Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Arlen Specter, a well-respected Senator from Pennsylvania, has announced that he is switching parties from a Republican to a Democrat. Specter is someone I like particularly, who has been moderate and willing to support our troops. If I was a Pennsylvania voter, I would probably vote for him, not for ...
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
President Obama seemed to embrace merit pay for teachers today while speaking on his vision of education and already pundits are claiming this to be a move sure to alienate his union supporters.
I would completely disagree with that assumption.
Having spent years in a union position myself while working for the ...
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
I was reading an article on World Threats about President-Elect Barack Obama impressing the intelligence community due to him being a 'quick study' and interested in topics at hand. This got me interested in how the reports come out.
From: Langley, VA
To: Quantico, VA
DECLASSIFIED
Intelligence Briefing-- December 21, 2008
President-Elect Obama
The first briefing ...
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
I don't know if anyone's been following the news lately, but Barack Obama has become a true politician. Many questioned his experience, but since he was elected, he has learned to disregard his promises and do what he-- or his advisors want to do.
Well, Obama got a lot of notice ...
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
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I spent most of the weekend avoiding work and my computer, so this posting is a little behind the 8-ball--but I just watched President-Elect Obama's Weekly Address on YouTube and was immediately struck by how the tactic of using this new ...
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