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‘08 Dreamin’

August 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key.
Sir Winston Churchill, I am quite sure, would not mind if I borrowed his quote. And, though he was describing the Evil Empire, I find it more aptly describes the Republican Party embracing Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Your humble pundit is [...]

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Tags: Abortion · Domestic Politics · Election '08 · GOP · Homsexuality · Uncategorized · admirer · aptly · gallant · mayor · riddle · rinos · rudolph · winston

McCain versus the First Amendment

April 30th, 2006 · No Comments

“He [Michael Graham] also mentioned my abridgement of First Amendment rights, i.e. talking about campaign finance reform….I know that money corrupts….I would rather have a clean government than one where quote First Amendment rights are being respected, that has become corrupt. If I had my choice, I’d rather have the clean government.”

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Tags: 1st Amendment · Breaking News · Campaign Finance Reform · Domestic Politics · Election 2008 · GOP · amendment · assessment · campaign · clean · corrupt · disagrees · mccain · respectfully

Hillary’s ‘[S]mart [F]ence’

April 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

In a statement reminiscent of what her husband, ex-President Clinton wrought throughout the 1990s, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has made a significant turnabout in her stance pertaining to a key aspect of the raging immigration debate.
Responding to polls showing that a strong majority of Americans support building a wall across the U.S.-Mexican border, 2008 presidential [...]

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Tags: Breaking News · Domestic Politics · Election 2008 · Immigration · Liberals

A Precarious Balance

April 16th, 2006 · No Comments

Personally, your humble pundit deplores stances such as these,
Sen. John McCain joined the ranks of retired generals who have said they have no confidence in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Or more precisely, the generals are falling in line with McCain’s long-standing assessment, McCain said Friday.
“I was asked a long time ago, I think a year and [...]

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Tags: Domestic Politics · Election 2008 · Gulf War II · Military · National Security · War on Terror