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Luck and Conservatism

on June 30th, 2008 in News by | Comments Off on Luck and Conservatism

“Most Americans, whatever our adversities, historically have been luckier than many others, and the luckiest of us include the most fervent supporters of the belief that success or failure depends wholly on the individual.” James McConkey, What Kind of Father am I This of course is the bedrock of Rush…

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Dan Madden on Boris Yeltsin

on April 28th, 2007 in News by | Comments Off on Dan Madden on Boris Yeltsin

  A genuine hero, the like of which we we won’t see again in our lifetimes, died this week. Boris Nikolayevich was one of those rare phenomena, the right man at the right time. Without him, the Soviet Union would very likely still be with us. Lamentably, his successor is…

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Fox Internet News Headlines & Norman Mailer

on March 28th, 2007 in News by | Comments Off on Fox Internet News Headlines & Norman Mailer

Fox Headlines this morning: Montana Town Buried in Tumbleweeds Wynonna Judd Seeks Divorce After Husband Arrested Is America Ready for a Bald President? (Is this what’s important we wake up and hear? Can we really be this stupid?) Norman Mailer says we are! Last night, to a packed house at…

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Feeling Haggard

on November 4th, 2006 in News by | Comments Off on Feeling Haggard

There are some weird layers to this. The guy’s named Haggard, which is an adjective that means worn out, gaunt, emaciated and exhausted. There is the ridiculous notion the Pastor himself put out there: that he purchased meth because he was curious, but he didn’t try it. Sure Ted, curious…

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Colbert on Bush

on May 5th, 2006 in News by | Comments Off on Colbert on Bush

Oddly enough, the most incisive and maybe the most inspired take on George Bush’s abomination of a Presidency was delivered last week by comedian Stephen Colbert in the presence of King George himself and a room full of suckups and make-pretend journalists. The skit at the end is weak, but…

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Three Donalds

on March 21st, 2006 in News by | Comments Off on Three Donalds

Dear Donald, Congratulations on the birth of your new son, Barron William! Many people are very happy for you and Melania, especially those of us who live near New York City and the Jersey Shore, as this may expand the list of names of buildings that may someday dot the…

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Cheney Accidentally Shoots Friend in Face

on February 12th, 2006 in News by | Comments Off on Cheney Accidentally Shoots Friend in Face

Vice President Dick Cheney shot his friend, Harry Whittington in the face, neck and chest today, while trying to hit a flock of quail. The Vice President was hunting on a friend’s ranch in South Texas when the incident occurred. It is unclear what Mr. Whittington, 78, thought they were…

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Bush: In His Own Words

on January 22nd, 2006 in News by | Comments Off on Bush: In His Own Words

The Bush Administration took four years to develop and then introduce a program to address a projected shortfall in Social Security funds in the year 2045. Here is George Bush in a rare public discussion, unteleprompted, last February, trying to explain what his own administration proposed. This is taken right…

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Rove Wins McCarthy Award

on October 16th, 2005 in News by | Comments Off on Rove Wins McCarthy Award

Oct. 16, 2005. Washington, D.C. In a lavish ceremony at the Ritz Carlton last night, Karl Rove was awarded the Joseph McCarthy Prize for Patriotism, easily defeating nominees Louis Farrakhan and Tom DeLay. Mr. Rove, grinning from ear to ear, joined prior winners, including George Wallace, Barry Goldwater and Richard…

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Housing Boom Pretty Much Over

on October 15th, 2005 in News by | Comments Off on Housing Boom Pretty Much Over

Washington, D.C. Residential real estate markets across the U.S. have softened significantly in recent weeks, as interest rates continue to rise and uncertainty over the economy grows. “There’s starting to be a lot of properties available in almost every city,” says Justin Fromley, a broker with Coldwell Banker, “and the…

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