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Government Showdown

As I write this, on Wednesday afternoon, things on Capitol Hill have gotten a bit testy. (Well, okay, testier than usual.) The White House is refusing to comply with Congressional subpoenas, which is pretty much unheard of. The House is … Continue reading

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Aftermath

So, that’s how it’s going to be, is it?  Well, okay then. The election for #45 has come and gone, and it certainly didn’t go the way I had hoped.  I’ll admit to spending a day or two in shock … Continue reading

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Well, I Called It.

This time around, current events.  There might be a bit of a rant, too.  As expected, we had the Supreme Court rulings; there was also a reaction to the South Carolina shootings that wasn’t exactly expected, and the Republican presidential … Continue reading

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…And Responsibilities

If you’ve been awake in the U.S. at any time over the last six months, you’ll be at least passingly familiar with the recent Hobby Lobby case that went to the Supreme Court. Leaving aside issues of the debates over … Continue reading

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On Civic Duties

I’ve got two main thoughts for this week’s post; they’re perhaps not so closely related as they might be, but I’ll put them here for lack of a better place… The first is what normally pops into my head when … Continue reading

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You have to wonder…

I wasn’t going to post this week–not for lack of anything to post, nor from apathy.  More that I’m still trying to nail down some of the thoughts that I’ve been wanting to post about.  I know where I want … Continue reading

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A disturbing trend

Watching the Occupy Wall Street protests lately, I’ve seen something that concerns me quite a bit more than even the wealth disparity being protested–although that disparity is possibly an indirect cause of it. The trend I’m talking about is the … Continue reading

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