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The Debt Ceiling Battle: Obama Won It, Despite What You Heard

History MurphTheSurf3 - October 2, 2011 67

On the Debt Ceiling deal, the word was that Obama "caved". Did he? The evidence indicates otherwise.

Why America Fails: One Man’s Opinion

History ADONAI - September 29, 2011 34

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. ~Abraham Lincoln Lincoln's words...

Remember the Working Classes?

History Marion - September 20, 2011 2

When I was growing up in a Democratic kitchen, my parents made the difference between Democrats and Republicans abundantly clear. Keep in mind that this...

Exploring Morality, Chapter 6

History ADONAI - September 7, 2011 31

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior. ~Francis Bacon Whoever appeals to the law...

To Those Who Are Ignorant about the Past

History Marion - September 5, 2011 54

Loads of people love to talk about fascism coming to the United States, draped in a flag and carrying a cross. Well, maybe that's...

Confederate Americans (We Know Them As Something Else)

History Marion - August 30, 2011 5

At the recommendation of a fellow Southerner, I'm currently reading a book I should have read long ago - Tony Horwitz's Confederates in the Attic. It's...

Rick Perry – A Blind Preacher For The Pin-Eyed Congregation

History ADONAI - August 17, 2011 6

The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we...

Attitude Problem

History Marion - August 14, 2011 58

I was born a Democrat. My parents were Democrats before me. My father cast his first vote at 21 in 1936, for FDR. Four...

King of Kings

History ADONAI - August 13, 2011 13

I am Cyrus, king of the world, great king, mighty king, king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters In...

The President Who Isn’t

History Marion - July 27, 2011 13

People are living longer. Just look at the number of ex-Presidents we have living yet. There are four, and I can’t remember when so...

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History

The Debt Ceiling Battle: Obama Won It, Despite What You Heard

Why America Fails: One Man’s Opinion

Remember the Working Classes?

Exploring Morality, Chapter 6

To Those Who Are Ignorant about the Past

Confederate Americans (We Know Them As Something Else)

Rick Perry – A Blind Preacher For The Pin-Eyed Congregation

Attitude Problem

King of Kings

The President Who Isn’t

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