current affairs

Happy 232nd Birthday!!

Published on July 3 2008

"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of the divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."

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ACT NOW: Take the Pledge

Published on June 29 2008

ACT NOW: Panties for Peace Dear Lord. I have only one question, but.... No. I won't ask. Not gonna do it. No, no, NO.

End of the World? House of Yahweh says so It's the countdown to the end of the world -- again. Yisrayl Hawkins, head of the House of Yahweh religious sect in Abilene, said in a "20/20" segment that aired Friday, that a nuclear war will begin "soon, really...

Clinton to End Bid and Endorse Obama - NYTimes.com As expected, Clinton is about to call it quits. I suppose if she waits until the weekend, nobody will notice? Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will endorse Senator Barack Obama on Saturday, bringing a close...

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Game On

Published on June 3 2008

Obama clinches historic victory over Clinton - Yahoo News WASHINGTON AFP - Democrat Barack Obama plunged Wednesday into a five-month election battle with Republican John McCain after making history by becoming the first black presidential nominee of a...

The roar of hollow patriotism - St. Petersburg Times Three-hundred thousand bikers spent Memorial Day weekend roaring around Washington in tribute to our war dead, and I stood on Constitution Avenue Sunday afternoon watching a river of them go by, waiting...

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Yeah. Loyalty.

Published on April 13 2008

Compare this to the sniping we're seeing on the other side, to the zero-sum games, to the oh-my-god-you-don't-like-Hillary-what's-wrong-with-you, to the Obama-as-Messiah. I'm not the biggest fan of John McCain's policies. But I think I could respect him....

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hey, i almost forgot

Published on March 5 2008

Along with all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth over yesterday's tragedy... wasn't there a Presidential Primary somewhere yesterday? Not that you'd know it by listening/ watching news reports in our great Dairy State.....

Stumping for Clinton, Steinem Says McCain's P.O.W. Cred Is Overrated AUSTIN, Texas—Feminist icon Gloria Steinem took to the stump on Hillary Clinton’s behalf here last night and quickly proved that she has lost none of her taste for provocation. From...

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Everybody But You

Published on February 29 2008

Works and Days: Everybody But You I don’t know how many forgotten Americans there are out, but I have a feeling the answer may well determine the next election. Read the whole thing. I hope our candidates do.