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A Modest Proposal – An Iraqi Vote on Troop Withdrawal

February 25, 2009

A Modest Proposal
An Iraqi Vote on Troop Withdrawal
By Michael Collins
(Also published at OpEdNews, The Agonist, The Smirking Chimp )
Over the years, we’ve seen various “exit strategies” proposed for withdrawal from Iraq.  The best proposal was made by a Baghdad man on his way to a demonstration just a few days after that city [...]

Seating Franken and Burris Memo to Congress

January 4, 2009

Seating Franken and Burris

Al Franken (D-MN) left and Roland Burris (D-IL) right
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Memo to the U.S. Senate:
Try Following the Rules
Michael Collins
Originally published at American Politics Journal

We’ve seen what happens when people don’t follow the letter and intent of important laws, particularly those where there is a general consensus and an absence [...]