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The Press, Conservatives and GOP
Elements of the press calls them “conservatives”, GOP, G.O.P. and Republicans. The “conservative” word and the acronyms GOP and G.O.P. are out of place in today’s “Republican” environment. The n… more →
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CFSR WOD 05.22.2013
wrote 2 days ago: Karli Wednesday 5-22-13 15min 3 Position Snatch Work (Floor/Below Knee/Hip) Work to max weight for c … more →
Good Government Starts with the Local Government
wrote 6 days ago: The late Everett Dirksen, Republican Senator from Illinois from 1959-69, once made an astute remark … more →
Ashley Judd for Senate—but why waste her time?
wrote 1 month ago: Mr. Republican? Ashley Judd for Senate! I hope she changes her mind. I’m not from Kentucky, and I’ve … more →
Should Your Nursing Home Administrator Be A College Graduate?
wrote 1 month ago: As regular readers of this blog or, frankly, anyone who follows the nursing home industry in any mea … more →
Don't Cash Your Peace Dividend
wrote 2 months ago: By George P. Brockway, originally published March 19, 1990 THE THING about the peace dividend is tha … more →
Can One Song Make A Career? Lin's Tribute To Reg Presley Of The Troggs [Listen]
wrote 3 months ago: Lin says goodbye to Reg Presley, lead singer of The Troggs, who passed away yesterday at the age of … more →
Bankers Have the Classic COLA
wrote 3 months ago: By George P. Brockway, originally published January 9, 1989[1] IN “The Fear of Full Employment … more →
Ambrose's Nixon: The Education of a Politician 11
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wrote 3 months ago: My latest reading of Stephen Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician was about the fall … more →
Sen. Alexander: Congress has historically worked with White House
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Quote of the Day
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wrote 6 months ago: I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times. —Ev … more →
Nearing Midnight: Startling Starting Over?
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wrote 6 months ago: Terry James – http://www.raptureready.com/rap16.html Rumor has it that the politicians and the … more →
Making government work. It's not that difficult. And John Breaux knows how we can do it.
wrote 8 months ago: (Photo credit: Truthout.org) Why is it that just when millions of Americans start paying attention t … more →
What's Your QQ? #284
wrote 8 months ago: Published September 2, 2012 in the Monterey County Herald Who said? “Truth is like the sun. Yo … more →
Greensboro and Civil Rights
wrote 8 months ago: In February 1960, four black college students sat at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina t … more →
'Game of Thrones' Writer Rips Republicans
wrote 9 months ago: By Tim Molloy | The Wrap "Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin took a break from the … more →
Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler - 08/12/12
wrote 9 months ago: painting (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “My mind is as open as a forty-acre field, but that doesn … more →
On This Day in History August 6th,1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, outlawing the literacy test for voting eligibility in the South.
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wrote 9 months ago: Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964, the landmark Civil Rights Act … more →
Remember Everett Dirksen , Republican Civil Rights Champion
wrote 11 months ago: Remember who stood for civil rights . Hint … It wasn’t the democrats “June 10, 1 … more →
The End of the Euro Nears.
wrote 11 months ago: As we watch the growing deterioration of the Greek and Spanish banking systems, I thought it might b … more →
