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  • New Blog

    A week or so ago Blogger wiped out this blog. When I attempted to access the blog I got an error message saying it had been removed. I wrote their help desk and got no response until today. This evening I got an email saying: Hello,Your blog has been reviewed, [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2008, 9:20pm EST

  • William F. Buckley Jr., RIP

    William F. Buckley father of the modern conservative movement died today at 82 years of age. He will be sorely missed. He was as much an educator as he was a political commentator. I greatly enjoyed his columns for several reasons. Primarily, I became a fan because he was able [...]
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    Posted: February 27, 2008, 9:19pm EST

  • Navy beats Notre Dame

    No, seriously, this IS newsworthy. Congratulations to the Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy on ending a 44 year losing streak to Notre Dame. I saw a lot of changes over my 25 years in the Navy. However, there was always one constant you could depend on - Navy [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2007, 6:40pm EDT

  • Nobel Peace prize for starting a new religion

    Congratulations to former Vice President Al Gore who was declared the 2007 winner of the Nobel Peace prize for his efforts in founding and advancing the new religion of Global Warming Hysteria. I'd say this silly award lowers the prestige of the Nobel prize, but after their choices over the' [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2007, 5:22pm EDT

  • Texas Student Booted From School for Wearing John Edwards T-Shirt

    There are a couple problems with this article "Texas Student Booted From School for Wearing John Edwards T-Shirt." First, the headline does not match the facts. The student was booted from school for wearing a political shirt period. Whether the child was supporting Edwards, Clinton, Giuliani or a conservative candidate [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2007, 2:04pm EDT

  • Is the group rate the best rate?

    Common sense would lead one to believe that a group rate for insurance or other financial products would be better than going it alone. Turns out that isn't necessarily the case. The Star Ledger has an article on this subject today. When financial planner Andrew Tignanelli's clients first came to [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2007, 8:04am EDT

  • Browns NOT in last place!

    Just thought I'd mention that the Browns are NOT in last place while I still can. After the first game debacle against the Steelers I didn't think I'd be saying anything positive about the Browns this year. However, I've started to see some signs of improvement particularly on offense. The [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2007, 8:49am EDT
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  • Rest in Peace George Rieveschl

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    Who is George Rieveschl? Turns out that Rieveschl who died yesterday at age 91 was the inventor of Benadryl, the first prescription antihistamine. Sadly, I'll admit I hadn't heard of him before reading in this mornings newspaper of his passing. I assumed Benadryl like most drugs these days was the [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2007, 8:30am EDT
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  • Hugo Chavez is right!!!

    Why the three exclamation points in the title. When you're talking about someone who is wrong as often as the Venezuelan president is, then it's very newsworthy when he gets something right. Remember, this is the character that has been claiming for a few years now that he KNOWS the [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2007, 7:16am EDT
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  • Ahmadinejad visit to Columbia is even worse than we thought

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    Columbia University was condemned far and wide for their decision to invite Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak on campus. Most people were outraged that a college would provide a forum for the leader of a state sponsor of terrorism. Beyond being a state sponsor, Iran has been supplying weapons [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2007, 5:02pm EDT
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  • Congratulations to the Cleveland Indians

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    Congratulations to the Cleveland Indians on winning the American League Central Division championship!!! Using very good pitching and timely hitting the Tribe put on a late charge to pull away from the Tigers. Since 22 August they have won 24 games and only lost 7. Now, let's see them make' [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2007, 11:48am EDT
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  • Hillary Clinton: I'm not a lesbian

    Breaking news!During an interview with The Advocate to be published next week, Sean Kennedy, the gay magazine's news and features editor, asked the presidential candidate, "How do you respond to the occasional rumor that you're a lesbian?""It's not true, but it is something that I have no control over. People'" [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2007, 3:31pm EDT
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  • Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens in serious trouble

    Months ago we heard the Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) was being investigated for allegations of corruption. Here is an update to the story: The FBI, working with an Alaska oil contractor, secretly taped telephone calls with Sen. Ted Stevens as part of a public corruption sting, according to people close [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2007, 9:29pm EDT
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  • Is Giuliani one of the 5 best known Americans?

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    While in England this week, Rudy Giuliani made a fairly outrageous claim. "I'm probably one of the four or five best known Americans in the world," Giuliani told a small group of reporters at a posh London hotel as onlookers gathered in the lobby to gawk at actor Dustin Hoffman, [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2007, 8:23am EDT
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  • Americans with Disabilities Act - A bad idea may expand like your waistline

    Last week I criticized the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as lousy feel good legislation that has grown to mandate many requirements not envisioned when initially passed. One aspect I did not address was the very definition of a disability. On the surface it seems like a simple thing. A [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2007, 7:40am EDT
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  • Barry Bonds is right

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    I hardly ever find myself in agreement with Barry Bonds. Having said that, I have to acknowledge when he is clearly right. The baseball he hit to break the all time home run record was auctioned off recently and here is Bonds' response upon hearing how much the person paid [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2007, 7:28am EDT
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  • NYT continues slide into irrelevancy

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    The stock of the New York Times (NYT) slipped to a ten year low yesterday as the share price follows their journalistic integrity's steep decline. The newspaper company is facing declining circulation and reduced advertising income for a couple reasons. First, in my opinion, no decent American would be caught [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2007, 12:03pm EDT
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  • Another explanation for high cost of college tuition?

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    There are many factors that have caused tuition costs to consistently out pace inflation: overpaid professors, expensive books, and primarily the consumer often doesn't pay for the product until years later. Here is one I hadn't considered: Ousted TSU President Priscilla Slade racked up a $100,000 bar tab at Scott [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2007, 11:54am EDT
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  • Unsurprising outgrowth of bad legislation

    Some of the worst things congress does happens when they pass "feel good" legislation. I'm referring to the type of legislation that is titled in such a way that anyone who votes against it's passage looks like a jerk. Today's example is regarding the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA). Almost [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2007, 9:52am EDT
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  • Hsu and other friends of Clinton

    A story unfolded in the last week or two about a major Democrat fund raiser named Norman Hsu. Turns out Hsu was a fugitive from justice and appears to have gotten his money through an illegal ponzi scheme. While Hsu donated to many Democrat candidates, the bigger angle to the [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2007, 7:57am EDT
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  • Kucinich disgraces Ohio again

    Last week, congressman and erstwhile presidential candidate, Dennis Kucinich shamed his constituents by criticizing U.S. foreign policy while meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad. While in the Middle East, Kucinich said he wouldn't to visit Iraq claiming "I feel the United States is engaging in an illegal occupation ... I [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2007, 11:41am EDT
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  • Monday's Required Reading

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    From the Wall Street Journal we get today's required reading. It is an op-ed titled "Listening to Petraeus" co-authored by Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT). While I'm tempted to copy and paste the point I find most salient, I'd rather you just read the entire article. Actually, [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2007, 8:07am EDT
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  • Fred is in the race (I guess)

    Fred Thompson has joined the crowd running for the Republican presidential nomination. The title of this post includes an "I guess" because even though I was watching the Tonight Show to see his announcement I must have fallen asleep during the monologue. That is a problem with using a late [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2007, 6:51am EDT
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  • Karma in the form of broken ribs

    A couple years ago President Bush was test driving one of those Segway machines and fell off. Obviously, the late night talk shows had their laughs. The leftist London newspaper The Daily Mirror ran an article with this headline: "You'd have to be an idiot to fall off, wouldn't you [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2007, 10:25am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Craig changes his mind - maybe

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    Senator Larry Craig (R-ID), who announced on Saturday that he would resign effective 30 September, is reportedly considering changing his mind. Huh? Wow, is this character confused. First, he is confused about bathroom etiquette (rule one: all your body parts stay in your stall). Then, he pleads guilty and now [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2007, 9:53am EDT
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  • Justice Denied

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    Posted: September 05, 2007, 9:00am EDT
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  • Congratulation Appalachian State

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    Posted: September 01, 2007, 8:21pm EDT
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  • Dentist: I Don't Have to Pay Taxes

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    Posted: August 30, 2007, 12:09pm EDT
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  • Senator Craig, it's time to resign

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    Posted: August 29, 2007, 11:35am EDT
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  • Blog Posting

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    Posted: August 29, 2007, 11:28am EDT
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  • Can the Michael Vick story get any stranger?

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    Posted: August 14, 2007, 9:48pm EDT
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  • ABC in business of creating news instead of reporting news?

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    ABC conducts a poll an gets this result and decides it is news: Three in 10 Americans say the Supreme Court is "too conservative," up sharply from two years ago and now substantially more than call it "too liberal." Just under half say the court is about balanced ideologically in [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2007, 10:17am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Monday night links and comments

    Huh, the last king of Afghanistan died. Wonder what the odds were on him living to 92 years old. At 19, he was crowned hours after his father was assassinated. At the time his nickname was "Next." Michael Vick ordered to stay out of training camp Okay, but what took so [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2007, 8:41pm EDT
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  • Tancredo jumps the shark

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    Congressman Tom Tancredo has been a second tier candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2008 presidential race with a minor following based solely on the combined issues of illegal immigration and border security. Though I tend to agree with him on those issues, I found him to be less [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2007, 6:31pm EDT
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  • New Favorite Politician

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    Regular readers know I don't hold many politicians in very high esteem. However, after reading a letter sent by a Cleveland City Councilman to a constituent, I have one I can respect for being a straight shooter. I don't know if Councilman Polensek is a Republican or a Democrat, but [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2007, 8:01am EDT
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  • Rest in Peace - Lady Bird Johnson

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    Former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, widow of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, passed away today at the age of 94. Our prayers go out to her family and friends as they deal with their loss. [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2007, 6:02pm EDT
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  • Confused Episcopal Priest Story - UPDATE

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    A couple weeks ago I commented on the nuttiness of Rev. Ann Holmes Redding. Who? She is the Episcopalian priest who professes to be both Muslim and Christian. In the original story there were comments from her bishop indicating he had no problem with her actions. Officials at the national [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2007, 9:43am EDT
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  • Monday's links and comments

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    Fred Thompson Picking Up Support in Ohio. He hasn't announced he is running yet, but support is building. Viking Spirit blog has a post titled: "Switching horses: I'm supporting Fred Dalton Thompson." More interesting than the fact that he is supporting Thompson is that he is switching from being a [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2007, 11:35am EDT
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  • An American Hero Passes On

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    Retired Navy Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey passed on this week. Fluckey was the most aggressive and successful submarine commander during WW II. His boat, USS Barb (SS-220), was credited with the most tonnage sunk during World War II: 85 ships including a carrier, cruiser, and frigate. Here is a [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2007, 12:07pm EDT
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  • Friday's links and comments

    Here is a disturbing story out of Iraq. Read the whole article. Bottom line is it appears someone in Washington interfering where they shouldn't. Mr. al-Alusi put his faith in Iraq's fragile justice system. There are now confidential witnesses, including testimony from some of the men involved in the killing, [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2007, 8:49pm EDT
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  • George Voinovich Embarrasses Ohio Again

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    Yesterday, George Voinovich called in to the Sean Hannity afternoon radio show and embarrassed all Ohioans but particularly those of us who voted for him. This isn't a matter of a disagreement over a policy issue, though I do disagree with his position. No, I'm embarrassed that he is our [...]
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    Posted: June 28, 2007, 9:23am EDT
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  • It's just a phone!

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    Just watched a bit on CNBC morning show where the reporter was talking about idiots (my word not hers) in New York already lining up to buy an iPhone when they go on sale in a few days. Hey folks, a cell phone is a communications tool that is supposed [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2007, 7:53am EDT
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  • Friday's links and comments - 22 June 2007

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    Jay Nordlinger's Impromptus columns are always worth reading. The latest is no exception. Here is one slice of the column: Relatedly: My friend Michael Walsh pointed out this, from a Reuters article: “The two men, both among the world’s longest-serving leaders . . .” And who are the two men? Qaddafi [...]
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    Posted: June 22, 2007, 12:12pm EDT
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  • Bob Evans - Rest in Peace

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    I almost missed this story it was barely a blurb in the business section of this mornings newspaper. Bob Evans, the man behind a great American success story passed away yesterday. Here's a link to an online story that didn't make it into my newspaper.Bob Evans, whose quest for quality [...]
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    Posted: June 22, 2007, 11:02am EDT
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  • Religion of Peace?

    Those in denial about the threat of Islamo-fascism often attempt to minimize the issue by claiming the nutty ones are out of the mainstream of the true tenets of the Religion of Peace (ROP). Problem is, those claims fly in the face of all the evidence. Consider mainstream Islamic response [...]
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    Posted: June 22, 2007, 10:02am EDT
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  • Random Thoughts - Baseball Edition

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    Sam Perlozzo is out as Baltimore manager and the first candidate and perceived first choice of management, Joe Girardi, quickly declines consideration for the job. My take: Girardi's decision had less to do with his perception of the on field talent and more to do with Baltimore's dysfunctional management team [...]
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    Posted: June 21, 2007, 2:18pm EDT
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  • NYC to pay for good behavior?

    New York City's Nanny (oops, Mayor) Michael Bloomberg is starting a program to supposedly address the poverty problem by paying people to perform various behaviors. NEW YORK (AP) - Poor residents will be rewarded for good behavior - like $300 for doing well on school tests, $150 for holding a [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2007, 10:19am EDT
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  • An argument against "Life" sentences

    The people who argue against the death penalty will claim you can just lock murderers up for life. Tell that to these two women who now are being told a parole board wants to release their mother's murderer. The half sisters are reunited now, unified in their resolve to reverse [...]
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    Posted: June 18, 2007, 9:05am EDT
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  • Rep. Jefferson - Indicted

    Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) was indicted today on several charges involving corruption and bribery. I have one question for our Justice Department: What the heck took so long? Over a year ago, ninety thousand dollars of marked money used in a bribery case was found in Jefferson's freezer. Before anyone [...]
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    Posted: June 04, 2007, 1:18pm EDT
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  • Wednesday's links and comments

    When advocates of the senate illegal alien amnesty bill defend it they often claim the illegals "are just doing jobs American's won't do." Here is an example from right here in Ohio of the type of job they must be referring to: Drug agents have discovered the largest marijuana crop [...]
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    Posted: May 30, 2007, 2:53pm EDT
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  • Baseball at Memorial Day

    The baseball season is divided up many different ways depending on what point a writer is making. Some will use Memorial Day weekend to examine the first quarter of the season even though technically it is several games past that point. By this point in a season you get a [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2007, 11:02am EDT
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  • Slimy Lawyer News

    Regular readers know I'm strongly opposed to frivolous lawsuits and the trend over the last couple decades to treat every personal tragedy as a potential lottery ticket. There have been such a rash of these stories this week that I decided to make this a semi-regular feature titled "Slimy Lawyer [...]
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    Posted: May 25, 2007, 1:27pm EDT
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  • Comprehensive immigration reform or just more amnesty?

    Lots of talk today about the awful legislation proposed in the senate regarding our mess of an immigration policy. Let's start by looking at the key players. Sen Ted Kennedy - Champion of this legislation from the left. He has a history of involvement at past attempts to deal with [...]
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    Posted: May 18, 2007, 10:24pm EDT
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  • Friday night links and comments

    Peggy Noonan has a column looking at the non-campaign Fred Thompson is running. He is running a great campaign. It's just not a declared campaign. It's a guerrilla campaign whose informality is meant to obscure his intent. It has been going on for months and is aimed at the major [...]
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    Posted: May 18, 2007, 8:39am EDT
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  • 2nd GOP Debate

    I watched more of the second debate than the first. As much as I'd like to pretend it was only because FOX handled the debate better than MSNBC, truth is it was as much a product of a weak slate of TV shows tonight. I could say a bunch of [...]
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    Posted: May 15, 2007, 10:46pm EDT
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  • Tuesday's links and comments

    Sometimes I'll know I'll like an article just from reading the headline. Here is an example: Just how crazy are the Dems? Jonah Goldberg uses some recent polling data to demonstrate that the majority of Democrats are completely out of their mind. MOST FAIR-MINDED readers will no doubt take me [...]
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    Posted: May 15, 2007, 8:11am EDT
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  • An argument for term limits

    On Constitutional grounds I'm opposed to the idea of term limits believing the voters should decide when someone has held a job too long. However, seeing this legislation passed tells me we have at least 288 congresscritters who have overstayed their usefulness. Every one of the 288 who voted yes [...]
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    Posted: May 14, 2007, 7:30am EDT
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  • 6 arrested in plot to kill soldiers at Fort Dix

    How does this story fit into the contention by Harry Reid and friends that the war on terror would be solved if we would just surrender in Iraq? Does anyone think these goofs in New Jersey are the only ones out there wishing to do us harm? [...]
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    Posted: May 08, 2007, 3:13pm EDT
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  • Roger Clemens Resigns with Yankees

    In a move that reeks of desperation, the New York Yankees have made 44 year Roger Clemens the highest or second highest paid player in baseball depending on how you do the math. Don't get me wrong, Clemens is arguably the best pitcher of his generation and one of the [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2007, 7:25am EDT
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  • We Win They Lose

    First Name* Last Name* Email* Address City State select AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MNMS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2007, 12:00pm EDT
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  • We Win They Lose

    First Name* Last Name* Email* Address City State select AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MNMS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2007, 12:00pm EDT
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  • Thursday's links and comments

    I have remarked kiddingly that since Barack Obama already has the black vote sewn up he could nail down another demographic group by putting an apostrophe after the "O" in his last name. Turns out he actually is part Irish on his mothers side. So it turns out, the Daily [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2007, 8:51pm EDT
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  • First GOP Presidential Primary Debate

    Eight months before the first state primary is held, the ten announced candidates for the Republican nomination for president will hold their first debate tonight. Don't bather watching. It is extremely unlikely that anything said tonight will be remembered more than a week from now. It is being held at [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2007, 7:18pm EDT
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  • Why are lawyer jokes still acceptable?

    As a society, we have become so obsessed with political correctness that no joke is acceptable if it plays off generalizations about the race, religion, gender, ethnicity of the butt of the joke. However, there is one group about whom it will always be acceptable to tell jokes. Q: What [...]
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    Posted: May 02, 2007, 6:31pm EDT
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  • Wednesday's links and comments

    Washington Editors: Reluctant to Publish 'D.C. Madam' Client List. Personally, I don't care who had the DC Madam on speed-dial. However, it is rather telling about the priorities of the editors that this story bothers their sensibilities, but they have no problem disclosing national secrets during a time of war. [...]
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    Posted: May 02, 2007, 1:15pm EDT
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  • Tuesday's links and comments

    Thomas Sowell is imbued with more than his share of common sense. Today, we get another of his Random Thoughts columns. Enjoy the whole thing, but here is the last paragraph: I am so old that I can remember a Democrat, at his inauguration as President, say of our enemies: [...]
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    Posted: May 01, 2007, 8:54am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • George Tenet - Novice Author

    Former Director of the CIA, George Tenet is 54 years old and has written a book for the first time. Apparently, it is creating quite a stir on the book circuit (is there still a "book circuit?). Though it deals with decisions regarding war and peace, it isn't an instant [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2007, 9:35pm EDT
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  • Monday night news and links

    I frequently bemoan the sad state of our overly litigious society. Well, here is an article showing it is not just an American problem. Amputee wins damages after train fallBasically, this woman was trespassing and tried to climb on a moving train unsuccessfully. In failing to get on the train [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2007, 7:43pm EDT
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  • Liberal response to higher gas prices

    While foreign affairs and social issues get considerable coverage in describing the differences between conservatives and liberals, the differences on economic issues are equally telling. When gas prices go up due to unrest in the Middle East, or storms in the Atlantic, conservatives who understand economics realize it is just [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2007, 10:04am EDT
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  • Another example of government overreach

    Most bad legislation comes from good intentions. Here is another example from the Peoples Republic of Minnesota. Restroom law would help open the doors in a hurry Help may be on the way for Johnson and 27,000 other Minnesotans with inflammatory bowel diseases that make finding a bathroom -- fast! -- [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2007, 7:47am EDT
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  • Do you have something in common with Alec Baldwin?

    I haven't bothered writing about the "news" that actor Alec Baldwin left a nasty message on his daughter's answering machine mostly because I understand that divorces can be messy and kids are often used by one parent against the other. Today, I see a news item that leads me to [...]
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    Posted: April 26, 2007, 9:25am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Abuse of congressional protection?

    Our Constitution rightly contains protection for legislators against prosecution for performance of their congressional duties. Specifically, the Constitution says: Section 6 The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all [...]
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    Posted: April 25, 2007, 1:56pm EDT
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  • ABC unable to admit they fired Rosie O'Donnell

    The actual headline was "Exclusive: O'Donnell Leaving 'The View'" and the opening paragraph explains: ABC has been unable to come to a contractual agreement with "The View" co-host. As a result, her duties on the show will come to an end mid-June. The president of daytime programming for the Disney-ABC Television [...]
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    Posted: April 25, 2007, 10:35am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Tuesday's news and links

    Sadly, we lost one of the better authors of sports books yesterday as David Halberstam died in a car crash. My personal favorite was "Summer of 49." He was enroute to interview NFL Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle for a book about the 1958 championship game. I wonder how far [...]
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    Posted: April 24, 2007, 2:55pm EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Saturday morning links and comments

    I've been pretty positive about the potential candidacy of former senator Fred Thompson. Well, predictably the supporters of other candidates are starting to pen columns to inform people why Thompson is not the perfect conservative. Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review Online has written "Thompson’s Tort Trouble." This article picks through [...]
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    Posted: April 21, 2007, 9:54am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Thursday's links and comments

    Politicians of both parties often don't follow the laws the enact to control the behavior of rest of us common folk. Usually it doesn't make for a major story. However, if you're governor of state which strictly enforces seatbelt usage and you get seriously injured in a high speed accident [...]
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    Posted: April 19, 2007, 1:01pm EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Virginia Tech massacre and gun control legislation

    As expected, the tragedy in Blacksburg, Virginia is being used to argue the case for and against greater infringement of the 2nd Amendment. Boston Mayor Mumbles Menino had this to say: "The federal government could take action . . . by getting the NRA to back off these issues," Menino [...]
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    Posted: April 19, 2007, 12:10pm EDT
    by LargeBill

  • What is the Democrat definition of patriotism?

    Over the last several years, various Democrat politicians would get very indignant and complain that people were questioning their patriotism whenever their judgment on national defense was challenged. Well, after a recent speech by a leading Dem presidential candidate John Edwards I have to wonder if they have any understanding [...]
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    Posted: April 19, 2007, 11:07am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Today's argument for tort reform

    Today's argument for tort reform comes from St Louis. The mother of a boy who was shocked and fell 35 feet after climbing an Illinois electric tower on a $5 bet is suing the utility for allegedly failing to properly warn of the tower's dangers and keeping children from it.We [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2007, 3:26pm EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Tuesday links and comments

    This is kind of funny. If you are running for traffic court judge, I'd recommend double checking to make sure all your past tickets are paid off. The Weekly Standard has a lengthy profile of Fred Thompson. It is getting clearer that Thompson is going to run in 2008. The Philadelphia Inquirer [...]
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    Posted: April 17, 2007, 8:11am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Do you pay enough or too much taxes?

    With April 15th falling on the weekend, today is the deadline to file your federal income taxes. I've previously groused about how our friends in congress have added too many complications to the system out of an attempt to either modify behavior or reward certain constituents. Today, I'm more concerned [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2007, 8:18am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Random thoughts

    Random musings about life, entertainment and politics. First a little advice to parents out there - Limit the number of teenagers allowed to sleep over. Two teenage girls can be relatively quiet. Three or more get unbearably loud and screechy. Regarding the Don Imus affair, am I the only one really [...]
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    Posted: April 11, 2007, 7:35am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Reason 5,347 why Michigan is going broke

    Michigan continues to serve as a cautionary tale about the harmful effects of excessive government taxing and spending. I can only hope Ohioans are watching and learning. Here is the latest and most blatant example: We have come to the conclusion that the crisis Michigan faces is not a shortage [...]
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    Posted: April 07, 2007, 9:56am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • A non-frivilous lawsuit?

    I occasionally mock the actions of lawyers and others who attempt to turn personal tragedies into winning lottery tickets, but I have to make an exception for this guy. An Air Force veteran has filed a federal claim after an operation at a Veterans Administration hospital in which a healthy [...]
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    Posted: April 05, 2007, 7:33am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Dick Cheney for president?

    Here is an opinion piece discussing the idea of Vice President Dick Cheney running in the 2008 election. I like Cheney and think he would be a better president than the great majority of those currently running. However, this is a case where my opinion of the potential candidate really [...]
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    Posted: April 04, 2007, 6:19pm EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Maryland votes to become more irrelevent

    Maryland's state House voted yesterday for a plan to have their electoral votes go to whichever candidate wins the popular vote nation wide. Leaving aside the question of the constitutionality of such a plan, how do the politicians in Maryland justify this as being in their state's best interest? Currently, [...]
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    Posted: April 03, 2007, 6:20pm EDT
    by LargeBill

  • A little political advice

    If you've never thrown a baseball before, just politely decline when invited to throw out the first pitch. Video link. [...]
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    Posted: April 03, 2007, 11:41am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • 2007 Baseball predictions

    The New York Mets will square off against the Cardinals in St. Louis Sunday night April 1st and officially begin the Major League Baseball season. The next afternoon, the Indians will be in Chicago to face the White Sox. Here is the order I see them ending up in October. American [...]
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    Posted: March 29, 2007, 8:34am EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Wednesday night links and comments

    Unknown presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) guest blogged a post at GOPBloggers. All of it is worth reading to understand Hunter's conservative point of view. The best line is this jab at his GOP opponents: National Journal ranks me as the most conservative member of Congress running for the [...]
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    Posted: March 28, 2007, 9:02pm EDT
    by LargeBill

  • The Iranian - British Sailor Hostage Situation

    Over the past week, the situation in the Middle East has grown more tense as the Iranian navy overpowered 15 British sailors on two small boats operating in Iraqi territorial waters. A little background to what led up to this standoff. * Iran has been growing agitated over the pressure [...]
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    Posted: March 26, 2007, 9:36pm EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Friday's links and comments

    Sorry for the light blogging, we've had more important things to do. Jonathan Williams of The Detroit News looks at the latest case of a corporation leaving Michigan and expresses dismay at their governor's response. With the recent announcement of Comerica's relocation to Texas, the hemorrhaging of Michigan businesses continues. Astonishingly, [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2007, 1:57pm EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Today's "No Kidding" Headline

    Read this headline: World's biggest yacht a status symbolGuess what? All the other yachts are status symbols too. [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2007, 10:07pm EDT
    by LargeBill

  • Wednesday's links and comments

    A Conservative Who Can Win is a column by Doug Patton of Human Events looking at former senator Fred Thompson's potential run for the presidency. Since Fred Thompson isn't running yet, World Examiner endorsed another strong conservative - Duncan Hunter. Meanwhile, former Virginia governor James Gilmore Wants Conservatives to Examine His Track [...]
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    Posted: March 07, 2007, 6:27pm EST
    by LargeBill

  • Scooter Libby Guilty

    Scooter Libby, former assistant to Vice President Dick Cheney was found guilty of four of five charges today. Though I've had problems with this investigation of a non-existent crime from the beginning, I haven't posted much if anything about Libby's trial for a reason. That reason is our justice system [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2007, 9:38pm EST
    by LargeBill

  • Our screwy tax system

    Acknowledging I have ranted about our federal income tax system on more than a few occasions, I hope this doesn't sound like just more of the same. Anyways, I was doing our 2006 taxes last night and came across a couple more examples of congresscritters using our horrendous tax system [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2007, 7:13am EST
    by LargeBill

  • Monday's links and comments

    Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review did a comprehensive interview with John McCain. Here is the transcript. Not a lot there to change my view of the senator. I was already aware of his positives positions and his explanations of his irritating actions (Gang of Fourteen, etc) were no more convincing. Howard [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2007, 8:36am EST
    by LargeBill

  • Howard Dean is right?

    It seems strange saying this, but yes Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is right. No, no, no, he isn't right about any issue or policy. Rather, he is right to condemn Ann Coulter's comments yesterday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Here is what Ms. Coulter said: [...]
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    Posted: March 03, 2007, 12:52pm EST
    by LargeBill

  • Friday's links and comments

    Former Virginia Governor James Gilmore fall in that category of presidential candidate that when people are asked about his campaign the answers range from "He's running?" to "Who's he?" Recognizing how far he is behind the other candidates, Gilmore has come out swinging. In his video, Mr. Gilmore lays out [...]
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    Posted: March 02, 2007, 11:38am EST
    by LargeBill

  • Obsessing over the candidates families

    There are many problems for the media in covering political campaigns which now stretch nearly 2 full years. A reporter can only examine the candidates navel so many times. That leads to going further and further to give background on the candidates and their families. The argument can be made [...]
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    Posted: March 02, 2007, 11:09am EST
    by LargeBill

  • Thursday's links and comments

    Right on McCain is an opinion piece in National Review Online by the other senator from Arizona, Sen Jon Kyl who declares John McCain’s conservative record is excellent. Sen. Kyl uses McCain's voting record in the senate to demonstrate that McCain has consistently advanced conservative principles. I will grant Sen. [...]
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    Posted: March 01, 2007, 8:20am EST
    by LargeBill
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