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Opinion

“Bayh-Bayh” to Another Democratic Senator

February 16, 2010
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Who was Senator Evan Bayh listening to when he decided to leave the Senate?
Following Senator Evan Bayh’s announcement yesterday that he plans to retire from the Senate, most of us were knocked off our feet.  In fact, we are still on our knees.  He was one of our moderates, not that I always agreed with [...]

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F-Bomb, N-Word, and Now Another Hyphenated Politically Incorrect R-Word

February 7, 2010

Okay, so Rahm Emmanuel said “retarded” and all those parents, friends, and groups that support the …. R-word …. ah…  Well, that’s the problem.  I don’t know what is politically correct.  In fact, the politically correct language in America changes faster than Microsoft upgrades. 
No one can appreciate derogatory comments — except perhaps the person who [...]

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Oh, for God’s Sake! It Is A Holy War!

February 6, 2010
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Apparently, even if the U.S. government does not want our current engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan to be labeled a holy war, some of those they contract with could not resist the opportunity to spread the Word. 
In August of 2005 Trijicon was awarded a $660 million dollar, multi-year contract to provide up to 800,000 of [...]

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Following the State of the Union Address and the Face to Face with Republican Representatives

January 31, 2010

Most of us have now had time to digest the State of the Union Address and have watched the Baltimore Belting between the President and the Republican Representatives from the House.  I thought the State of the Union was a nice laundry list, hopefully giving those who hide in the halls of the Capitol an [...]

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2009: The Squandered Year of Opportunities

January 25, 2010
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This first year in the Presidency of Barack Obama with the Democrats in charge of the Capitol hallways can be called “The Squandered Year” in the life of America and Americans.
Unlike many who voice their opinions of presidential performance, I am puzzled.  Most who write or talk about the first Obama year in office seem to have [...]

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Tunnel Vision on Airplane Terrorists

January 10, 2010

Granted, among the most well known incidents that have been labeled as terrorists threats the occurrences have been on airplanes.  We are all well aware that 9-11 was accomplished by airplanes.  To date those times when we have been put at risk for terrorist attacks the means of accomplishment has been on an airliner.
Since Christmas [...]

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Immigration Reform and the Dirty Little Secrets of Immigration Jails

January 9, 2010

Thanks to the New York Times and the ACLU,  information finally obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, we are finally getting the “rest of the story” — the ugly story of immigration detainees and immigration jails. 
Whatever position an American may have on the immigration reform our nation so desperately needs, none among us can [...]

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War on Terror and the Full Body Scan

January 4, 2010
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Thank goodness 2009 is over.  Maybe 2010 will get off to a better start, although from the carry-over of the holidays it seems that the road ahead is still pretty rocky.
To catch up, everyone in the world knows about the failed attempt to blow up Flight 253.  Luckily the bomber was more incompetent than those who [...]

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BernieHund’s Nightmare Before Christmas

December 23, 2009

‘Twas the nightmare before Christmas, when all through the land
Ten percent of us in unemployment lines stand;
The Senate will vote to reform health care,
In hopes that new taxes soon would be there;
The homeless sleeping on sidewalks dream of a bed,
They are thankful for handouts so they will be fed;
There are talks about climate change and an [...]

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Credit Card Interest Rates Up to 79.9%

December 22, 2009
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Remember when the Senate set out to help consumers with all that small print on their credit card statements and contracts?  And, what a fine job they did!
During the past few months even the better credit risk credit card holders have seen their interest rates soar to 29.9%.  Others have seen their credit limits be [...]

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