tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14923067762874958942012-02-16T14:05:04.910-05:00My place where I can opine, deliver fact, conjecture, muse, and let you know what I find interesting and debatable.Countrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535003945287066863noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492306776287495894.post-73493887406893859752007-10-12T21:55:00.000-04:002007-10-12T21:58:21.563-04:00

A very good friend of mine and I were talking about liberals, and she said:"If common sense were common, there wouldn't be any liberals."So true, so true. Thank you Brooke.

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Blogger James McGovern talked about how bloggers could change the world if they focused on others instead of themselves: “If every blogger reading my blog instead of choosing to exercise their right to remain silent instead decided to spend just five minutes talking about poverty to one or two other individuals, poverty would be eliminated.”Uh-huh. Let's see now, talking about poverty to a

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The reasons for how we got there are irrelevant to anyone other than future historians. It's done; so live with it, live in the present and plan for the future.There are four primary reasons why we are in Iraq, and why we need to remain there for years to come.First, our forces provide a magnet for the killing fields we have set up - Jihadist aggression is aimed from all over the world at the US

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Word of advice - never, ever engage in an argument with a liberal about the battle in Iraq; they have recognized that one cannot argue ends, only means to a common end, and have redefined it to appear that conservatives and liberals are only arguing about when and how to leave Iraq.Conservatives don't want to leave Iraq any time soon; perhaps 20-30 years from now may suffice to deteriorate the

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Tomgee, a poster on Townhall.com says it best in reference to the Constitution:One of the founding fathers' great achievements was that they wrote a brief instruction manual for self-government in plain English. You need to be literate but you don't need to go to law school to understand it. The founding fathers wanted to build a country where ordinary people could succeed; where you didn't have

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Al-Qaida in Iraq takes heavy losses...Frustrated Democrats mull strategy.In an attempt to recoup heavy losses to US troops, UBL had a private teleconference meeting with Democratic leaders in Congress yesterday, asking for additional funds from discrete sources. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid referred him to Michael Moore and Yung Yuen "Norman" Hsu, prominent Democratic fundraisers.In another

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I have yet to hear anyone, in the government or elsewhere, propound an alternative solution to Roe v. Wade. While I am personally opposed to the killing of the unborn, my libertarian sensibilities require me to observe that the US Constitution is silent on the matter - a ruling no one in the SCOTUS ventured when it was originally debated.The Constitution is a document that prescribes and

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All this folderall about President Bush spying on Americans is no more than Liberals carping at every little thing they can in a blighted attempt to mar his tenure.Intercepting communications with an enemy has never been, in the history of our country, a matter for Congress or the courts to oversee. It matters little that one party to the communication may be a resident of the United States; for

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For many people, where they are on the political spectrum is both simple and complex. They will say "I'm a Republican (or Democrat), 'cause my Daddy was," and that's the end of the story. However, if you probe their political views, they come to a realization that they don't agree completely with their party affiliation, and qualify their answer with those differences - "Well I'm a Democrat, but

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For years, observers have often wondered in amazement at the ability of liberals to say one thing then do another: witness the Breck Girl amassing a great fortune in the courtroom, then going out and giving speeches about the Two Americas - one miserably poor, with whom he commiserates, and the other disgustingly rich.Well, wonder no more, it has been confirmed that a liberal can actually utter

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The complaint of Syria to the UN that Israel invaded their airspace has been confirmed and explained.http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1189411388088&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFullThe Israeli's bombed a shipment of weapons destined to Hezbollah from Iran. Good for them, I applaud their boldness. Would that the US do the same in Iran. Question is, how did the shipment get from Iran

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Today is the 6th anniversary of when Islamic Jihadists attacked America.Their declaration of Holy War against Western Civilization shall be answered with the complete destruction of Jihadism, to be wiped from the face of the Earth.May seven times seven Moslems die for every American massacred on that day and every day hence.We will neither forget nor forgive.

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Just a week after the flap about some towns and counties wanting to make it a crime for women to dress in certain ways, we have this news story about a passenger on Southwest Airlines being told to "cover it up".http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296053,00.htmlWell, as I advised in the other column, Southwest Airlines should require all women to wear head-to-toe burkas so they don't offend

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There is the problem of what to do with the millions of illegal aliens that the administration refuse to deport, and the problem of how to get the government's nose out of people's private business affairs.Happily, the Fair Tax takes care of both problems with one fell swoop.Imagine a world where the IRS is no longer looking over your shoulder checking to see what you earn, how you earn it, how

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Most people have trouble interpreting statistics, and that's understandable. Statistical analysis is largely taught in college to a few students whose major requires it. But Dr. Ileana Arias, director of the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control should know better; I would assume that the top people at the CDC, dealing with statistics daily know how to interpret them, and are

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Sen. Craig, R-Idaho who plead guilty to disorderly conduct last month, and is facing calls by his colleagues in the Senate to resign has now changed his mind about his guilty plea, and has hired a lawyer to contest the plea. He didn't clam up when he was arrested and interrogated, in fact he sang like the proverbial boid, and argued with the cop; neither did he ask for a lawyer, nor even appear

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Presidential candidates who visit Iowa may be unaware that a major activity they engage in on the campaign trail requires a license in Iowa.Staffers and concerned supporters are urged to ensure their candidates are in compliance with this particular statute.http://iwin.iwd.state.ia.us/iowa/OIC?action=license&licid=0000000291andhttp://www.agronext.iastate.edu/immag/maccsa.html

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To talk about economic matters, it is imperative to first define terms. So many people in the blogosphere and elsewhere are confused as to what certain words mean, and debate is thereby derailed and otherwise confused.First, there are four main types of economic systems in the world: free market capitalism, mercantilism, fascism, and socialism. The first three are subtypes of capitalism, which

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A Councilman of Atlanta, Georgia has proposed an ordinance, punishable by fine, to ban the exposure of thongs, underwear, bra straps, and sports bras.I guess he and his wife get undressed once they're in the shower, and have sex with only the vital parts exposed, with the lights completely turned out.Come on, C.T. Martin, don't do it just halfway, you should make it a law, punishable by stoning,

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I'm reminded of the phrase "Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun" in this warm weather we've been having.Though the English who colonized the tropic regions did suffer a bit at first, they soon learned a practice to keep cool "in the mid-day sun".To put this in an engineering paradigm, suppose your house has an automatic central heating/cooling system whereby the heating turns

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The nouveau chic phrase for the past ten years or so is "Send a Message".In common parlance, it seems to mean to communicate your thoughts or emotions through actions.Today, the mother of the 15 year old girl from Juneau, Alaska who took a trip on an airplane without her parents' permission said in an interview on Foxnews, "I wanted to send her a message that stealing is wrong."The girl had

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Like many people I come across, you can't put me in a neat category, though I do have some solid convictions and ways of thinking that may seem stubborn and gelled.I am an atheist, but not a ranting, antireligionist. People like the late Madeline Murray O'Hair got under my skin just as much as I imagine she affected religionists.I see great value in religion for most people, both as a source of

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I have found a need to expand on some things I've posted in Townhall.com and other's blogs, so this will serve me well.Feel free to comment, but beware I do review comments, so spam, unctuous tirades, and general unpleasantness will be deleted forthwith.Tally Ho!

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