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Democratic Navel-Gazing, or The Circular Firing Squad – Part III

News & Politics Marion - January 19, 2010 21

We're approaching the anniversary of Obama's first year in Office. Some of us, real Progressives who understand that the path of government is...

Democratic Navel-Gazing, or The Circular Firing Squad – Part II

News & Politics Marion - January 19, 2010 28

A lot of this centred around DOMA and DADT, and the only thing the Left's complaints served to prove was how woefully inadequate...

Democratic Navel-Gazing, or The Circular Firing Squad – Part I

News & Politics Marion - January 18, 2010 21

My father was a Democrat's Democrat. The child of immigrants, he spent most of his childhood, working in some capacity, with scant schooling. From...

Mass. Rationalizations

News & Politics KQµårk 死神 - January 18, 2010 293

The Democratic candidate Coakley looks like she will lose to the GOP's Brown tomorrow so the Democrats will lose it's 60th seat in the...

What Martin Luther King Jr. Day means to me

News & Politics Pepe Lepew - January 18, 2010 70

This image is my great-great-great-(great)?grandfather Louis Battenotte. I was once called a "Nigger." It was when I was walking down a street in Saskatoon, Sask., when...

Which comes first? The chicken or the egg?

News & Politics escribacat - January 16, 2010 98

It's 10:15 on a Saturday night and I ventured over yonder to make a decidedly unscientific survey on the commenters. I went to two...

The Haitian People Need Everyone’s Help

News & Politics KQµårk 死神 - January 16, 2010 31

We all have seen the horrific images and most of us are keeping up in our own way with the situation in Haiti. ...

Accuracy of Scientists

Observations javaz - January 16, 2010 35

I would like to preface this post by stating that I am not denying that global warming or climate change is occurring presently. I have...

THE GRADUATE

News & Politics BlueStateMan - January 15, 2010 7

Here's to YOU, Mr. Robertson, Jesus turns his righteous back on you, Whoo, whoo, whoo. God hates you TOO, Mr. Robertson Heaven holds NO place for you this...

God’s Blog – 1-14-2010

Humor AdLib - January 15, 2010 74

Once again, God has been motivated to blog and has been kind enough to share it with us. Makes me feel appreciated for being a...

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