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Just the headlines

Only getting titles in an RSS feed can lead to moments of confusion and disappointment. I read the following headline in today’s St. Louis Today feed: Former President Bush gets hip replacement. My immediate thought was: you mean he quit? Then I remembered, oh, his Dad. I tell you, it was a crushing disappointment.

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Diversity Political

Great Day

I would be remiss to not point out that today was the day our country finally wised up and put a woman in as Speaker of the House. That is two steps away from the Presidency. Now if only we could get Cheney to take Bush hunting. I liked much of the 100 hour plan, for its […]

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A candidate I do support

After reviewing his various legal actions on behalf of the people of the state, and comparing same with his competitor, one candidate I am behind is Jay Nixon for governor of Missouri. Black River News writes on an ad paid for by Ed Stewart in the local Ironton newspaper: These same groups [ed. Sierra Club, Audubon […]

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On a lighter note

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I saw Snakes on a Plane, and cheered when Jackson said the line, but I still think a bomb would have been a whole lot simpler–and why is that Sci-Fi pushes these films at women over 50, but filmmakers insert female nudity? I thought V for Vendetta was a wonderful film, and I particularly liked […]

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Political

If I were President

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. It’s easy to say what we want our elected officials to do. We want them to magically balance the budget while giving us universal health care. We want to pull out of Iraq, while magically making the people of the country resolve their differences so we don’t have to feel […]