tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60747622012-01-16T21:44:07.932-05:00There two parties in Washington — the stupid party and the evil party. Every once in a while the stupid party and the evil party get together and do something that is both stupid and evil. In Washington, that is called bipartisanship. <br><br> Attributed to Sen. Everett DirksenLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comBlogger19401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074762.post-57291561831132807662011-08-20T07:33:00.002-04:002011-08-20T07:33:35.285-04:00

Go here to see the latest posts. Share

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I've finally returned from weeks of running around the country, and am currently in one place long enough to get caught up on email and stuff, so - Good news - I got an A on my final for my online course.  With an A for the mid-term, I'm feeling fairly confident that I did well. Two of the kids are employed (as is a grandson), and the third is still interviewing.  She's hanging in there, about 2

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Rape is a common crime in wars.  It's not uncommonly used deliberately, particularly in so-called civil wars, to demoralize the civilian population.  For that reason, many international organizations condemn it, and work hard to provide assistance to victims. Unless that victim Read More: Share

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Y'all have to rip it off, quick. I'm NOT in favor of closing down the government.  However, MORE: Share

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The show-down is likely to come soon.  The crucial question on our minds is:How will the outcome, whether raising, lowering, or keeping the limit the same affect the country’s work in improving Border Security? MORE: Share

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Why is this even a problem? The NY law put in religious exemptions; that is, presumably, religions will not have to perform same-sex marriages, if their doctrine is opposed to it. So, despite being able to marry civilly, gays cannot then force the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) to marry the couple.Is this sufficient? MORE: Share

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I've a new post up at Blogs for Borders. Share

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I’m reading a very interesting book (my library has e-books available – it makes my book addiction more affordable).The New Road to Serfdom, by Daniel Hannan. Unlike the original Road to Serfdom, which was primarily economic, this book is centered on the cultural and  MORE: Share

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Click the link for a VERY FUNNY video, showing a Congressman punking the Dems. Share

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I was reading Paul Ryan’s plan for rescuing Medicaid/Medicare in the National Review.Did you know that between 10-30% of Medicaid/Medicare claims may be fraudulent?  That’s a powerful incentive to MORE: Share

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Obama is at it again. He references the “inalienable rights” guaranteed under the Constitution, without mentioning an apparently distasteful word – GMORE: Share

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I just love this day!  It’s NOT because I get a day off – as a teacher, I’m already on vacation.  Most of my life, I’ve not been obligated to report to work in the summer (child, student, housewife, teacher).  No, it’s strictly my love for America.I was hopelessly retro, even in my youth.  While my peers were busy cataloguing the evils of our country, I was loving the sight of the Red, MORE:

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From Tony RogersIf you cross the North Korean border illegally you get 12 years of hard labor. (Unless Al Gore is your friend and boss...) MORE: Share

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It’s been almost 10 years since that day, when a substantial part of the American population changed – myself included.I remember that morning.  I was at work.  I had just started a new job MORE: Share

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I've finally got some parts of the new site like I want them to be.  Due to not having ads/revenue sources here, I'd like you to keep using the old site for a little while longer.  I'll post an excerpt of the post on the old site, then you MORE: Share

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Or go here. Share

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It's a little long, but very good.  Found at The Anchoress. If you go to YouTube, there's a whole slew of videos Fr. Barron has made on Catholic topics - just search on his name. He also runs a blog at WordOnFire. Share

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For what it was: A TAX REVOLT!And remember what the letters TEA stand for: TaxedEnoughAlready! I'm just saying. Share

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I can't believe that I was so bored I watched an episode of Bridezillas this week.  I happened to be in the same room as a TV that had been on for a while.  When the show started, I barely noticed. As the bride got more and more out of control, I became fascinated - kind of like those people who can't move, even though the ax murderer is coming closer and closer. I was reminded of the show by

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Much has been written about Huma's husband, Anthony Weiner, and his indiscreet actions of late. Some of it by me - OK, I'm a low-minded, snarky, and base individual, who joked along with the rest of the world.  It was mostly the unfortunate name, coupled with the refusal to accept his outing, apologize, and move on - as many politicians have done. But, you have to have some sympathy for the

Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074762.post-91216854283124776232011-06-24T08:44:00.000-04:002011-06-24T08:44:52.077-04:00

For, Vargas is a felon - many times over.  Having been brought to this country, and having been "documented" with a fraudulent green card by his grandfather, Vargas chose to compound that error in judgement by continuing the charade with multiple faked and fraudulent papers, himself. Vargas won the Pulitzer, it is true.  He is a terrific writer. He is also a criminal.  He has committed multiple

Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074762.post-60017569922693658222011-06-24T08:26:00.000-04:002011-06-24T08:26:23.434-04:00

I really like National Review's Mona Charen.  She writes on topics, like the culture, that I blog about.  Today, she reviews a new book that explores the Liberal revision of history into a more acceptable collection of "facts". She starts her piece with a quote from Winston Churchill, who once said, History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.Which, BTW, he did - in multiple volumes.  

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Today's National Review post by Seth Forman is an eye-opener. After an historic election result that occurred, in part, due to the desire of White voters to put race behind them, the nation is more racially divided than ever. even though the 2010 census reveals that residential segregation for blacks is at its lowest level ever (the average black lives in a community that is 54 percent nonblack)

Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074762.post-38033528916209201462011-06-23T07:09:00.001-04:002011-06-23T07:09:57.778-04:00

The LA Times has a story about a Georgia farm that is short of workers.  The labor contractor, a Latino, scours his usual lists, coming up about 100 workers short, and forcing the farm to leave some of the rapidly-ripening blackberries in the field to rot. It's quite an emotional plea to let these "undocumented" workers just do this one job.  It stands as an indictment of the new Georgia law (

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Surprisingly, it's NOT Mother Nature taking over - it's planned stupidity. See how environmental activists are causing communities to be devastated, jobs to be lost, and people to die. Share

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From The Daily Caller, Jon Stewart talking about Liberal media bias: And to some extent they’re right. People on the right are called racists and they’re called things with an ease that I am uncomfortable with and homophobic and all those other things. I think that that is absolutely something that they have a real right to be angry about and to feel that they have been vilified for those things.

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I found this on the Anchoress. Share

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...In The Whole Foods Parking Lot. This is FUNNY!  This guy may take over that sweet spot that Weird Al has in the strange video section. The link courtesy of Mark Shea. Share

Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074762.post-46929084652002387232011-06-17T11:31:00.001-04:002011-06-17T11:32:33.307-04:00

When checking out my stats, I found a blog I hadn't noticed before.  De Birhan, a blog about the Ethiopian Experience. The site makes a compelling argument as to the possibility of Ethiopia being the next country to work for a revolution in the country's government, using Google Insights for Research.  Thanks to Ankober Zuta for the tip on how it works! Don't forget to check it out. Share

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She calls herself an ordinary person, and proceeds to wipe up the floor with the "Health Care Experts".  Y'all gotta see it - there are transcripts, too. Thanks to American Digest, and Curmudgeonly & Skeptical. Share

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First, the list of countries for which the Kindle is NOT available: Countries for which Kindle is currently not available: Afghanistan, Algeria, Antarctica, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea,

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With Obama, it's funny, but his former supporters are catching on.  The trouble he is having is that he raised expectations so high, the withdrawal of support will be quite dramatic. Obama has in recent weeks stepped up calls for congressional approval of an immigration overhaul that would both secure the border, and offer a path to earned legalization to millions of undocumented residents who

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How can the federal government best protect America? If you click to enlarge, you will find out that keeping illegal aliens out is NOT in the top issues of DHS's agenda. ICE thinks protecting intellectual property is "high priority"? What DHS is BIG on is Biometrics - what are they? Biometrics are unique physical characteristics, such as fingerprints, that can be used for automated

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I decided to visit the White House, and was confronted with this: Because I typically use an enlarged text to view web sites, I didn't immediately see the "No Thanks" button.  The disclaimer does say that email addresses will NOT be used outside of the White House, FWIW. Share

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Here's the list, illustrated, courtesy of Kjos Ministries.  Perhaps someone can develop buttons for an Alinsky Alert? All of these are Alinsky Tactics: 1. "Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have."   Sure, you and I aren't afraid of these union members individually, but together, they can intimidate by their supposed voting power (and their fellow members

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This is something I've wondered about for ages, myself. Scientifically, it has been known for more than a full century that human beings, who intimately share infected bodily secretions, spread disease among themselves and all others with whom they later come into intimate contact, and even to their innocent offspring.  Lifelong disease is not something for which sane human beings strive.  Yet it

Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074762.post-977857190978230022011-06-07T08:42:00.000-04:002011-06-07T08:42:45.271-04:00

How do you define failure? Unemployment up?  No. Economy in the tank?  No. Entitlements (Social Security, Medicare, etc.) in crisis?  No. A war started without Congressional permission (Libya), and without mandatory approval within 60 days (War Powers Act, passed by a Democrat Congress to stop those awful, war-mongering Republicans)?  No. The President being a Republican? YES! This post

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Unbelievable. Share

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It just seemed to be one more of those out of the country trips that Presidents have to make for diplomatic reasons.  That was the Brazil trip Obama made this spring.  Fox News took a lot of heat for reporting it as a vacation.  Media Matters pointed out that it was designed to strengthen US-Brazil economic ties. Which, apparently, it was - Oh, Brother, it really was. The list of company execs

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Modesty is natural.  Nobody has to work to teach children to cover up in front of people.  They catch on early, and, if you want to see fast movement, burst in on a 6-year-old in the bathroom. Our culture works VERY hard to overcome that natural tendency to maintain bodily privacy in front of strangers.  Many, many network shows use young people (and actors playing younger) to systematically

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There are some stats here that I've never seen before; for example: Now, consider this fact: America's population has risen from 200 million to 300 million since 1970, while the total number of two-parent families with children is the same today as it was when Richard Nixon took office, at 25 million. In 1973, the United States had 36 million housing units with three or more bedrooms, not many

Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074762.post-78401161365296070092011-05-29T07:14:00.000-04:002011-05-29T07:14:18.556-04:00

Robert Stacy McCain explains his stance: Buckley summed up a basic truth about the conservative instinct. Over and over, we find ourselves fighting what is essentially a defensive battle against the forces of organized radicalism who insist that "social justice" requires that we grant their latest demand.We know, however, that their latest demand is never their last demand. Grant the radicals

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Who says the conservative forces are Luddites? Kathleen Gilbert of LifeSiteNews saw the message from NARAL, and decided to add her own, and urged others to do the same. UPDATE:  I just checked the Flickr site, and it appears that the "delete" forces have won, for now.  I scrolled through many pages, and saw that the prolife messages have been taken down. Ya know, though, what's interesting is

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Go here to read about how LA is improving the lives of the homeless - AND how it contradicts what activists insist is the right way to do it. Share

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I have a relative, who drinks. A lot. And has been off-and-on homeless for some time. He periodically cleans up.  Goes to the VA, dries out. Then, once sober and beginning to feel better, promptly hits the bars again.  Until he runs out of money, and is on the street again. I've spent many winters, hating every call that came in - I was always afraid to answer the phone, because I feared

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Or NOT? If you just read the headlines (which, I suspect many of this nation's citizens do), the news is good: With Gas Costs High, Obama to Speed Oil ProductionBut, when you read further, you find out that isn't true: Answering the call of Republicans and Democrats from Gulf Coast states, Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address that he would extend all Gulf leases that were affected

Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074762.post-87934261166641772972011-05-13T19:09:00.000-04:002011-05-13T19:09:58.414-04:00

If you don't know Bill Whittle, you have really missed one of the most influential thinkers and writers (and now multimedia producers) of the conservative movement.  He's more important (although not as well known) as Rush Limbaugh.  He's also closer to the way that Tea Partiers think, as well as a MUCH lower-key speaker than Rush. In this video, Bill discusses memes, and some that you may

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I've been on the go for weeks - no time to do the basics, let alone blog. When I talked to my eldest daughter this weekend, she indicated that she wanted to understand how I thought about some major topics - the economy, the deficit, social issues.  She wants to understand how I think. Kind of flattering.  If I didn't suspect that she wants to use that information to subtly convert me to her

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I've been reading DAVID (NOT Rush) Limbaugh's latest book - I'm reading the library's e-book version, but it's available on Amazon, too. It's really good - Limbaugh manages to find incidents from the last 2 years that even political junkies like myself have forgotten. "Republicans - they're another story altogether.  They just kind of do what they're told."Obama contrasts what he believes

Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074762.post-83994719181666999892011-04-29T06:40:00.000-04:002011-04-29T06:40:49.261-04:00

I was reading National Review, and was struck by the following: ... the words of Gen. Vernon Walters, words I have quoted in this column before. They are (in paraphrase), “For over ten years, bombs rained down on every village and hamlet in South Vietnam, and no one budged. It took the coming of a Communist ‘peace’ to send hundreds of thousands of people out into the South China Sea, on anything

Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074762.post-88363991887995848522011-04-27T08:27:00.000-04:002011-04-27T08:27:24.858-04:00

In a recent meeting at Facebook, President answered a question about deficit reduction: Cesar Fernandez (ph) and Elisa Rectanas (ph) are participating in one of those roundtables, and they wanted to ask you this:  “Mr. President, in your deficit reduction speech last week you spoke of the need to not only reduce government spending but to also increase federal revenue.  In light of our nation’s

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Paradoxically, Iraqui Christians were less likely to be harassed, killed, or chased out of their homes in the Saddam days....by empowering “the people,” the U.S. has unwittingly undone Iraq’s Christian minority. Naively projecting Western values on Muslims, U.S. leadership continues to think that “people-power” will naturally culminate into a liberal, egalitarian society—despite all the evidence

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...why should there be representation without taxation? In other words, those who vote should have a financial stake in the outcome.  Voters should have to present some form of proof that they paid a non-sales tax that year. Theoretically, it could equally disenfranchise the non-taxpaying wealthy as well as the "paid under the table" freeloader. Just think about it.  There is an argument to

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These are Practical Tattoos. I still hate them. Share

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Share

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I downloaded a story from the Project Gutenberg site.  "The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty". It's been absolutely RIVETING.  I've been reading it late at night, on my lunch hour, anytime I have a few minutes.  It's like reading a Early Renaissance National Enquirer.  Sex, perfidy, religion, greed, jockeying for position, palace intrigue. I'm just about 1/2 way

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But, it's the Conservatives that are threatening, right? From the complaint: S/A Tijerino reports he asked the defendant if she had sent out an email to anyone threatening bodily harm and she replied, “I guess . . . if you consider bodily harm . . . .” S/A Tijerino asked the defendant to elaborate and she stated, “I sent out emails that I was disgusted and very upset by what they were doing.” S/

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I emailed the following today: I'm completely against raising the debt ceiling.  If that pushes us into default - OK.  We're in the position of an out-of-control spender, who is getting our credit limit raised.  There is NO hope that we can pay back that amount of money.  It's not fair to the younger generations, who will owe, without ever getting any benefits from that expenditure. I'm OK with

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According to Foxnews, it's a deal that allows both sides to say, "We won". From what I can see, the only real loser is the American public. The cuts were puny.  They didn't touch entitlements.  They didn't even touch PBS and Planned Parenthood, but of whom can make up any loss with donations. The next big fight is the debt ceiling.  I'm contacting my Senators and Reps to make sure they

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Slate doesn't seem too excited about Justice Breyer's remarks on the 1st Amendment, in light of the Quran-burning incident.  What Breyer does say concerns me: you can say—with the Internet, you can say this. … Holmes said it doesn't mean you can shout "fire" in a crowded theater. Well, what is it? Why? Because people will be trampled to death. And what is the crowded theater today? What is the

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I was in 6th grade during the Cuban Missile Crisis.  I followed the news reports.  Later, I watched the TV movie about the crisis, in which the Kennedy brothers were portrayed as the heroes of the day for their efforts in dealing with the Soviet and Cuban governments. The main message I always heard was the surprise of the missiles arrival.  There was no forewarning.  There was no way to have

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I'm like a lot of Christians; I do read the Bible, I do hold it in high esteem; I do think it was written by men at the inspiration of God. I wouldn't, however kill someone who destroyed a Bible. The Saudis, among other nations, can thank God Allah that most Christians think the same way I do.  Otherwise, they would be busy protecting themselves against Christians enraged against their routine

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I'm feeling giddy - it must be that time of year: I'll be undergoing the Sacred Ritual that all true Cleveland Indians fans perform each spring - re-watching Major League, I and II - (III is a complete waste of time). The garden is blooming - dogwoods, azaleas, jonquils, and some purple thing (quite pretty, at the base of the oaks). I have off a week, and will be spending it out of town in

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R2P - Responsibility to Protect. OK, that isn't really clear.  So, go here, and find out more about it. Think the above source is biased?  Try reading the report from one of the groups promoting this doctrine. What R2P is, is the outsourcing of our government's role in declaring war.  No longer does the President have to make his case before Congress.  He apparently can bypass them, and cite

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Oh, the indignity! Yeah, the perp, with a LONG rap sheet, is - shall we say - no longer emitting a carbon footprint. The owner of the pink gun - a 38? A former beauty queen.  I wonder if she won Miss Congeniality? Share

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...We'uns - the "unsophisticated masses" - generally are OK with calling it a duck.  And, in this post, so is The Curmudgeon. Share

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There's a post here, that discusses the "Liberal Culture", and how it affects their view of America.  The post skewers the typical NPR/PBS consumer: NPR and PBS reflect the tastes and attitudes of a lost elite, a liberal bicoastal Brahmin caste forever at war with the untouchables of the heartland. Its public service is a service to that one percent of the country which treats NPR listenership

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He was a Man for All Time - unafraid to speak the Truth to Power, adamant against tyranny, no matter how highly the elite regarded that tyrant (well, with the exception of Stalin - that was a case of the Enemy of My Enemy is My - not Friend - but Temporary Ally). There's some background that today's youth need to read - it's about the run-up to WWII, and the role of Chamberlain and other elites

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Charen's question is:  Who wins in the WI battle? NOT the taxpayer. The taxpayers are the ones left holding the bag when elected officials team up with public-sector unions. Middle-class taxpayers, only 65 percent of whom have access to retirement plans, are picking up the tab for the 90 percent of government employees who do. Nearly 70 percent of lower-wage government workers receive health

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Did you know that Daylight Savings Time was first suggested by Ben Franklin? Thanks, Benjy.  NOT. What it means for me is a week of trying to stay awake past 8 pm. Share

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Partly, I'm talking about the nuclear meltdown, which appears to be in process. But, I'm also talking about the possible meltdown of the current political system.  In the aftermath of this disaster, it's likely to follow the same trend as El Salvador did after that massive earthquake.  The disatisfaction with the response of government brought down their dictator, and ushered in years of

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There's a short article about David Horowitz' appearance on a campus, for a talk about anti-Jewish activity on campus, and in the world.  If you support the "Palestinian people", I urge you to read it. And, for God's Sake, keep an eye on the canary. Share

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The Democrat-supporting unions have drawn the line in the sand. They chained the doors to the Capital shut (creating a fire hazard, BTW). The police have been responding in less than full measure (no riot gear, no arrests). They are vowing to rally today to protest the Republican representatives' move to take the collective-bargaining language out of the budget bill, and vote on it separately

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...and let him/her know that you support the goals of the King hearings.  Radical Islam needa to be investigated, NOW! [spelling corrected] Share

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Here are some of the best: Best Geek Tattoos - includes gaming, pi (it's up to 80 digits), DNA, a ruler (NOT metric), and more. Girl Tattoos - can't describe, just go to the link. Girl Tattoos on the side - at least, these tattoos won't be marred by body changes as easily as the stomach tattoos. These I DON'T suggest - on the foot - I've talked to students who've gotten them, and they say

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After his wife was fired for speaking out against Stealth Jihad.  You remember Gopher: That was his most famous role, before he left to become a Republican congressman.  After he left Congress, he went into radio, with his wife, Catherine (known as Mrs. Fred).  Grandy, a former actor and Republican member of Congress, told AIM, “My wife and I have used our program over the last several months

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Ace of Spades has a provocative post about the REAL outcomes of the Let's "Free" Women to Have Promiscuous Sex, Anytime, Any Place, Without Any Commitment" movements of the 1970s. I gotta agree - I think we women were HAD.  In every sense of the word. Share

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Hint:  It's NOT the uprisings in Egypt and other Mideast countries. It's a direct result of the policies that Obama has inflicted on the US business community. It's NOT about "saving the environment" - the alternative energy industry is land-hungry (wind farms take up a LOT of room), inefficient (they can't exist without subsidies), and pretending that their use of electricity derived from

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...until I hit 2,000 posts on this blog.  To me, that's amazing.  I never thought my blogging would last that long.  I started on November 13, 2003 - that was this post. Since then, the poor girl has crashed and burned, and apparently had a Phoenix-like second act to her career.  I wish her luck - she had a bad break, having to work so hard at an early age, and missing so much of her childhood.

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since I wrote a post. Life intervened.  I had a huge backlog at work.  I was working in my business, in what remained of my spare time.  I actually took a couple of evenings off, to just chill. So, why is everyone else not jumping on the posting wagon?  Maybe it's the Outrage Fatigue this author talks about. t's becoming clear to me that we're in a state of "outrage fatigue". That's my term for

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...but, surely, he's been on the mainland long enough to know what FREEZING is, hasn't he?  I mean, Chicago isn't exactly balmy this time of year. From ABC News: ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report: In an interview with ABC News’ Cincinnati affiliate WCPO-TV WednesdayIn an , President Obama said that his “budget freezes spending for five years, and what that does is it solves the

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...this time, it's the teachers who are pretending to be sick, so they can protest against the proposed legislation to take away their collective bargaining rights. I'm torn.  On one hand, I have to admit that unions do a better job of getting their membership a decent wage than trying to go it alone. On the other hand, the unions have gotten their guys a MUCH better wage than almost all of the

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It could happen again.  It could happen here. If people don't wake out of their stupor. We could lose our essential selves, without meaning to, and not be capable of getting that self back. Share

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When you lose the most rabid, love-Obama-through-anything Democrat, you're on the ropes, Baby. Which, Obama is. Andrew looks at the budget, and says, the young people are getting SCREWED. On behalf of old people everywhere, Thank You. (Not really - I'm just young enough that I'm also getting the shaft.) Share

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President Obama's talk with the Chamber of Commerce last week (well, I call it a talk, but it really was a lecture - can't take the college professor away from his roots) included some disingenuous (that's a fancy word for BS) language: President Obama urged American businesses on Monday to “get in the game” by letting loose trillions of dollars being held in reserves, saying that they can help

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It's amazing, when you think of it. From serious publication to sleazy tabloid, and everything in between, Women's Right To Choose (ALL CAPS!) is paramount.  Think about it. When was the last time you read any serious anti-abortion commentary in the mainstream media?  You would think it was ILLEGAL to be pro-life (I mean, of course, ANTI-CHOICE). [Typo corrected] Read this post, about an

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It's kind of a Catholic question. We Catholics do seem to do "suffering" with a completely un-Modern approach.  We offer up the suffering.  We accept the suffering, rather than try to eliminate it entirely from our lives. Why? I confess (the non-Catholic kind) that I would have been stumped to give an answer.  I mean, I do it, because it was ingrained in me at a young age. But, why suffer?

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...who absolutely ADORES The Wizard of Oz. It's a doorstop. Too bad my daughter is always telling the kids to close the door (a smart idea when you live in the Snow Belt). Share

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I've often heard people talking about the Clinton years as though all we need to do is loosen the belt on spending, haul in more booty - I mean money (it's never a good idea to mention the word "booty" and Clinton in the same sentence), and - ala-kazam!  We're havin' GOOD times, baby! Yeah.  That'll happen. Instead, read this post about an analysis of what REALLY did happen during the Clinton

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We have to be alert to avoid our own country's slide into the anarchic political actions that Egypt is currently enmeshed in. Remember the last election season? Thugs surrounded the homes of people they disagreed with, and terrorized their families: ...the antics of a group called “National People’s Action” (NPA) — whom syndicated pundit Michelle Malkin describes as a taxpayer-funded “left-wing

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I'm finding using the Droid to have relatively small learning curve. Today, I learned about the voice search. You just speak the site you want, and it pops up in Google. I was impressed with the speed of the response. Share

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I found this article in the Wall Street Journal about "Health Care" for the not-so-young. It's chilling. Basically, they want to put almost all the money available in the young to middle-age (less than 50) crowd. The elderly - eh, you've lived a long enough life. "You can't avoid these questions," Dr. Emanuel said in an Aug. 16 Washington Post interview. "We had a big controversy in the United

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Right now, there's a tremendous amount of mis-information floating around about Egypt, and the meaning of the riots.  I'm highly suspicious that they have been "gotten up" by taking a legitimate grievance of the Egyptian people (high prices for food, lack of money to buy it), and using it as a wedge to bring down a government that, while by American standards, repressive, at least functions.  It

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Share I'm traveling down the road with DH & writing this on the Droid phone. Not without misspellings, but managing. I did find the Blackberry keyboard easier, but there are shortcuts. For example, when you start typing, the Droid interface pops up suggestions.

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There is something solid in what this post says about education - that, without values, all the material things in the world are nothing. Yes, our kids need to know more science and math before they leave school.  However, what they need even more desperately is some solid values.  No, they don't HAVE to be Christian, but we should stop teaching them that Christian values are just like every

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I was reading NY Magazine today, and found an article that I found disturbing. Now, remember, it's NYMag, which means that its research may be questionable.  However, FWIW, the writer says that men are losing interest in sex, due to spending that physical and emotional energy on porn. It does make some sense.  Whether or not users realize it, people are meant to bond over sex.  So, when he's

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I'm watching a public television program about the Tuskegee airmen, and my husband and I are talking about our recent past. We lived in Pittsburgh during the early 70's - at that time, newsboys hawked papers on the corners of the East Liberty streets (where the University was located).  My husband said, "I didn't realize that the Courier was a Black paper". I remember the Post-Gazette and the

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I got a new phone today (Droid) and have been playing with all afternoon. In't she purty? Share

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The principle of Social Justice, as practiced by the Catholic Church, is often misunderstood. One of the key principles of Catholic social thought is known as the principle of subsidiarity. This tenet holds that nothing should be done by a larger and more complex organization which can be done as well by a smaller and simpler organization. In other words, any activity which can be performed by a

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I was sent this in an email from a very dear friend.  No, it's not PC, but it is funny. ATD:At The Doctor'sBFF:Best Friend FartedBTW: Bring The WheelchairBYOT: Bring Your Own TeethCBM:Covered By MedicareCUATSC:See You At The Senior CenterDWI:Driving While IncontinentFWB:Friend With Beta BlockersFWIW: Forgot Where I WasFYI:Found Your InsulinGGPBL:Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low!GHA:Got Heartburn

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