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December 24, 2009 02:03 AM EST
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Sarah Palin may seem like a person of strong opinions, and she probably is, it just turns out that she doesn't even agree with herself some of the time. Take the case of the extremely important . . .
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December 23, 2009 07:46 PM EST
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I found this interesting piece December 23, discussing the potential constitutional issues with the Senate healthcare bill. Excerpts follow, with my comments in parentheses.
Enumerated Powers: Article . . .
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December 23, 2009 07:27 PM EST
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Doctors without Borders has published its list of the top ten humanitarian disasters of 2009. They are as follows (the countries are not numbered in the list, so the order here does not necessarily correspond . . .
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December 23, 2009 02:10 PM EST
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You know, I'm a progressive, no... I'm a liberal , and proud of it, and to me, that means I support policies and legislation that benefit my fellow man. Not just the corporate and elite that have been . . .
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December 23, 2009 01:49 PM EST
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So Balloon Boy's parents have finally landed in the slammer! Dad is receiving 90 days and 4 years probation and Mom is receiving 20 days and 4 years probations. Both parents also have to serve . . .
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December 23, 2009 12:47 PM EST
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It’s kind of gotten to be a tradition for me to publish something a little lighter than my usual stuff on Christmas. This year I thought some Political Carols might be fun… enjoy.
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December 23, 2009 11:12 AM EST
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The Times (UK) reported December 23 that the family of most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden is living in a secret compound inside Iran, citing members of the bin Laden family as sources.
The story . . .
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December 23, 2009 10:52 AM EST
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The New York Times reported December 22 that the Obama administration's plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba may not come to fruition until some time in 2011, more than a year . . .
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December 23, 2009 10:28 AM EST
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VOA reported December 21 that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, has said that the use of military force against Iran for its continued defiance of the international . . .
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December 23, 2009 10:16 AM EST
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Here’s a nice breakdown on the bill crafted behind closed doors by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and revealed to the public less than 48 hours before the initial vote:
Busts the Federal Budget: . . .
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December 23, 2009 07:06 AM EST
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...merged bill may b unrecognizable from what assumed was a done deal:R death panels back in?what's punishment 4not purchasing mandated HC?
Sarah Palin, Twitter, December . . .
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December 23, 2009 12:00 AM EST
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Dear Senator Burris, One question for you. Why didn't you get a deal for Illinois like Senator Nelson got for his state? You could of been a key vote that would of got the deal to protect our state taxes . . .
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December 22, 2009 10:36 PM EST
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I wanted to take a moment or two to say Merry Christmas. I simply refuse to exclude Jesus from the holiday created for the celebration of his birth.
So all my Gather friends please have a wonderful, . . .
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December 22, 2009 09:27 PM EST
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Mcdonald's has an ad about a one buck coupon, cheapo, for marginal friends, I would call those acquaintances, wouldn't you?
I know this should not go to some of these groups but I still haven't . . .
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December 22, 2009 08:02 PM EST
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Seems to me the strategies for killing health care reform have been shifting and morphing like some kind of bad hallucination induced by a hard blow to the head ... which is what all of us who . . .
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December 22, 2009 04:30 PM EST
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From CBS News Online:
On the Senate floor Tuesday morning, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) delivered a health care inspired version of the classic Christmas poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas." . . .
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December 22, 2009 03:51 PM EST
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The Associated Press had a brief breakdown December 21 of the winners and losers in the Senate's health care legislation. The breakdown is as follows:
WINNERS
_Cosmetic surgeons, who fended off a . . .
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December 22, 2009 03:43 PM EST
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As we talk about health care reform, we should also be mindful as to how the corporate food industry and chemical manufacturers play a role in the declining health in humans and are an element that keeps . . .
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December 22, 2009 03:41 PM EST
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The Associated Press reported December 21 that Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called U.S. President Barack Obama a "liar" for his statements at the recent climate conference in Copenhagen.
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December 22, 2009 03:03 PM EST
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I'm reposting this because I didn't realize I had denied the ability to comment previously.
The Politico reported in an exclusive story December 22 that Alabama Democratic Congressman Parker Griffith . . .
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