Ohio

The Republican Party is continuing its march towards political marginalization by blocking the lending bill to aid GM and Chrysler.

The hypocrisy is overwhelming: Republican senators in southern states with Japanese car-making plants in their states, where lesser wages are paid, sticking it to Michigan and Ohio and Wisconsin and other states, where UAW workers make higher pay through federally-protected collective bargaining.

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The holidays are in full swing…or at least they are in the US…which means your days—and nights—are full of running around like crazy. There’s a million things to do, a thousand errands to run, and…are you kidding me?!
A police sobriety roadblock?
Now?
That’s right: there’s a crowd of officers all around you, there’s no way to avoid it…and even though you’ve committed no crime whatsoever, you get to talk to the police…and if they decide it’s acceptable, you may continue on your way.
How can this be legal in America?
Does it actually serve any purpose?
And what happens when the police decide to blockade your neighborhood--for your own good?
Believe it or not, it’s my job today and tomorrow to answer those questions…and beyond that, to defend the simple right of Americans to go somewhere if we feel like it, without having to explain it to the police…and in today’s discussion, I intend to set the stage through an examination of history.

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