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Archive for October 2007

October 31st, 2007

Abandoning the Politics of Hope?

If it appears to you that democratic presidential hopeful Barak Obama is abandoning his “Politics of Hope” campaign and going on the attack — you may not be imagining things.
During a Democratic debate on Tuesday night in Philadelphia, the mild mannered Obama referred to himself as fictional prize fighter Rocky Balboa. I guess that makes […]

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October 27th, 2007

FEMA is a Farce

We all watched in horror in 2005 as FEMA failed to adequately provide the necessary resources to flood victims in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Now, two years after that debacle, FEMA is trying not to make the same mistakes while responding to the San Diego wildfires. FEMA appears to be doing better, one problem though, the organization […]

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October 26th, 2007

Children’s Health Care

So can someone tell me why some legislators refuse to pass a bill so that uninsured children can have health-care? OK, I know you conservatives are probably saying “We didn’t have those kids so why should we pay?” Yes, yes, I know neither did I have those children Mister Bush, however if we don’t take […]

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October 21st, 2007

Thompson No GOP Golden Boy

Well folks, the social conservatives have had their say.  Results from a straw poll show Fred Thompson is not quite the savior of the GOP we thought he might be (and he thought he was) its none other than Mitt Romney with Mike Huckabee hot on Romney’s tail.
What could it be about Thompson and others including […]

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October 15th, 2007

Wedding Bells for former TN Congressman

Well ladies, former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford may have lost his seat in congress but he got the girl.
That’s right ladies, the handsome hazel eyed genteel southern gentleman is off the market.  According to Wednesday’s Washington Post Reliable Source, Ford is marrying the lovely and very blond Louisiana businesswoman Emily Threlkeld.
Word is… he proposed to Emily in […]

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October 15th, 2007

Al Gore Nobel Prize

I just couldn’t contain myself when I heard the news — Former Vice President Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote awareness of global warming!
Here’s another inconvenient truth — George W. Bush may have swiped the presidency but everything shakes out in the end doesn’t it? 
Consider it this way, the […]

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October 5th, 2007

W. Wants Jenna to Elope?

Oh say it ain’t so.  Everyone loves a good wedding, particularly a grand head of state wedding.  Well, last week I told you that the First Lady said in an interview that the site for Jenna Bush’s wedding would be their Crawford ranch instead of the White House. 
Now, in an interview with Rachel Ray, first […]

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October 3rd, 2007

Senator Warner in Hospital

80- year old Republican Virginia Senator John Warner has been admitted to a Washington area hospital for heart problems.  According to news reports, he is undergoing “routine” procedures to correct an irregular heart beat. We wish him well — and we all know we need him to help bring the troops back home.
Meanwhile, old relic Rush […]

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October 2nd, 2007

First Lady on Jenna’s Wedding

So as blushing bride-to-be and first daughter Jenna Bush embarked on a book tour this week, brides in waiting were all in a quandary about Jenna and Henry’s plans for the royal nuptials.
 Word is… First Lady Laura Bush has said in an interview that the wedding may not happen in the White House, but at the […]

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