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Heart of a Cheney
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 03/25/2012 13:51:25

Be afraid, be very afraid. Dick Cheney now has a heart. Now, if only he had courage and a brain! Also, the capacity for honesty, compassion, love, tolerance, and justice; but sadly, those things are not for sale, no matter who you are.

But, let's be happy for Dick, after all he needed a new heart because as he said back in Jan of this year, the pump that worked perfectly fine and kept him alive made it "awkward to walk around."
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8 comments (Latest Comment: 03/26/2012 00:46:41 by Will in Chicago)

The City Blog and the Country Blog
Author: TriSec    Date: 03/24/2012 11:59:06

Hi Everyone. Our delightful stretch of weather is coming to an end....cold front is expected tonight, and temps will be back to more “normal” levels overnight tonight. While I could write about the weather, and how alarming it is to see things budding and opening at this stage of the game, we’re not going there today.

We’re all familiar with Aesop’s fable of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse. Neither visit ended well for our furry friends. This past week, working in the city, I’ve been pondering whether I’d have to call myself a City Trisec or a Country Trisec.
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8 comments (Latest Comment: 03/25/2012 01:25:26 by TriSec)

Money Talks
Author: BobR    Date: 03/23/2012 12:57:57

There's an old saying that "money makes the world go 'round". While this certainly seems like it was coined by a Republican (LOL), money is certainly the grease that lubricates the cogs of the economy. It is also a large factor in determining who can and does run for public office, as well as who eventually wins (and then keeps their) seats in government. There have been numerous attempts to reign in spending via legislative action, but - as expected - the monied continuously fight these in court lest they lose their influence.
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22 comments (Latest Comment: 03/23/2012 20:31:37 by Raine)

Re-Run: I must still be racist
Author: Raine    Date: 03/22/2012 12:52:44

I am reposting this blog from September 2009. In light of what is happening to women in this year 2012 and taking into consideration what has happened in Florida I thought it would be interesting to go back 3 and a half years in time.

I think it is fair to add, that I must be a sexist as well, considering I have called out the GOP for their attempts to strip away women's rights. I

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39 comments (Latest Comment: 03/23/2012 01:02:59 by TriSec)

Primary Lessons
Author: BobR    Date: 03/21/2012 13:05:40

This has certainly been an interesting primary season. It's hard to believe that it's been 4 years since (then) Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were battling it out for the Democratic nomination. It literally came down to the wire with breath held at the convention until Ms. Clinton nobley put party over personal ambitions, and ceded the nomination to Mr. Obama. It was a textbook example of how a close primary should be run. The Republican primary was clearly decided long before their convention; only the veep slot was up in the air, and we all know how THAT worked out.
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63 comments (Latest Comment: 03/22/2012 01:27:30 by TriSec)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 03/20/2012 10:27:07

Good Morning.

Today is our 3,817th day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,913
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,007

We find this morning's cost of war passing through:

$ 1, 313, 775, 850, 000 .00



It's been a tough few days on the Veteran's front. I hope you had the chance to catch Mr. Rieckhoff as he made the talk-show circuit this past weekend. In any case, that's not the only incident that's happened. You may have missed it with all the headlines, but a similar incident (albeit on a far smaller scale) took place in San Jose, California.
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57 comments (Latest Comment: 03/20/2012 21:27:18 by Raine)

One had skittles, One had a Gun
Author: Raine    Date: 03/19/2012 13:33:33

If you read nothing else this morning, I ask that you take a look at this post from Think Progress. A lot has been said about a young man named Trayvon Martin in the past week -- but it is not enough.

What Everyone Should Know About Trayvon Martin
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71 comments (Latest Comment: 03/20/2012 03:52:33 by Raine)

We've Come For YOU!
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 03/18/2012 16:21:17

Well, Velvveta has overslept, and now must come up with some semblance of brilliance to meet the level of bar that has been raised recently with my fellow posters. BobR's always poignant and thought-provoking posts as well as Raine, who even in the depths of sadness and trauma can write scathing, excellent posts such as her recent "egu-ALL-ity" and yesterday's post by TriSec which was so on point and interesting that it could well be a description for an advanced studies class at an Ivy League!

And so we come to Sunday. Thank whatever God you worship or deny, for large Sunday newspapers and sports on the TV that few people read this dribble. I apologize to be the one to bring the bar back down to extra low.
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 03/18/2012 23:45:57 by Raine)

What kind of a liberal are you, anyway??
Author: TriSec    Date: 03/17/2012 13:17:08

Good Morning.

I've been pondering my position recently. Some of you have tangled recently on the book of faces with a person I respect very much for his activities through Scouting.

I've almost been tempted to make the comment to him that "it's awful tough being a liberal in a Scout uniform", but common sense has taken hold and I've not said anything. I also have a raging con in my Pack; the back of his vehicle is covered with a multitude of anti-Obama stickers, but again this has never been mentioned during the course of any official event.
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 03/18/2012 06:32:24 by livingonli)

Listen to Mother
Author: BobR    Date: 03/16/2012 13:00:23

An early spring has generated in us an itch to dig in the dirt. We've cleaned out the garden spaces, started seeds indoors, and are generally ready to see the flowers and vegetables growing. It seems that there's something in our DNA that - despite the availability of fresh and convenience foods everywhere - we want to grow our own. Farmer's markets are also popular, as people embrace the idea of locally grown, with "backyard" being as local as you can get. It's good for us, and good for the environment.
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51 comments (Latest Comment: 03/16/2012 21:48:29 by Raine)

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