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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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 03:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<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>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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		<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>Rep. Tim Mahoney is an Idiot</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2008/10/rep-tim-mahoney-is-an-idiot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things like this are the reason that I don&#8217;t expect to be any happier with my government when the next election comes around.  We expect our politicians to be pretty much full of crap, but when you have one that &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2008/10/rep-tim-mahoney-is-an-idiot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Couple Quick Thoughts on the Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2008/10/a-couple-quick-thoughts-on-the-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can go to any number of news websites for super, in-depth analysis so I&#8217;m just going to give a few quick impressions I had from the debate. I&#8217;m not sure why everyone keeps saying that McCain is so good &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2008/10/a-couple-quick-thoughts-on-the-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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