A lot has been said recently about the Tea Party and it’s affect on the upcoming mid-term elections in November. Some have said the movement could possibly cripple the GOP’s chances of winning back at least one House of Congress, as they field candidates of their own. While all of that is true, the...
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There is not much to write about this morning that hasn’t already been discussed and in some cases, cussed about. On one hand, we have Norman Leboon arrested for making threats against Republican Eric Cantor and on the other, we have nine Michigan residents arrested for plotting to kill a police officer and then...
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I have caught very little news in the last few days, due to the personal reasons heretofore mentioned. As I was browsing the news yesterday and listening to NPR this morning, one thing was very clear. The criticisms being put forth by those who disagree with the health care reform legislation just signed into...
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I first became aware of Ann Coulter a few years ago and even more so when she began attacking Mike Huckabee during the 2008 Presidential campaign. I honestly didn’t care too much for her type of rhetoric then and that holds true to this day. I would venture to say that a lot of...
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Hasn’t this past week or so been a wild and woolly ride in the world of politics? I mean, we had all kinds of excitement, including a Republican win in the mostly liberal state of Massachusetts. Who would have thought Scott Brown could have ever pulled off his victory, but we have proof, as...
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Have you ever been to Hawaii? I haven’t, although my cousin offered several times to pay for our plane tickets to the island state. I know several people from our church who have visited and they enjoyed themselves. I say that as a premise to the rest of the article, just so you know...
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Everyone should be familiar by now with South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and his infamous disappearing act in June. You know the one, where he went to Argentina to meet with his mistress and failed to put anyone in charge of the state while he was gone. He didn’t even notify most people of...
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I have been out of the news loop for most of the weekend, due to having other obligations and it appears that I have missed a lot. Mike has already written about the struggle between the conservative and moderate factions of the Republican Party and how this struggle is playing out in the race...
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Let me be up front and say that I am sick of this debate about health care reform and what the legislation does or does not contain. I have tried to be open minded and fair in the articles I write and have even defended parts of the legislation that is wallowing around in...
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President Obama has finally made his much anticipated speech before a joint session of Congress, in an attempt to address health care reform and the partisan bickering that has been so prevalent in the last several weeks. As I watched the live feed of the speech on CNN’s website, I was struck by one...
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