Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-19
Typical Saturday. Pay Bills, clean house, run errands. At least I got the grass cut yesterday. It’s blazing hot today.
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Hometown Pounded by Tornados
What now appears to have maybe two tornados pounded my hometown of Kings Mountain Tuesday evening. West Kings Mountain out through Bethlehem and Oak Grove communities seem to have been hit the hardest. Fortunately, Mom only had a few limbs down in her yard.
Read moreNevada Sen. John Ensign Is Protecting Marriage
Sen. Ensign missed some votes this week, including an important one for Nevada. He had to fly home to hold the usual Republican press conference to disclose his nine month affair with a campaign worker back in 2007-2008.
Read moreDOMA, Obama and the DOJ
Mr. President, I was finally prompted to write you after reviewing the Motion and Brief submitted by W. Scott Simpson, Chief Trial Counsel of your Department of Justice in the case of Smelt and Hammer v. United States. I’m no attorney, but even a layman can determine bigoted and hateful reasoning when it rears its head. I voted for you with high expectations that your administration would return this country to the principles of fairness, respect, and government of, by and for the people as set forth so eloquently by our founding fathers. Thus far, I am gravely disappointed in the actions of your administration.
Read moreTwitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-12
Very busy day today. Several proposals on deck, and a couple other projects vying for time. # A couple of
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