I didn’t watch the State of the Union. Never do. It was never intended to be a public soap box for the President. It was intended for the President to address Congress and appraise them of the State of the Union. Back then, that meant that status of the military, land acquisitions, and stuff like [...]
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First, the obvious: Per Eric Holder, the new hate crimes bill was not intended to protect everyone equally under the law. I got a problem with that. The ONLY intent of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights is to insure everyone is protected equally by the law. For the US Attorney General to [...]
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Ever read one of those posts that just puzzles you? I do that all the time. Kinda like sitting in a chair that’s about to tilt over. Sometimes it’s fun, sometimes it hurts. I was reading a post by Andrew Pavelyev in The New Majority and got that feeling. He meanders until he reaches his [...]
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I’m sure Nancy Pelosi has given the “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are yet another example of the failed Policies of George Bush”. Haven’t seen it in print, but I’m sure she’s just figuring the time and place to say it. Everything that happens, according to her and Harry Reid, are Bush’s fault. But, what [...]
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