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		<title>I Haven&#8217;t cared Less about Election Day Since I Started Voting</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/11/i-havent-cared-less-about-election-day-since-i-started-voted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/11/i-havent-cared-less-about-election-day-since-i-started-voted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=1000</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I voted today, but never has it felt more like a waste of time, and I honestly don&#8217;t care who wins.  Yes, I said I don&#8217;t really care who wins. I&#8217;ve completely lost my care because I&#8217;ve realized that it &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/11/i-havent-cared-less-about-election-day-since-i-started-voted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Sad State of Our Country</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/08/the-sad-state-of-our-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s things like this Slate article that have made me completely disenchanted and inclined to weep for the future of this country.  Love him or hate him, how can you still have a complete lack of understanding about some fundamental &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/08/the-sad-state-of-our-country/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Words of Reason?</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/05/words-of-reason/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/05/words-of-reason/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 03:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=937</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;ve noted several times over the last handful of months that I was spent on the landfill that our public political discourse has become.  The partisanship has gotten to a point where it sounds like grade school kids &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/05/words-of-reason/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>David Rivkin is a Tool</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/01/david-rivkin-is-a-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=869</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some time in the middle of last year my interest in politics and government checked out.  I think I just got annoyed to the point where I just raised my white flag and gave up.  I just couldn&#8217;t take any &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/01/david-rivkin-is-a-tool/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/07/health-care-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/07/health-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I was trying to stay away from this because I admittedly haven&#8217;t been following it as much as some other topics in the past, but things that I&#8217;ve been hearing lately have been bothering me. First off, I don&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/07/health-care-reform/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Handshake Hyperventilation and Diplomatic Hypocrisy</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/04/handshake-hyperventilation-and-diplomatic-hypocrisy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/04/handshake-hyperventilation-and-diplomatic-hypocrisy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=491</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are people really making this big a deal about the fact that Obama shook Chavez&#8217;s hand.  People are freaking out because Venezuela is a socialist country and Chavez is kind of crazy and hates America.  Their human rights record sucks &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/04/handshake-hyperventilation-and-diplomatic-hypocrisy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tenant Evicted Even After Paying Rent Because Landlord Sucks</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/tenant-evicted-even-after-paying-rent-because-landlord-sucks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/tenant-evicted-even-after-paying-rent-because-landlord-sucks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=463</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are some really crappy people in this world.  I truly hope that karma kicks them in the ass. Tenant pays rent, landlord doesn&#8217;t pay mortgage, bank forecloses and tenant gets evicted.  What happens to the landlord?  Not a damn &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/tenant-evicted-even-after-paying-rent-because-landlord-sucks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cheney on CNN</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/cheney-on-cnn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/cheney-on-cnn/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting in the airport waiting to fly back to DC watching Dick Cheney being interviewed about Obama&#8217;s policies on CNN and I&#8217;m wondering why. Its not like what he is going to say is going to be a shock &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/cheney-on-cnn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Now the FDIC Needs to Borrow Money</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/now-the-fdic-needs-to-borrow-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/now-the-fdic-needs-to-borrow-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And this is why our economy is colossally screwed right now.  The FDIC didn&#8217;t collect any premiums from banks from 1996-2006 and not they want permission borrow $500 million to fulfill its purpose. The reason they didn&#8217;t collect premiums?  Congress &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/now-the-fdic-needs-to-borrow-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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