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George Bush Thinks You Are Unpatriotic Dear $, We've seen it over and over again: George W. Bush is using the patriotism of the American people to cloak his right-wing agenda, an agenda that hurts average Americans. They wrap themselves in the flag, dismissing the criticism of their worst policies as unpatriotic. According to Bush and the GOP, you aren't a patriot if you: Think eroding our civil liberties is a cause for concern. Don't support massive tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of working families. Believe the American people deserve to know whether President Bush misled them...

Republicans say "Merry Christmas!" Democrats say "Season's Greetings!" ------ Republicans help the poor during the holidays by sending $50 to the Salvation Army. Democrats help the poor by giving $50, one buck at a time, to panhandlers on the street. --------------- Democrats let their kids open all the gifts on Christmas Eve. Republicans make their kids wait until Christmas morning. ------------- When not in stores, Republicans shop from a catalog. Democrats watch for "incredible TV offers" on late night television. ----------------------- Republicans do much of their shopping at Target and Wal-Mart. So do Democrats, but they don't admit it. ---------------...

<p>What's hot now is "NASCAR dads," the folks who show up by the hundreds of thousands for what used to be called "stock car races."</p> <p>The Democrats appear to have just discovered this electoral fact and are publicly admitting they have a "NASCAR-dad gap."</p>

A redistricting battle in New York could have an effect on U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern's congressional fortunes.     U.S. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, a Democrat from the Rochester area who is one seniority step ahead of Mr. McGovern on the House Rules Committee, is fighting for her political survival.     If Ms. Slaughter were to lose in the fall election to U.S. Rep. John L. LaFalce, a Democrat from the adjacent district, the Worcester Democrat would become the second-ranking minority party member on the influential committee.     Mr. McGovern could even become chairman of the committee if Democrats in November win back the five congressional...

Democrats Vow to Filibuster Alaska Oil Drilling Wed Apr 10, 5:03 PM ET By Tom Doggett WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman (news - web sites) of Connecticut promised on Wednesday to filibuster any move to amend a pending energy bill to allow drilling in pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Republican lawmakers are citing Iraq's decision on Monday to cut off oil exports for 30 days to protest the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as another reason why the United States must be able to tap ANWR's reserves and become less dependent on foreign crude. Lieberman criticized Republicans for using the Middle...