</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/24-trillion-between-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/24-trillion-between-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government has promised a couple years worth of GDP to backstop financial institution losses, and what exactly have the tax payers gained from it?]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Cigarette Price Doubles in Three Months</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/fl-cigarette-tax/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/fl-cigarette-tax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cigarette taxes have exploded over the last few months - but at least they're still a whole lot cheaper here than they are in many places.]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Costs must be Contained with a Public Plan</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/public-healthcare-cost/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/public-healthcare-cost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare costs continue to rise as a portion of GDP - and America is starting to lag behind other developed nations in terms of the return we get on that investment.  Although I generally favor free markets, there is nothing competitive about medicine in the U.S.A., and all evidence suggests a public approach is best at containing costs and improving results.]]></description>
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		<title>Banks Back Off &#8211; California IOUs in Limbo</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/banks-back-off-ious/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/banks-back-off-ious/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An update on the last post - despite the guaranteed profit margins, TARP banks won't be taking California IOUs after all.]]></description>
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		<title>As California Goes&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/as-california-goes/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/as-california-goes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If California is an indicator of things to come for America, we're headed in the wrong financial direction.  Why are our states are broke and begging to pay interest on loans from publicly bailed out banks?]]></description>
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		<title>Airport Security Theater</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/airport-security/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/airport-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inconvenience is the most visible effect of modern airport security theater.  The question I'm left asking is whether or not it even helps with safety.]]></description>
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