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I’m trying to understand what Mike Gravel was talking about. If the people push the government aside and seize peace, that isn’t very peaceful, is it?

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Today is election day. If you are reading this, you are most likely an election enthusiast and will likely vote - but in the off chance that you are considering not voting, here is my encouragement to do so. Exercise your right to choose the people who …

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Senator Hillary Clinton has said she supports a little bit of torture, every now and then. Why the hell are Democrats doing giving her their support?

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Congressman Tim Holden voted for a law that revokes habeas corpus, ends enforcement of the Geneva Conventions, gives amnesty to George W. Bush for any war crimes he has committed, sets up kangaroo courts to replace our system of justice, and gives the President the power to throw anyone into prison without crimnal charges and without any explanation to anyone.

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In a press conference Monday, Bush defended his Iraqi policy, saying over and over an immediate withdrawal would be both a ‘disaster’ and a ‘huge mistake’.
Leaving before the job would be done would send a message that America really is no longer engaged, nor cares about the form of governments in the Middle [...]

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I know that this is an unusual request…but here goes.

We’ve been getting a visitor from Lelystad, Flevoland, The Netherlands for quite a while, and I’m just curious who you are. I’d love to hear what you have to say. You obviously have an interest in Governor Romney, and you keep on visiting. If you don’t want to identify yourself publically in the comments section, please drop me an email.

Anyway, welcome to Elect Romney in 2008, I appreciate your continued presence
Ann Marie

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http://cbs4boston.com/topstories/local_story_218131130.html The National Governors Association is meeting today in Charleston. As always, there’s lots on the agenda at these meetings, particularly in an election year with so many vulnerable open seats. Governor Romney is the chair of the Republicans, so he’s surely working strategy at these events.

And, of course, S. Carolina is a key early primary.

~~~Thomas

In light of this event, here is Governor Romney’s Bio courtesy of the National Governors Association…

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
Birth Date: March 12, 1947
Birth State: Michigan
Party: Republican
Spouse: Ann Romney
Family: Married Ann Davies; five sons; six grandchildren (Ann Marie Note: this is now nine grandchildren)
Religion: Latter Day Saints (Ann Marie Note: This should read member of The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-Day Saints).
School(s): Brigham Young University; Harvard University
Address: State House
Room 360
Phone: 617/725-4000
Fax: 617/727-9725

Relation to Another Governor:
Son of Michigan Gov. George Romney

Governor’s Web Site
State Web Site

MITT ROMNEY was born on March 12, 1947. He received his bachelor’s degree with highest honors from Brigham Young University in 1971. In 1975 he earned a master’s in business administration from Harvard Business School and was named a Baker Scholar. In 1975 he also received his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. From 1978 to 1984, he was a vice president of Bain and Company, Inc., a Boston-based management consulting firm. In 1984, he founded Bain Capital, an investment company that founded, acquired, or invested in hundreds of companies, including Staples, Domino’s Pizza, and Brookstone.

In 1990, Romney took a two-year leave of absence to return to Bain and Company as its interim-CEO during a period of financial turmoil. While there, he led the company’s highly successful turnaround. With the 2002 Winter Olympics mired in controversy and facing serious financial crisis, Romney was asked to become President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. During the three years he ran the games, Romney succeeded in erasing a $379 million operating deficit, organizing 23,000 volunteers, galvanizing community spirit, overseeing an unprecedented security mobilization to ensure public safety, and leading one of the most successful Olympics in the nation’s history.

He was elected governor of Massachusetts in November 2002. Romney was recently appointed by President George W. Bush to the Homeland Security Advisory Committee and is the National Governors Association’s co-lead governor for homeland security. He is also a member of the Executive Committee and the Education, Early Childhood, and Workforce Committee of the National Governors Association.

Ann Marie
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http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/ExecOrders/eo460.pdf Today I came across an executive order from Mitt Romney in honor of President Ronald Reagan. You can download the .pdf file “here”.

Kevin

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http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=51306 Introducing Mitt Romney will be Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist.

Read about it at the Nashville city paper.

Kevin

Yesterday I turned in my money for this event. I bought a table of ten. I live about 2 hours northwest of the event. I’ll make sure and blog all about it afterwards, and post pictures.

Ann Marie

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Not militarizing the border is a good idea. Bush’s use of the military within the United States for law enforcement purposes looks frighteningly like a shadow of martial law. But do we really need the additional 1,000 border patrol agents when they’re already having trouble recruiting? After all, there’s not much indication that there are more illegal immigrants now than there have been in recent years.

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Oh, but now that there’s a mooooovie and you’re making all buddy-buddy with smirking George Cloooooney we’re supposed to fawn all over Al Gore? No way, man! I’m, America’s last god-damned liberal, and I say it’s a royal right wing Democratic set-up. Set up city!

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Senator McCain said it was necessary for farmers to employ illegal aliens because American workers are too lazy and wimpy.

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John McCain says that he wants Christian fundamentalists who oppose the teaching of evolution and favor mixing church and state to have a major role to play in Republican politics. McCain is now working in coordination with Jerry Falwell, to help Falwell advance his agenda.

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Another online cooperative community to see what kind of potential it might have for enhancing the presence of progressive political causes online is Squidoo, a name that evokes tentacles stretching and exploring dark corners and crevices - something that the Internet is quite useful for

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I will work like hell for Russ Feingold for President in 2008, but any other Democrat who failed to stand up when called to duty? They might as well be Republicans.

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Just a tiny bit of digging into the substance of John McCain’s political career makes it clear that McCain is every bit as much the right winger that George W. Bush is.

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Words, words, words. Everyone thinks they remember how many commandments there were, but has anyone actually thought to go to the mountain and see for themselves? This is exactly what I did back in 2001. And here is the photo. Incontrovertible pictorial evidence of The [...]

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Happy President’s Day! In honor of the past-serving presidents, there was a proposal put forth in 2004 by Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) that would place images of the Presidents on the obverse side of the $1 coins with the image of the Statue of …

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