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	<title>The Blog of a Secular Conservative &#187; Barack Obama</title>
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		<title>Playing The Hand We&#8217;re Dealt</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/playing-the-hand-were-dealt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/foreign-policy/playing-the-hand-were-dealt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I think that by and large, most actors on the world’s stage are rational people with a relatively level head and a healthy sense of self-interest, but even the most rational of people will jump at the chance to score a few points when they see an opportunity.

In Obama, they see opportunities.  Lots of them.  And they’re calling.]]></description>
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		<title>The Olympic Connection</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/conservative/the-olympic-connection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/conservative/the-olympic-connection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extremism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nobel Peace Prize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympia Snowe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This, honestly, is such a tiny thing that it should be well beneath our notice.  We aren't arguing legislation here, we're name calling.  We aren't talking about character issues or foreign policy.  This isn't scandal most juicy.  This isn't a debate.  There's nothing at stake.  There is, in short, nothing worth mentioning.

But here we are.  This is what we choose to spend our time with.  This is how we conduct ourselves.  This is how we behave.  These are the things that are important to us and occupy our time.]]></description>
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		<title>FCC Plans Net Neutrality Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/technology/fcc-plans-net-neutrality-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/technology/fcc-plans-net-neutrality-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julius Genachowski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Net Neutrality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While these regulations don't solve all of the problems associated with net neutrality, this is definitely a step in the right direction and regardless of all the other things disagree on, the Obama administration is doing the right thing here.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Obama Pledges To Not Sign Health Care Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/the-presidency/obama-pledges-to-not-sign-health-care-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/the-presidency/obama-pledges-to-not-sign-health-care-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Presidency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rant]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=621</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight Obama gave a speech in which he declared that he would not sign a health care bill that increased the size of the deficit.  It's good to see that we finally have a President that can admit he's made a mistake and back down from a debate.

… okay, so I'm poking fun of him.  He did say he wouldn't sign such a bill, but unless he's just completely insane, that's exactly what he's planning to do.  ]]></description>
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		<title>That Depends On Your Definition Of Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/fiscal-policy/obama-is-raising-taxes-on-the-middle-class/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/fiscal-policy/obama-is-raising-taxes-on-the-middle-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fiscal Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cap and Trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=512</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Obama, you, together with Ms. Pelosi, are raising taxes on every sector of society in the middle of a recession.  Every time you claim you are not raising taxes, you are lying to the American people.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Myth of Hope</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/morals-and-values/the-myth-of-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/morals-and-values/the-myth-of-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morals and Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we hope, we hope for things.  Rather than hoping, wouldn't it be better to actually go out and make those things happen?]]></description>
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		<title>Turnabout Is Not Change</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/conservative/turnabout-is-not-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/conservative/turnabout-is-not-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Bush]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Obama campaigned on change. He wanted to change the way Washington works. He wanted to make a clean break from the past. He wanted to change American policy and change the way people see America itself. I would say that in these first few days in office he's done so. He's gone from the corruption of the right to the corruption of the left.]]></description>
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		<title>Barack Obama Inaugurated</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/the-presidency/barack-obama-inaugurated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/the-presidency/barack-obama-inaugurated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Presidency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is inauguration day.  This day is neither a formality nor a symbol.  Today is a moment of truth that reaffirms that this is a country of the people, for the people, and by the people.  Today Barack Obama, a man I do not agree with, support, or defend has taken the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Wins</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/the-presidency/obama-wins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/the-presidency/obama-wins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Presidency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All indications are that Barack Obama has won the election with more than 350 electoral votes. Republicans will likely retain 41 seats in the Senate, the Democrats will likely get 56, two are complete toss ups, and the polling is still open in Alaska. I&#8217;m taking bets on how long it will take for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Morning Quarterbacking</title>
		<link>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/october-mccain-v-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.secularconservative.net/elections/october-mccain-v-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Palin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.secularconservative.net/?p=134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John, find your center, call out Obama on his economic policy, point out his inexperience, call bullshit on his latest attacks against you, and for the love of god, get back to basics.  Time's ticking.  The election is slipping away from you.  The moment of truth is here.  Put up or shut up.]]></description>
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