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Counting Coffins

February 26, 2009

For 18 years the Pentagon has forbid the publication of photos of American soldiers KIA (Killed in Action).  In 1991, Bush 41 put the ban in place.  Now, the Pentagon is lifting that ban.
What’s the big deal?  Back in Vietnam, the press liked to use the many flag-draped coffins coming off of ships to reinforce their anti-war [...]

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McCain and the Republican Party Brand

May 21, 2008

I just read this Politico piece by John Feehery on the Republican Party’s relationship with McCain.  His take is that Bush stalwarts like Hastert, Lott, and Delay are no longer on the scene and McCain, ever the frustrating maverick, is now the presumptive GOP nominee. Hence, the maverick becomes the savior in lieu of the Republican’s crushing Congressional [...]

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The 1960s in the 2008 Election

May 5, 2008

Some other chickens have come home to roost, so to speak.  One undercurrent about John Kerry’s run in 2004 was how sins of the past, when everybody was doing crazy things in the 1960s and 1970s, would come back to haunt some of those idiots. 
The “Swift Vets and POWs For Truth” were a perfect example of [...]

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John McCain: Heroic In More Ways Than One

April 30, 2008

One thing I learned about war heroes when I was a child is that not many of them like to talk about their experiences. As I became interested in politics, I noticed that this tendency held true, which was surprising since politicians are supposed to enjoy talking about themselves. One politician in particular, [...]

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Global Warming’s Fried President Bush

April 16, 2008

The Global Warming alarmists have finally worn down the GOP passed the weak-kneed crowd, and into the Bush-crowd (which is increasingly looking like only Dubya himself).  Only the open-minded, conservative-wing remains as the firewall against an economic cataclysm based on ever-changing scientific data. 
It goes to show how all Libs need to do is find an issue where [...]

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