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How Did This (The BP Oil Rig Spill) Become My (An Environmentalist's) Fault Exactly? 5 Jul 2010 | 04:37 pm
It has come to my attention, sadly not because I am a keen political observer (although I am) but because the media now reports everything that Sarah Palin says, that apparently British Petroleum (and...
Michael Steele Calls Afghanistan A War Obama's Choice Going Into July 4th Weekend: Out Of Step Or The Leading Edge? 3 Jul 2010 | 02:01 pm
At a fundraiser in Connecticut yesterday evening, the hottest story was whether Rob Simmons and Linda McMahon, who'd had a heated primary battle for the Republican Senate nomination that Simmons lost,...
Will Obama Become One Of The Most Influential Domestic Presidents? 28 Jun 2010 | 10:38 pm
President Barack Obama has managed to pass health care reform which, whether one agrees with its changes or not, is likely to significantly alter how medical care is done in the United States.
Should Parents Of Young Children Threaten Them With The Police To Gain Compliance? 14 Jan 2010 | 01:45 pm
There was recently a case in the Cincinnati area where the parents of a young boy who had rebuffed all of his parents' efforts to persuade him to go to school had failed so they contacted the police (...
Did The Indianapolis Colts Mess With The Integrity Of The Game When They Quit During The Jets Game? 9 Jan 2010 | 10:02 pm
I have given a good deal of thought to this game because it was this game that let the Jets back into the playoffs at which point they whipped the Bengals who were standing between the Jets and the pl...
Mt. Rushmore: A 5th President? 7 Jan 2010 | 11:14 pm
It has been speculated that there is room for a fifth President on the Mount Rushmore monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The four presidents that current grace the monument are George Washin...
Should The Filibuster Be Removed From The Senate? 28 Dec 2009 | 01:42 pm
The filibuster, contrary to popular belief, is not an action included in the Constitution. It is simply a rule that the Senate allows to exist.
Should Europeans Be Allowed To Vote In American Elections? 21 Dec 2009 | 12:57 am
I have been reading a book called Empires of Trust by Thomas F. Madden and he proposed this very scenario in his book.
Watered-Down Healthcare Reform Hard To Swallow, But We Should 20 Dec 2009 | 12:21 am
The compromise healthcare reform bill (or as I have taken to calling it, the compromise"d" healthcare reform bill) is not everything I would like.
Man Exonerated After 35 Years In Prison: Should He Be Compensated? 19 Dec 2009 | 07:48 pm
The wheels of justice came off the bus in Florida for James Bain 35 years ago. That is when he was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 9 year old boy and sent to prison.
