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Do we do good with the words we write?

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
By LD Jackson
Do we do good with the words we write?

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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Do we have the right to critize Obama and the Democrats?

Monday, March 29, 2010
By LD Jackson
Do we have the right to critize Obama and the Democrats?

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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New York congressional race heats up

Monday, November 2, 2009
By LD Jackson

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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Health care reform and illegal immigrants

Thursday, September 10, 2009
By LD Jackson
Health care reform and illegal immigrants

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 speaks to Congress about health care reform

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
By LD Jackson
President Obama speaks to Congress about health care reform

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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President Obama’s speech to school children

Monday, September 7, 2009
By LD Jackson

As I have already reported, there has been quite an uproar over the speech President Obama plans to give to school children across our country as they go back to school tomorrow. Many of the complaints that have arose over the speech have centered around the fact that no one knew what the President...
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Obama’s big gamble – Taking charge of the health care debate

Friday, September 4, 2009
By LD Jackson
Obama’s big gamble – Taking charge of the health care debate

As I have already mentioned, President Obama has returned from vacation this week and although he is now taking it easy at Camp David, he is about to take what possibly may be one of the biggest political gambles in his career. After relinquishing the stage to Congress and it’s endless debate and negotiating...
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President Obama to speak to school children

Thursday, September 3, 2009
By LD Jackson
President Obama to speak to school children

It seems the latest uproar about President Obama is all the craze. It was announced this week that the President will deliver a speech to America’s school children on September 8th and the response has been wild. Conservatives are generally saying the President will use the speech to call our school children to arms...
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Senator Ted Kennedy has died

Wednesday, August 26, 2009
By LD Jackson
Senator Ted Kennedy has died

When you look at the history of the Kennedy family, you see one of great tragedy. Of the four brothers in the Kennedy family, three had already died of something other than natural causes. Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts finally succumbed to cancer at the age of 77, over a year after he was...
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Obama caught between a liberal rock and a conservative hard place on health care reform

Monday, August 17, 2009
By LD Jackson
Obama caught between a liberal rock and a conservative hard place on health care reform

There has been little in the news that has drawn more attention than the ongoing debate about health care reform. Even though this debate and the resulting outcome is important to America, it is already getting old to hear it repeated over and over on the news. President Obama has gone into campaign mode...
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