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The “Garbage” Has a Voice

Observations 2ndClassCitizenPundit - July 16, 2011 10

What happens when a homeless couple shows up at a homeless shelter? The policies and procedures will punish them for their audacity, and rightfully so.

Atlas Buzzed

Observations whatsthatsound - July 11, 2011 41

While scientists remain puzzled as to the cause of the dramatic decline in honeybee populations in North America and elsewhere, some are speculating the...

When the Left Borrows from the Right

Observations Marion - July 4, 2011 8

I'm not a great fan of Cynthia Boaz, but I'll give her fair due. She's written a cracking piece which you can see on...

Yes We Can….Yes We Must!

Observations BlueStateMan - July 3, 2011 3

DESPITE the treasonous and degenerate Republican efforts to stop us.. DESPITE the RACISTS (whether they care to admit it or not)... DESPITE them ALL,...

The Radical Chic Pay Lip Service to the Poor

Observations Marion - June 28, 2011 38

In yesterday's New York Times, Charles Blow, one of my favourite opinion writers, wrote a brilliant and poignantly evocative exhortation to politicians of all...

Middle East Update

Observations Khirad - June 27, 2011 1018

Join me to check in on daily developments in the Arab Uprisings and add your own content. You can also find me under the Twitter feed to the right for future navigation.

The Lonely Ape

Observations whatsthatsound - June 27, 2011 30

"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left." - Einstein My morning yesterday was...

Just a Word About Marriage

Observations Marion - June 26, 2011 5

We are the United States of Shallow Americans. We obsess over the nuance in a phrase or a word and are distracted by the...

The Professional Left and The Big Sam President

Observations Marion - June 25, 2011 30

So I understand Keith Olbermann, the multimillionaire media egotist and ex-sportscaster who deems himself eminently qualified to comment on political affairs, whose resurrected...

Fine Young Cannibals

Observations Marion - June 23, 2011 1

When the Democrats have to be told home truths by Pat Buchanan, you know something is not only rotten, it's shameful. Earlier this week, in...

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The “Garbage” Has a Voice

Atlas Buzzed

When the Left Borrows from the Right

Yes We Can….Yes We Must!

The Radical Chic Pay Lip Service to the Poor

Middle East Update

The Lonely Ape

Just a Word About Marriage

The Professional Left and The Big Sam President

Fine Young Cannibals

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