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  • Why Congressman (Until 2010) Dave Reichert (Rino) Doesn’t Care What I Think

    Why should he? I am just one of 654, 905 (give or take a business closing) constituents in Washington District 8. Of the 455,009 Registered Voters in WA Dist 8, 357, 720 live in King County.  Only 97,289 of us live in Pierce. (data from WA Sec. of State website). So I am [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2009, 9:41am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • So Much For DNA Evidence

    Courtesy of Fox News: Scientists: It’s Easy to ‘Engineer Crime Scene’ With Fabricated DNA Scientists in Israel say it’s easy to “engineer a crime scene” with fabricated DNA evidence, throwing in doubt the strength of the prime standard in criminal cases that has been used to secure thousands of convictions. The Tel [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2009, 7:38am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • The Slow Death of Western Civilization

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    Mark Steyn has a great piece in the corner, on his recurring theme of the aging population of the Western world (which does now include Japan and Korea, for all intents and purposes). Japan’s population peaked in 2004 at about 127.8 million and is projected to fall to 89.9 million by [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2009, 8:06am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Who Said This?

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    Who Said This? This is about more than just holding elections. It’s also about what happens between elections. (Applause.) Repression can take many forms, and too many nations, even those that have elections, are plagued by problems that condemn their people to poverty. No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2009, 7:03am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • What makes America great?

    That’s the question I’d like to consider for a while. Of course the question itself may be suspect to some people. In asking this particular question I’m assuming that America is great, and I’m well aware that there are some people in America today that just don’t accept that premise. [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 4:03pm EDT
    by PerriNelson

  • And Speaking of Soon-To-Be-Ex-Congressman Dave Recihert

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    Below is the canned (I assume, please correct me if I am wrong) email I received from the Pierce County GOP, concerning Reichert’s Cap and Tax vote (on Jun 29): Thank you for your email regarding Congressman Reichert’s vote on the Cap & Trade legislation. The passion that everyone is expressing is [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 11:35am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • On Sarah Palin and the Future

    By now, if you are not aware that Sarah Palin is resigning as Governor of Alaska on July 26, then you simply are not paying attention. I thought I would let the dust settle a bit, before throwing my 2 cents in.  I have no doubt that this is a move [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 10:35am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Transformers 2 - Revenge of the Fallen

    OK, so it’s not Shakespeare.  Don’t get me wrong, I love the bard, and I think Kenneth Brannagh has a true gift for those works… In fact, anyone going to this movie expecting anything along the lines of plot, storyline, or character development, will probably have their head implode.  This apparently [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 7:38am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Reichert Issues Reasoning for Economy Killer Cap and Tax Vote

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    From the Seattle Times: Washington, DC - Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) released the following statement today after the U.S. House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act: “Energy independence and our national security are critical issues for America. These issues transcend politics. The future of this country is on the line [...]
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    Posted: June 27, 2009, 8:49am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Cap and Tax Econmy Killer Bill Passes 219-212 - Dave Reichert Votes AYE

    From Michelle Malkin, we get the link to the final talley, showing Congressman Dave Reichert voting AYE, to PASS the Cap and Trade Economy Killer Bill. As Michelle asks; There are 7 GOP turncoats with recorded YEA votes. What were their payoffs??? I hope Dave Reichert’s payoff was worth it, because he has now [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2009, 4:51pm EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Reichert Planning to Vote FOR Cap and Trade Economy Killer Bill?

    Michelle Malkin and the Americana for Prosperity are reporting that Dave Reichert (R - Wa. Dist is leaning towards a YES vote on the Cap and Trade Economy Killer bill, currently being ramrodded through the House of Representatives, despite the Republicans being locked out of the process, and Cong. Waman [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2009, 8:23am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Ballmer vs. Obama on Corporate Taxes

    Over at Northwest Digest, I wrote about the non-starter of a tax plan that President Obama wants to foist on American firms doing business in foreign countries. At a time when the economy is still failing, the President’s desire to increase taxes on corporations is something that’s sure to kill jobs. [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2009, 3:52pm EDT
    by Patrick

  • Ralph Peters Says It So Much Better Than I Did…

    Ralph Peters has a most excellent piece today, courtesy of the NY Post: An ugly pattern’s emerging in our president’s beliefs: He’s infallible. This is rich, given all the criticism of the Bush administration’s unwillingness to admit mistakes. We now have a president with Jimmy Carter’s naivete, Richard Nixon’s [...]
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    Posted: June 18, 2009, 8:46am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • It’s HARD to Support Democracy and Freedom, It’s Easy to Just Get Along with Dictators

    Gateway Pundit has a wonderful piece comparing and contrasting the stands of G. W. Bush and B .H. Obama, regarding the struggle for freedom and democracy in the world today: “All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. [...]
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    Posted: June 16, 2009, 9:59am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • David Letterman STILL Doesn’t Get It

    I have stayed away from this for a week, but feel compelled to comment at this point. If you aren’t aware of the issue that has come up concerning David Letterman and the Palin family, you can get detail here. Last night, Letterman issued a non-apology: “All right, here – I’ve been thinking [...]
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    Posted: June 16, 2009, 7:05am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Marysville Voters Should Be Aware

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    Courtesy of JoNova: Michael Kundu, Board President of Marysville (Washington State, USA) District #25 has written to colleagues to urge them to trash a free science resource that discusses logic, reason and evidence, and the core of science. The Skeptics Handbook has arrived at school board presidents’ desks around the [...]
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    Posted: June 13, 2009, 9:14am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Newsweek Editor Admits he Sees Obama as “…sort of God”

    Thanks to Kyle Drennen at Newsbusters: Newsweek editor Evan Thomas brought adulation over President Obama’s Cairo speech to a whole new level on Friday, declaring on MSNBC: “I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God.” …”Reagan was all about America, and [...]
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    Posted: June 06, 2009, 7:44am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Cheney makes liberal heads explode by saying something they agree with

    I love when this happens. When the most vilified man in the Bush administration, Darth Cheney actually says something they agree with, the liberals actually have to dial back their hatred and accept that maybe not all republicans and conservatives are howling homophobes, as they try to make them appear [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2009, 11:37pm EDT
    by nwbloggers

  • Intimidation tactics at the hands of gay rights supporters taints our referendum process

    I heard this on the radio in passing earlier today, and confirmed it on Hot Air this evening. This sort of intimidation pisses me off. Let me say before I post the story details that until I read this, I had no intention of joining the fray for referendum 71, which seeks [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2009, 12:29am EDT
    by nwbloggers

  • Going Galt

    Number of comments: 1
    For some background on the concept, check this post from Michelle Malkin.  Go ahead, I’ll wait. OK, so now that you understand the basic idea (summarized for those that didn’t follow the link): It’s a reference to the famed Ayn Rand novel, “Atlas Shrugged,” in which protagonist John Galt leads the entrepreneur [...]
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    Posted: June 01, 2009, 10:48am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Bob Baer’s Suggestion On North Korea

    Courtesy of Time: …what we need is an ex post facto international regime with real teeth: You test a bomb, and you face certain and total economic embargo, one that will make the pre-emptive sanctions we have in place now seem like a day at the polo club. Right now China should be closing [...]
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    Posted: May 31, 2009, 1:13pm EDT
    by Aurelius

  • It Hurts More When The Russians Say It

    Courtesy of Pravda: It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people. True, the situation has been well prepared on and [...]
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    Posted: May 30, 2009, 9:14am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • How Much Do YOU Owe?

    USA Today has a wonderful (and interactive graphic) piece today, which presents some truly horrifying numbers about the Average Liabilities Per Household in the USA Today! Taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $55,000 a household to coverrising federal commitments made just in the past year for retirementbenefits, the national [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2009, 12:03pm EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Quick Shots: Obamafollies Edition

    One - Courtesy of Doug Ross: Red State, American Thinker and Joey Smith provide anecdotal andquantitative evidence that would appear to confirm a decided biasagainst dealers who donated to GOP causes or to anti-Obama Democrats. Consider the partial list of Chrysler dealership owners, listed below.You’ll notice that all were opponents of Barack [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2009, 4:13pm EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Today’s Recommended Reading

    Victor Davis Hanson courtesy of Pajamas Media: Cracks in the Facade Fissures in the Obama Totem Oh, I know that President Obama’s approval ratings are still around 62%. But I also remember that George Bush’s at the end of 2001 got even higher — and stayed at or above 60% through most of 2002, explaining why [...]
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    Posted: May 17, 2009, 9:12am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Why Don’t The Republicans Follow Their Platform?

    In the interests of full disclosure, I am a registered Republican.  When I turned 18, in the great state of Alaska, I registered as a Libertarian.  While I had some quibbles over a couple of planks in the Libertarian platform, over all, it was the best fit for my beliefs. In [...]
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    Posted: May 17, 2009, 8:55am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Obama’s Vietnam

    Courtesy of Reuters: Outnumbered U.S. troops defend Afghan frontier U.S. commanders are rushing thousands of reinforcements to the south of Afghanistan to take on the Taliban in what Washington considers a make-or-break year for a war it now views as its main security priority. Here in the east of the country, the official [...]
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    Posted: May 17, 2009, 7:51am EDT
    by Aurelius

  • Site update coming shortly

    Just a software update, but I will also be adding Twitter integration. Stay tuned. [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 9:39pm EDT
    by nwbloggers

  • So Much For The Honeymoon

    What happened to the love? Mr. Sarkozy was also reported yesterday to have cracked a dubious joke about Europe’s “Obamamania”. According to L’Express news magazine, he mentioned Mr Obama’s planned visit to Normandy for the D-day anniversary in June, saying: “I am going to ask him to walk on the [...]
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    Posted: April 17, 2009, 3:48pm EDT
    by MaxRedline

  • Time for a new warning label

    Number of comments: 4
    KIRO 7’s Essex Porter did an investigative report earlier this month which should concern every Washingtonian. Looking for ways to bridge a massive multi-billion dollar budget gap, the state legislature is considering a bill to restrict how doctors prescibe medicine to those on state-subsidized care. We all know about generics. [...]
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    Posted: April 17, 2009, 6:59am EDT
    by Patrick

  • Veterans and American Legion fights back against DHS slander

    Veterans are pissed…as they should be. Funny thing is that now, after this slight, a lot who were not very disgruntled…are. And Napolitano’s attempt to appease them is pointless when she has said she stands by the report’s conclusions. US govt faces veteran anger at extremism report The US Homeland Security Department, under [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2009, 11:13pm EDT
    by LSU

  • Patriotic Retirement

    Number of comments: 3
    My friend Karma forwarded an interesting piece of e-mail with a proposed solution to the economic problems we’re having. According to the original e-mail this was a suggestion from a respondent to an article in the St. Petersburg Times business section. Dear Mr. President, Patriotic retirement: There are about 40 million people [...]
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    Posted: April 10, 2009, 9:59am EDT
    by PerriNelson

  • It’s worse than I thought

    I participate in opinion polls from time to time. One of the polling companies sends quick results of their polls to panelist via email after every poll is complete. I’m sure by now you’ve all heard about President Obama’s call to have Rick Waggoner, GM’s former chief executive resign. I can [...]
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    Posted: March 31, 2009, 7:53am EDT
    by PerriNelson

  • An apology to my children

    On behalf of myself, and of like minded individuals, I hereby apologize to my children, to my granddaughter, and to the children of future generations. I know that I and my generation have squandered one of the greatest legacies ever given to a generation of humanity and saddled you with [...]
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    Posted: March 27, 2009, 5:02pm EDT
    by PerriNelson

  • The Obama Administration makes their worst suggestion ever: make the veterans pay for their own medical care

    Number of comments: 1
    UPDATE: The plan appears to be moving forward with Obama’s approval. And that means for service related injuries too….like war injuries. Yep…liberals sure do know how to support the troops… Senators slam plan for wounded vets to use private insurance Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2009, 11:57pm EDT
    by nwbloggers

  • Is your Senator forsworn?

    According to The Hill… “The Senate voted to pass the DC Voting Rights Act on Thursday which would add a voting member of the House of Representatives to the District and Utah.” I remarked earlier this week on why this bill is unconstitutional. Now every Senator that has voted for [...]
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    Posted: February 27, 2009, 9:55pm EST
    by PerriNelson

  • Seattle Sex-presso loses its cutting edge status to Maine

    Number of comments: 2
    It was only a matter of time.  Once the sex-presso craze become common there was really only one way to go:  Topless. Well, Seattle snoozed and Maine has beat us out to have the first topless coffee house: Topless coffeehouse gives neighbors the jitters ‘No cameras, no touching’ rules enforced at controversial outlet VASSALBORO, [...]
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    Posted: February 26, 2009, 1:09am EST
    by LSU

  • Congress no longer respects the Constitution

    People For the American Way Public Policy Department Legislative Representative Jen Herrick has posted a blog entry on The Hill Blog. Jen is excited that our Congress is about to enact a blatant violation of the Constitution. Long lines at the polls on Election Day are a problem not to be [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2009, 2:26pm EST
    by PerriNelson

  • The best news I’ve read today.

    Just saw a link to this up on twitter. A tip of the hat to @acmaurer. WASHINGTON — Tom Daschle has withdrawn his name from consideration for secretary of Health and Human Services, the Associated Press reports. Now maybe we can get this tax cheat fitted for an orange jumpsuit. Hypocrisy in [...]
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    Posted: February 03, 2009, 10:13am EST
    by PerriNelson

  • Stimulating hypocrisy

    Number of comments: 1
    Does everyone remember the outrage over the $1.2 million that Merrill Lynch spent to upgrade its executive offices? How about the outrage over that $50 million corporate jet for CITI? You know, the one — the one that CITI had ordered quite some time back, and ended up canceling the [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 11:50am EST
    by PerriNelson

  • Liquor: How the Government and the State Unions choke out the free market

    Number of comments: 2
    I am no prude, I enjoy the occasional adult beverage.  Moving to Washington in 1995 I was rather shocked to find that Washington had such a choke hold on alcohol. Imagine being in California.  Need a bottle of Scotch Whiskey?  No problem, head over to Safeway, or one of several privately owned [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 12:50am EST
    by nwbloggers

  • Constructive Alternatives

    The left has got a legitimate complaint. There really are pressing social problems that need to be solved in our country and our world today. There really does seem to be a serious problem with our national economy, as well as the world economy. Despite the fact that America has [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2009, 12:20pm EST
    by PerriNelson

  • Questions for #44

    Which of these things demonstrates love? The giving of charity or the redistribution of tax revenues? Which of them works good upon the soul? Is the command to “Render therefore unto Caesar” greater than the command to “Go, and do thou likewise?” If, as you said in your inaugural speech today [...]
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    Posted: January 20, 2009, 11:15am EST
    by PerriNelson

  • Tell me again why they’re still in office?

    The stupidity and sheer gullibility of voters in the state of Washington, and in particular the city of Seattle, never ceases to amaze me. But then, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised, since the vast majority of urban residents in the state of Washington are liberals who couldn’t vote for [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2009, 2:28pm EST
    by PerriNelson

  • More social engineering in Washington

    Washington State that is. Paula over at It’s Only Words has got two new posts up with a bit of information about Washington’s SB6900. It seems that our beloved State Senators want to tack on some truly onerous fees to our car tabs, despite being told time and again by the [...]
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    Posted: January 13, 2009, 9:28am EST
    by PerriNelson

  • Merry Christmas from NW Bloggers, and Leaning Straight Up

    I was going to pen a much more detailed, thoughtful expose on why Christmas is important, but I will instead steal a page from Sister Toldjah’s book, and like her, repost this classic explanation: Her personal wishes capture perfectly what I have been feeling this year also: I was going to [...]
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    Posted: December 25, 2008, 11:10pm EST
    by LSU

  • On the decline of dead tree media

    A recent post on one of the blogs I frequently read has me thinking. Of course, that’s generally the point of blog postings. I’m just not certain that what I’ve been thinking about is what the blogger in question wanted me to be thinking about. By the way, this isn’t [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 10:22am EST
    by PerriNelson

  • Show the troops the support they deserve

    It is holiday time and it is not too late to send a little something to the troops. Many soldiers deployed won't receive any greeting cards or presents this year, some because their family doesn't have the money and some because they don't have family. You can help make a soldier [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2008, 1:29am EST
    by LSU

  • Is the China Boom Getting Ready to Bust?

    China has been playing a dangerous game since the end of the Mao Dynasty, and the advent of the reformers. Not that they had a choice.  The stark reality of China today, like all nations, is a culmination of Geography, Climate, and Politics. China has been trying to limit population growth, while [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2008, 10:24am EST
    by Aurelius

  • A lying justice

    U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech last week. This made a small bit of news, but the big news in the blogosphere was the heckler that stood up and yelled “Tyrant. You are a tyrant.” as he was speaking. Speculation quickly arose that it was Washington [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2008, 10:38am EST
    by PerriNelson

  • Obama Should Learn from the Pilgrims

    The first failure of Socialism in the America’s occurred at Plymouth Plantation, in the 1620s… From a piece by Rick Williams Jr.: On December 16, 1620, the tiny ship loaded with “tools and weapons, a stock of dried and salted foods, a few goats, pigs, and chickens” landed at Plymouth Rock. Their [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2008, 4:59pm EST
    by Aurelius

  • Don’t Look Now, Ted, But…

    You're a little late to the electric car party. Governor Ted's on tour in Japan and China, touting plans to set up charging stations around the state so that folks can drive electric cars from the coast clear to Idaho, and from Washington to California.  No word as to what the [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2008, 4:35pm EST
    by MaxRedline

  • We are a nation of the poorly educated

    The Intercollegiate Studies Institute could probably explain why it is that the American people voted for socialism this time around. You’ll find a link to them in the sidebar. Meanwhile, here’s a few excerpts from a recent article in USA Today that ought to wake you up! “Without knowledge of your [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2008, 6:56pm EST
    by PerriNelson

  • Think of this as the day you almost…

    A recent article on National Review by Mona Charen and comments from my friend Karma (no, not the metaphysical concept, she’s really a friend of mine) got me to thinking again. Strangely enough, this time about the Pirates of the Caribbean. Maybe it’s got something to do with the Somali [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2008, 12:01pm EST
    by PerriNelson

  • The California Wildfire Festival

    Californians Gather To Celebrate Annual Wildfire Tradition So, I keep asking my friends in California, explain to me why you live there again? You have the annual Wildfire festival. In the odd year that the Rains come, you have massive mudslides and flooding. You have one of the highest tax burdens in the country. And [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2008, 7:05am EST
    by Aurelius

  • Walter Williams: Socialism is Evil

    I despair of ever being able to comment on things with the flair of Bill Whittle, or the ability to phrase complicated issues in easy to understand ways, like Walter Williams: Evil acts can be given an aura of moral legitimacy by noble-sounding socialistic expressions such as spreading the wealth , income [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2008, 1:09pm EST
    by Aurelius
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