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- “Many interesting
comments from many folks on
this, Torman. I
feel compelled
to ad…”
October 28, 2009 01:45AM - “John,
If I
remember correctly, the Riot
Act does exist. It was passed
by
the Briti…”
October 21, 2009 12:20AM - “I touched on this topic
back in July, along with a few
other
pet peeves
concernin…”
October 19, 2009 12:40PM - “Nicely said.”
October 02, 2009 06:42PM - “Well, let me amend that.
I have been told that I have
been
unblocked. I haven't
p…”
September 30, 2009 08:10PM
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I must possess an odd brand of patriotism. I never thought I did
when I was growing up, but now, in the early years of the 21st
century, it has become increasingly clear to me.
Maybe my mind processes things in ways that others do not.
A few years ago, I heard arguments…
Maybe my mind processes things in ways that others do not.
A few years ago, I heard arguments…
On this day 63 years ago, 21 Nazi leaders were found guilty of and sentenced for crimes against humanity.
In the years to come, the public wearied of the Nuremberg trials. It was the first tribunal, the one whose verdict was handed down on this day in 1946, that dealt/…
At the end of this week, we'll get the next unemployment figures.
Might want to start bracing yourself now. No matter what the jobs
report says, I expect both sides to spin the heck out of it.
Personally, I don't expect much to get excited about on Friday. I was just reading…
Personally, I don't expect much to get excited about on Friday. I was just reading…
In my life, I have had a variety of jobs and a variety of titles. But, no matter what kind of work I happened to be doing or what my title happened to be, I always considered myself a journalist.
Journalism was my major in college and graduate school. For/…
While those on the left insist on fanning the flames of racism and
those on the right are equally insistent that race is not a factor
in their opposition to Obama administration policies, a few people
do seem to grasp what is really at stake — the future of the
political…
Back in July, I wrote about
Sarah Palin's decision to resign as governor of Alaska and what I
saw as unjustified complaints about the press in her farewell
address.
In that article, I referred to Barack Obama as a "polarizing president" — primarily as a transitional device —…
In that article, I referred to Barack Obama as a "polarizing president" — primarily as a transitional device —…
With the unemployment rate nearing 10%, Robert Samuelson of
Newsweek
probably is guilty of stating the obvious when he says this is
"the bleakest Labor Day since at least the early 1980s."
He goes on to say that "cheery news is scarce." To which many long–term unemployed peop…
He goes on to say that "cheery news is scarce." To which many long–term unemployed peop…
Once again, the appearance of improvement in the jobless numbers
has turned out to be a mirage.
And I am more convinced than ever that the Obama administration and the Democrats in Congress made a fatal mistake by not making job creation a priority.
The midterm elections are about 14 months away, but…
And I am more convinced than ever that the Obama administration and the Democrats in Congress made a fatal mistake by not making job creation a priority.
The midterm elections are about 14 months away, but…
"The greatest, most obvious mistake that American administrations make is to overcompensate for the flaws of the previous one. The pendulum should come to rest in the middle, not swing to the other extreme."
Robert Kaplan
The Atlantic
Robert Kaplan makes an observation, in his piece in The Atlantic,…
This morning, I have been reading about an interesting legal
case involving a supposedly anonymous blogger in New York whose
identity was revealed by the blog's host, Google.
The blogger had "posted rants" about a model at a blog
titled "Skanks in NYC." The model, Liskula Cohen, didn't
want the blogge… Read full post »
Tomorrow is the anniversary of my "termination." That's a
nice phrase, isn't it? It sort of implies that, yes, you don't have
a job anymore but it wasn't your fault. Saying "you're
terminated" is nonjudgmental, unlike "you're fired." It'…
"Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done she gave her father forty–one."Anonymous
If
you're over 25, you surely remember the O.J. Simpson murder
trial.But you would have to be over…
Barbara Jordan addresses the House Judiciary Committee.
Today is the 35th anniversary of an important event in American history.
On this day in 1974, the House Judiciary Committee approved, by a 27–11 vote, the first article of impeachment against Richard Nixon. The article de… Read full post »
I've never really been sure how I felt about Sarah Palin.
Granted, I had my doubts about putting a former mayor and a
first–term governor a heartbeat away from the presidency
(although it wouldn't exactly have been a first for America —
that sounds a lot like Calvin Coolidge's political r&… Read full post »
I don't know how long my life will last, but I think I will always remember the night of July 20, 1969.
And I think anyone who is old enough to remember that day will say the same thing. My brother, for example, was 6 years old, and I'm sure/…
CNN reports that embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark
Sanford "wrote in a message to his political action committee
e–mail list Monday that while he considered resigning, 'I
would ultimately be a better person and of more service in whatever
doors God opened next in life if I stuck around to lear… Read full post »
It took eight months of tedious, meticulous counting and seemingly
endless court challenges, but the
Minnesota Supreme Court ruled, 5–0, in favor of Democrat Al
Franken today in his Senate race against Republican incumbent
Norm Coleman.
To his credit, Coleman appears to have accepted the decisio…
To his credit, Coleman appears to have accepted the decisio…
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