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I’m old enough to remember that sometimes just “going for a ride” with the family on a Sunday afternoon was a big treat. So, if one is going to wax nostalgic about good old fashion family values, a trip is a good way to go. So lets visit a couple of red states.
Read moreMaking much out of the situation, President Bush, last week, announced the capture of Abu Faraj al-Libbi, supposedly a very senior al Qaeda leader in Pakistan who might lead us to Osama. Now it turns out, the capture may have been just another case of mistaken identity.
Read moreJuan Cole remarks that Pat Robertson has some unAmerican ideas when he declares only Christians should be allowed to be appointed judges. Indeed, as Cole shows Thomas Jefferson was explicit in his judgment that non-Christians would be equals in the government.
Read moreLet’s see, not okay to let a woman in persistent vegatative state die even when court after court had heard testimony this was her desire, but okay to hasten death for terminally ill children because their parents’ can’t afford to pay?
Read moreAP reports, “a provision in a House-passed energy bill would require federal compensation to private companies for costs associated with oil and gas leases that can’t be developed.” Specifically, the provision states that “if a permit denial or some other government action prevents a lease from being explored or developed,” taxpayers will be responsible for forking over billions to the oil companies to “compensate” them.
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