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• Just When You Thought Common Sense Had a Chance.

  Just when you thought one might be able to breathe a collective sigh of relief.
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The 60 votes aren't there any more.

  With the Senate set to begin debate Monday on health care overhaul, the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the bill to advance is fracturing' [...]

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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:51pm EST
  

• A request for prayer...

  I just received this from one of my Patriot Guard brethren: We are new to the patriot guard sa of last summer. We bought our bike for the tribute to the troops ride.
  We went on that ride and the flag line ride. Then Tim started not feeling well after [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:33pm EST
  

• Bambi & Thumper... in reality.

  Once in awhile, it's good to lighten things up a bit.
  
  Reportedly taken in a back yard in Alberta, Canada, I received these photos in an email, and thought it too neat to pass up:
  
  
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:19pm EST
  

• Global Warming: Will the last believer in the room please turn off the lights?

  Every global warming bromide, put to rest by the application of real science-- A long video, but definitely worth watching if you want to really be informed:
  
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:02pm EST
  

• Hide the Decline

  This is great!
  
  
  
  Via Minnesotans for Global Warming (h/t Gary Gross)Read more at Psycmeistr's Ice Palace. [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 12:28am EST
  

• Wednesday Hero Blogburst 11-25-09

  Rear Adm. Ned Deets
  
  
  Rear Adm. Ned Deets speaks with Frank Chebatar, president of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, at the conclusion of the base consolidation ceremony. The two bases consolidated to form Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:09pm EST
  

• Jack Webb Schools "The One"

  This is nothing less than classic:
  
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:58pm EST
  

• Indoctrinate U-You Will Be Assimilated!

  So say the Stalinists at the University of Minnesota, according to Katherine Kersten:In a report compiled last summer, the Race, Culture, Class and Gender Task Group at the U's College of Education and Human Development recommended that aspiring teachers there must repudiate the notion of "the American Dream" in [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:29pm EST
  

• In the Belly of the Beast...

  It has been said, "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer." In that spirit, I attended an Education Minnesota political action workshop in St. Paul this weekend. To say that I felt like a fish out of water would be a gross understatement. To be fair, a number [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:39pm EST
  

• Wednesday Hero Blogburst 11-18-09

  Staff Sgt. Dennisur Thompson
  
  
  Staff Sgt. Dennisur Thompson, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, overcompensates a left turn while on a driving simulator as a part of the Save a Life Tour in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
  
  Photo Courtesy of U.S. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:11pm EST
  

• And You Trust These Buffoons With Your Health Care?

  If you go to Recovery.gov. you will see the wonderful contributions you as a taxpayer have made to the betterment of our economy. Like all the wonderful contributions, for example, made to the 57 congressional districts here in the great State of Minnesota:
  
  (click [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:10am EST
  

• Congressman Mike Rogers on Obamacare

  Mr. Rogers certainly hit the nail on the head with this one:
  
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:55pm EST
  

• As A Matter Of Fact, I Believe He Does...

  Some of my liberal counterparts had near apoplectic responses to John Hinderacker's article entitled, "Why does he hate us?" In it, Hinderacker highlights his compatriot Paul Mirengoff's article in The Examiner, an excerpt of which follows:
  

  In the area of foreign and national security policy, however, Obama can [...]

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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:00pm EST
  

• For Whom The Bell Tolls...

  As many of my readers know, I'm a proud member of the Minnesota Patriot Guard. When I came across this story, to say that I was touched by this man who has invested so much time and treasure in honoring the fallen, well, to say that I was touched was' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:45pm EST
  

• Is the Crap & Trade Party Over?

  Noel Sheppard has just reported that the thugs who are to soon meet in Copenhagen finally got some pangs of self-interest as they have now thought twice about signing any binding climate change legislation at the upcoming conference:
  

  The decision represents a huge setback to the Obama administration's goal' [...]

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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 11:49pm EST
  

• Saturday Night at the Funnies...

  If I laugh, tis so that I may not weep...Alas,when the world is such, I turn to no one other than the Stooges...
  
  Part 1:
  
  
  
  Part 2:
  
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:26pm EST
  

• The "Oba-Mao-ssaiah?"

  
  Obamamania has spread to Communist China:The Chinese have learned English from his speeches and celebrated the way he rolls up his sleeves. Now President Barack Obama is finally coming, and he's being greeted with "Oba Mao" T-shirts and a statue of him that bursts' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:11pm EST
  

• And Another One's Under the Bus...

  Yes, I know, any news over 24 hours old in the blogosphere is old news. But I couldn't pass up the opportunity brought by the 'resignation' of Anita Dunn to do this song parody:
  
  (image via Scott Thong)
  
  Another One's Under [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:11pm EST
  

• For the Veterans...

  My unending gratitude toward those who met the calling. Thank you.
  
  A patriotic Canadian friend of mine, now deceased, used to love this poem:
  
  
  In Flanders Fields
  By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
  Canadian Army
  
  In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
  Between the crosses [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:50pm EST
  

• Camille Paglia Hits It Spot On.

  Camille Paglia is no conservative. In fact, Camille Paglia is no Republican. Camille Paglia is, in fact, a feminist Democrat. That’s why I found her latest piece at Salon.com so fascinating.

  When I first saw the article, entitled, “Pelosi’s Victory for Women,” I thought, “Okay, here we go–another [...]

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:26pm EST
  

• Maybe Bill O'Reilly Will Learn Something From This

  They say that if one has too open of a mind, eventually, one's brains will fall out.
  
  Bill O'Reilly says he's fair and balanced one minute, yet also says that he operates the "No Spin Zone" the next.
  
  Bill O'Reilly will often ignore readily available contrary evidence and [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:56pm EST
  

• What a bunch of INGRATES!

  20 years ago, the Berlin wall was torn down; soon before, President Ronald Reagan exhorted Gorbachev to "Tear down this wall!"
  
  It was the genius of Ronald Reagan's policies, coupled with Maggie Thatcher and Pope John Paul II that fostered the conditions that allowed the two Germanys to unite,' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:12pm EST
  

• As an Aside..

  There will be much speculation and wringing of hands in the State-Controlled media as to what drove the scumbag who greased 12 soldiers and wounded 31 others do what he did. The apologists at the New York Slimes already are making Hasan out as the victim.
  
  What [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 10:01pm EST
  

• Do the Math.

  $60 BILLION dollars in Medicare FRAUD every year, vs. $8 billion dollars in insurance profits per year.
  
  Follow the money.
  
  Any wonder why Obama & Company want to expand government control over your health care?Read more at Psycmeistr's Ice Palace.' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:04pm EST
  

• Wednesday Hero Blogburst 11-4-2009

  I just got done volunteering at "Monte Carlo Night" at our local St. Cloud V.A. I had a great time interacting with the guys, and they seemed to have a great time, as well. As the proceedings ended, they all thanked us for volunteering; that it meant a lot to [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:44pm EST
  

• Honoring A Hero Tonight...

  I had a very distinct honor and privilege tonight. As you may have noticed on the side bar of this blog, I have maintained a link to and have written about SSgt Mike Mills.
  
  Mike Mills, who was severely wounded in Iraq [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:05pm EST