tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78000373387016424262012-02-16T07:35:56.508-08:00In America, anybody can be president. That's one of the risks you take. -- Adlai StevensonZorrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14788004695493938671noreply@blogger.comBlogger4561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800037338701642426.post-2233261858029218562009-01-22T20:38:00.000-08:002009-01-22T20:40:45.971-08:00

It's happening so fast it makes your head swim and your heart leap. He's not wasting any time rolling back the damage of the last eight years. American presidents and their staff work for the American people, they are not monarchs with an inner court of priviliged nobles. President Obama has reminded all his predecessors of that simple fact, living up to a campaign promise to "nullify attempts to

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Want to feel your heart leap? Want to feel a little flutter in your tummy and a tingle all over? Want to get choked up just a little bit.CLICK HERE!

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The opening prayer at the Lincoln Memorial event yesterday by openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson was not seen or heard on television. It was given a couple of minutes prior to the opening of the event. It contains many good thoughts and deserves to be heard by as many as possible. It's unfortunate that this was not broadcast since we will all hear Rick Warren deliver his prayer tomorrow.Welcome to

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This article by Erica Heller, from the Huffington Post is worth reading and forwarding. It is well-written, brief, and full of truth. It's the kind of article you read and think, "I wish I had said that."It's getting harder these days to be cranky, to stay curmudgeonly.It can still be done, of course, it's just that right now, it requires much more of an effort than usual. And curmudgeons resent

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John Stewart doesn't know what to make of a president who treats others with respect and dignity..cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color

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Ann Coulter would be one of those people who might fit the description of an attractive nuisance if she weren't so damn unattractive in every imaginable way. She is without a doubt the most vapid, mean-spirited, small-minded, ridiculous right-winger out there. She even surpasses Rush Limbaugh in her stupidity and meanness, but that's her shtick. That's how she makes money, and it's a sad

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Last Christmas, my son Shawn gave me the Hillary Nutcracker. This year, he completed the set with the Bill Clinton Corkscrew. Who could ask for anything more!

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It seems to me that if you're going to discriminate against a whole class of people, like the Mormon church, Rick Warren and the other Prop 8 supporters did in California, you should be required to apply a little intellectual rigor to your argument, especially if you're basing your argument on God's wishes as stated in the Bible. According to "God," a "man lying with another man" is an

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It's a joy to watch Obama putting his vision together in a calm, rational way that attempts to bring everyone together. Read the about his latest initiative:President-elect Barack Obama, in a message being emailed out on Wednesday, is calling on supporters, as well as those who likely didn't back him in the election, to use the day prior to his inauguration to volunteer en masse for local

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Garrison Keillor is always good for a smile, profound insights into life, and even poetry. However, in this article, he offers a bit of practical advice that could help you avoid unnecessary delays if you're flying during this holiday season.Read it here.

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After Ameneh Bahrami turned down his marriage proposal, Majid Movahedi attempted to change her mind -- by stalking her and threatening to kill himself. When those approaches didn't win over his unrequited love, the spurned stalker approached her in a busy public park in Tehran and poured a bucket of acid on her head. "It felt like my head was stuck in a bowl of boiling water," Bahrami told the

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Never thought I'd have anything nice to say about Newt Gingrich, but he went way up in my estimation with this letter to the Republican National Committee. Maybe acting like a grown-up will catch on!Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich sent a rather scathing letter to Mike Duncan on Tuesday, accusing the RNC chairman of engaging in "a destructive distraction" by attempting to tie Barack Obama to

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This is the guy who threw his shoes at Bush in Iraq. He has become a legend, and he's now known as the Shoe Thrower. While we should never condone any form of violence, don't you secretly admire this guy!

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Congress wanted to guarantee that the $700 billion financial bailout would limit the eye-popping pay of Wall Street executives, so lawmakers included a mechanism for reviewing executive compensation and penalizing firms that break the rules.But at the last minute, the Bush administration insisted on a one-sentence change to the provision, congressional aides said. The change stipulated that the

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He can duck! This was quite a graceful move. I'm impressed.

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Glenn Greenwald talked with Bill Moyers Friday night about the rule of law and how it was perverted by the Bush administration. Here is an excerpt from that interview. The full interview can be seen here, and like all of Bill Moyers' interviews, it's worth a 30-minute investment. Greenwald is an articulate and intelligent person who can help you see past the sound bytes that form our opinions

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Every once in a while, we see genuine, spontaneous humor on TV. This clip from David Letterman's show is hilarious if you followed his response to McCain's cancellation during the campaign.

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Conan O'Brien had a great line last line. He said that Illinois Governor, Rod Blogoyevich was arrested for trying to sell Obama's seat to the highest bidder. Now he's going to prison where his seat will be sold to the highest bidder!

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Corker, Shelby, and DeMint are three far-right lawmakers from the Deep South who are responsible for blocking the auto bailout. Remember the Deep South? That's where the only slash of red remained after the election.They continued their opposition in spite of White House support for the bail-out and Cheney's admonition that failure to support the bill would label them the "Herbert Hoover Party."

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Isn't it interesting that we will spend almost a trillion dollars to destroy another country, and we won't spend $14 billion to save our most important industry.

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If people are paying attention, they will see the true colors of the Republican party today. In spite of the efforts to broaden the base and appeal to all Americans, the veneer has been stripped away leaving the true nature of the party for all to see . . . if they're paying attention. They have blocked the auto industry bailout over one sticking point - the refusal of the unions to cut their pay

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Colin Powell provides an intelligent and realistic assessment of the Republican party today. Smart man.

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From Salon.com this morning comes this lovely little article about bush!Dec. 11, 2008 | Recently someone forwarded me an invitation to a cheeky Inauguration Day event called "Shave the Date." As organizer Kristen Chase explains on her Web site, "Show your love for your country, and as you watch our new president take his oath and feel your satin undies against your smooth nether region, you can

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Jon Stewart is as smart as he is funny. This is a great debate with Mike Huckabee about Gay marriage. .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{

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More from the folks with the most difficult job in the world - the Bush Legacy Project. History? What the Hell! Just rewrite it. From Salon.com today:The White House has put out talking points for top administration officials, telling them how to describe President Bush's time in office, the Los Angeles Times reports. Notably, the talking points make no mention of the federal response to

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An excerpt from Obama's appearance on Meet the Press this morning. "Part of what I’m hoping to introduce as the next president is a new ethic of responsibility, where we say that, if you’re laying off workers, the least you can do when you’re making $25 million a year is give up some of your compensation and some of your bonuses, figure out ways in which workers maybe have to take a pay cut, but

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Why are these people so obsessed with carrying firearms? There's a move in Texas to change the law to allow people to pack their heat out in the open - just like the wild west. I don't know if they're paranoid, insecure or both. Now, the Bush administration has overturned the ban on firearms in National Parks. What is wrong with these people? The existing law required the gun to be unloaded and

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Here's an excerpt from Obama's appearance on Meet the Press this morning. The days of celebrating and tolerating ignorance are over!"Part of what we want to do is to open up the White House and remind people this is the people's house," Obama told NBC's Tom Brokaw during a "Meet the Press" interview taped Saturday in Chicago."There is an incredible bully pulpit to be used when it comes to, for

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George Bush has bought a home in the wealthy part of Dallas known as Preston Hollow. Until 2000, the neighborhood association's covenant said only white people were allowed to live there, though an exception was made for servants. The document, enacted in 1956, reads:"Said property shall be used and occupied by white persons only except these covenants shall not prevent occupancy by domestic

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If, like Sarah Palin, you're still interested in Bill Ayers, read this New York Times article written by him about his past and his association with Obama. He explains why he remained silent during the election, the "palling around" accusations, and the extent of his relationship with Obama.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/opinion/06ayers.html?ref=opinion

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Have we ever had a president with such low body fat?

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We're beginning to see some dramatic differences between Conservative and Progressive ideology. Although Obama is more pragmatic than ideological, he still has a definite world view of government's role in society, and we're beginning to see it in action now. Conservatives generally have a contempt for government. That's one of the reasons they govern so badly. Would you put a CEO in charge of

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What's going on with Hillary's lips? She looks different in all of her photos since the election. Botox?

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Remember the stink from the Republicans about John Edward's $400 haircut? Palin puts him to shame. She's still in the news. She won't go away. We're going to have to put up with her for a long, long time. Following yesterday's report on an additional $30,000 in "accessories" spending by Governor Sarah Palin during the Presidential campaign, the New York Times has information on the money made by

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There's a legacy team at work in the White House rewriting history to make Bush look better than he is. That's a big job, but Karl Rove is part of the project. Fortunately, we have people like Jon Stewart who will keep slapping him in the face with the truth while making us laugh. There's no way to make this guy look good. That would really be putting lipstick on a pig. .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{

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See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

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SEDALIA, Mo. — A hunter bagged a big buck on the second day of firearms season, but the kill caused him a lot of pain. Randy Goodman, 49, said he thought two well-placed shots with his .270-caliber rifle had killed the buck on Nov. 19. Goodman said the deer looked dead to him, but seconds later the nine-point, 240-pound animal came to life.The buck rose up, knocked Goodman down and attacked him

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I've always had a theory that one of the reasons that Democrats are perceived as being soft on national defense is because a lot of them look soft. You could line up the entire House of Representatives and Senate and pick out the Republicans and Democrats on appearance alone with about 90% accuracy. When people are scared, they don't care about intellectuals. They want John Wayne, Lee Marvin,

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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American woman who worked as a seamstress, boarded this Montgomery City bus to go home from work. On this bus on that day, Rosa Parks initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality. She sat near the middle of the bus, just behind the 10 seats reserved for whites. Soon all of the seats in the bus were filled. When a white

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Sarah Palin would be old news, not worth commenting on, if it weren't for the fact that she is, by some accounts, the de facto leader of the Republican party. Here's an article from an Alaska newspaper that speaks volumes about her character, ideology as well as the party she represents. When Republicans put so much stock in service to country, sends their own sons and daughters to war, then

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Parishioners of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Modesto have been told they should consider going to confession if they voted for Barack Obama, because of the president-elect's position condoning abortion."If you are one of the 54 percent of Catholics who voted for a pro-abortion candidate, you were clear on his position and you knew the gravity of the question, I urge you to go to confession

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It's a good thing Bush isn't any smarter than he is. A person with any degree of intelligence would have a hard time living with the fact that their bad judgment, ignorance and arrogance have been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. Now he'll continue to add to that legacy after he leaves office. From the New York Times today:WASHINGTON — The Labor Department is racing

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WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush is relishing the chance to see "the klieg lights shift somewhere else," although he admits he'll miss perks like White House cooking and flying on Air Force One."Frankly, I'm not going to miss the limelight all that much," Bush said in an intimate family conversation with his sister, Doro Bush Koch, about how he'll feel when he leaves the White House to make

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On Wednesday,George Bush pardoned a turkey.Barack Obama held a news conference on the economy and visited a food bank in Chicago.

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This one makes me want to keep taking my vitamins and exercising. Obama has named Paul Volker, 81, as the head of his Economic Recovery Advisory Board. It's about time we stopped throwing away wisdom and experience.

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We have a lot to be thankful for today. We have a president who can speak in complete, coherent sentences. We have a first lady who isn't forced to keep her mouth shut and hide her intelligence. We have a first family that can serve as a wonderful role model for others. We have a president who can inspire us to find the better part of our nature.We have real people running our country. That's

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The more you know about Joe Lieberman, the more undesirable he becomes. When Al Gore selected him for his VP, I thought he made a good choice. Now, I question Gore's judgement. Shortly after Bush was appointed to the presidency in 2000, Lieberman was sucking up to him. Now, he's sucking up to Obama after trashing him throughout the campaign. This article from the Washington Post reveals that he

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Maybe Obama isn't a true liberal in touch with his feminine side. He sounds more like a Bush Republican here. Maybe it's a strategic move to win over some of the Bush/McCain supporters. As they say, the Republicans are the Daddy party, and the Democrats are the Mommy party.Remember when Daddy Bush said he didn't like broccoli? Big uproar from the Broccoli Council and broccoli lovers everywhere.

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Just watched an excerpt of Barbara Walters' interview with President Obama and Michelle. We might as well call him President Obama because he's acting as president, and the country is responding to him as president. Bush is more than a Lame Duck - he's just lame. Always has been.Michelle said that she has instructed the White House staff to let the kids make up their own beds and clean up their

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I don't like to celebrate anyone's misfortune, but this item in today's news caused my heart to leap with joy. It seems that Ann Coulter broke her jaw and will have her mouth wired shut. It didn't say how she broke it, but I wouldn't be surprised if somebody punched her out!Of course she can still write. Too bad she didn't break her fingers.

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It's not time to start singing "Happy Days are Here Again." Watch this seven-minute segment to find out some of the sneaky things Bush is doing that will make him hard to forget after January 20.

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Bush is basically MIA during the most difficult time our country has faced in my lifetime. Obama is filling that leadership gap. The markets are watching his every move. Yesterday, it went up almost 500 points after he picked Tim Geithner for Treasury Secretary. January 20, can't get here soon enough.

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My good friend, Alexandra, who is an accomplished wordsmith and editor has adopted the word, "alright" which is not really a word. It's not alright to use this form.Usage Note: Despite the appearance of the form alright in works of such well-known writers as Langston Hughes and James Joyce, the single word spelling has never been accepted as standard. This is peculiar, since similar fusions such

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I want to start The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to the English Language. Let's start with "lay" and "lie." You don't lay down to take a nap. You lie down to take a nap."Lay your head on my shoulder. Lay your warm and tender body next to mine." This Country-Western song got it right. I think this battle has been lost, but somebody has to stand up for the elites. Anybody out there want to

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There's no better time than now to take back the word, "Liberal," and wear it proudly. Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and all the other right-wing talk-radio wackos have stolen the word and demonized it over the years. But, they just got slapped in the face with it . . . hard.I just returned from a three-day motorcycle trip to Big Bend with eight of my riding buddies. They're all Republicans. I'm

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At first, this looks like a Saturday Night Live skit with Tina Fey, then you realize that, OMG, it's real. Sarah Palin is being interviewed in Alaska while turkeys are being slaughtered in the background. You can't believe this until you see it.

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In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama's appearance on CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday witnessed the president-elect's unorthodox verbal tick, which had Mr. Obama employing

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it's interesting that he didn't end this talk with the standard "God Bless America" which is fine with me, but I'll bet the religious right will have something to say about this. I'm closer to Rev. Wright on this. Why should we ask God to bless America when there's so much suffering around the world, much of it caused by us.

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THE WHITE HOUSEOFFICE OF THE FIRST LADYFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 14, 2008MENU FOR THE DINNER IN HONOR OF THE SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE WORLD ECONOMYFruitwood-smoked Quail with Quince GastriqueQuinoa RisottoLandmark Chardonnay “Damaris Reserve” 2006Thyme-roasted Rack of LambTomato, Fennel and Eggplant FondueChanterelle JusShafer Cabernet “Hillside Select” 2003Lolla Rosa, Red Oak and

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I can't wait. "Everyone came at me to write a book. They had dollar signs in their eyes. '101 Things Joe the Plumber Knows' or some stupid s--- like that. Excuse me, I am sorry," he said. "You know I will get behind something solid, but I won't get behind fluff. I won't cash in, and when people do read the book they will figure out that I didn't cash in. At least I hope they figure that out."The

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him "constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil."The Rev. Jay Scott Newman said in a letter distributed Sunday to parishioners at St. Mary's

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I just caught a quick video of Sarah Palin at the Governor's Conference today. She was doing a news conference with Rick Perry, Governor of Texas. I wonder why Rick Perry isn't in the game for the presidency. It seems that Republicans are all about appearances - at least appearances that match up to the old Ozzie and Harriet archetypes that the older generation has encoded in their brain cells.

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The incompetence of this administration has no end. After eight years, you would think they could get something right. That's what we get for putting people in charge of government who fundamentally hate government. This item from today's news combined with the seemingly endless decline of the stock market just makes you want to cry.In the six weeks since lawmakers approved the Treasury's massive

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Whether you're for, against, or just don't care about gay marriage, you should listen to Keith Olberman's comments. We took a giant step forward against racial discrimination on November 4, but we have a long way to go with other forms.

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According to Sarah Palin, all of those things that have been said about her are false. Do you believe her?

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The American Prospect - November 11, 2008 - Paul WaldmanThe opening paragraph:Just over two years into George W. Bush’s presidency, The American Prospect featured Bush on its cover under the headline, "The Most Dangerous President Ever." At the time, some probably thought it a bit over the top. But nearly six years later, it's worth taking a moment to reflect on the multifaceted burden that will

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WASHINGTON — A Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist dictatorship.The rest of the story . . . . if you can stomach it.

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President-elect Barack Obama has informed party officials that he wants Joe Lieberman to continue caucusing with the Democrats in the 111th Congress, Senate aides tell the Huffington Post.The rest of the story.

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Since the election, I've been trying to find the better part of my nature and see everyone as a big happy family that can sit around the campfire and sing Kumbaya together, but the dark side of my nature takes over every now and then, and I want to gloat and point fingers. My good friend Elizabeth sent me this letter, written before the election, that activated my dark side. I couldn't resist.

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Polls show that more than half of the Republican party is looking to Sarah Palin as their leader. That's an indication of how intellectually bankrupt the party has become. True conservatism is a valid and necessary ideology for our society. It has an intellectual foundation created by some of the great thinkers of history. But, it has been corrupted by the neocons and George Bush and turned into

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Every country has their embarrassing leader. ROME — Italians never quite know whether to laugh or cry at Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. But many reacted with incredulity and outrage after the prime minister, visiting Moscow on Thursday, amiably called the first African-American president-elect in United States history “young, handsome and suntanned.”Read the rest of the story.

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This post comes from my son Patrick who is a very astute observer of the political scene. I hope his prediction about Texas is right.This map breaks down the voting trends of counties in the 2008 election. Blue means the county voted more Democrat than in 2004, and red means more Republican than 2004.There is a lot of blue on this map. The democrats did an amazing job of making inroads into

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DENVER — Sales of handguns, rifles and ammunition have surged in the last week, according to gun store owners around the nation who describe a wave of buyers concerned that an Obama administration will curtail their right to bear arms.“He’s a gun-snatcher,” said Jim Pruett, owner of Jim Pruett’s Guns and Ammo in northwest Houston, which was packed with shoppers on Thursday.“He wants to take our

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There's an old adage that says we can always find the time to do what's important to us. Looking at Obama's schedule for today gives us an insight into what's important to him. It's been a long time since I've had a president who inspired me to be a better person. How about you?The Obama Team sent out the President-elect's schedule for today that includes the list of economic advisers he'll be

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Official web site for The Office of the President-Elect - www.change.gov

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If you like to analyze the numbers, this is a pretty good link. Nice big, red and blue map with a columns of numbers showing electoral and popular vote for each state.The bad news, for me, out of this election is that Texas is still solidly red. McCain took 55% of the popular vote to Obama's 44%. It's not easy being blue in a red state like Texas. But, on the bright side, it's probably better

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An article on Salon.com relates this incident on The View. Quite a change from the normal yelling matches. In so many cases, Obama has tapped into the noble spirit of humanity, causing even his enemies to stand in awe of his accomplishment. When her daughter asked who lost, Hasselbeck says, she responded steadily: "No one lost today." No kidding, this from the woman who just yesterday defended

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Remember the movie, Network? It took eight years of abuse to get most of the country to the point where we decided we weren't going to take it anymore. We need to sharpen up our letter writing skills and keep a positive anger glowing. If and when our elected representatives start to block progress by partisan bickering and ideological BS, we need to stick our head out the window and yell.Half of

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There is one important thing that Obama can learn from George Bush. He made essentially the same promise that Obama made in his victory speech below, but not nearly as eloquently. He promised to be a uniter, not a divider. As soon as he was elected, he ignored half of the country and became president for the other half. That is what has destroyed the Republican party, and it will take them years

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Obama's victory speech. It's worth watching again.

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He even offended Fox News. I hope we've seen the last of him.

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Sarah Palin is relaxed, coherent and downright charming in this interview. Her accent is toned down. She's not trying to be cute and sexy. What happened to her? How could she have blown those early interviews? Either she was so uptight about being thrust on to the national stage or she was poorly managed. I suspect a little of both.

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If you look at the numbers in those red states, they were strong for McCain. Not even close in some cases. Jackie and Dunlap show us what they must be feeling this morning.

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As always, Garrison Keillor writes beautifully. I always choke up a bit when I read his articles, but this one did me in along with the glow of what happened last night. One can only take so much inspiration in twenty-four hours.Now that the fight is over, I think I will make a greater effort to understand the conservative mind. I find myself being as mean spirited on my side as they are on

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While Americans eagerly vote for the next president, here’s a sobering reminder: As of Tuesday, George W. Bush still has 77 days left in the White House — and he’s not wasting a minute.Read the rest of the New York Times editorial. Unfortunately, it will take some of the glow off what's about to happen tonight. As the NYT puts it, he's "taking a wrecking ball" to the White House. We can't get rid

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"There is no reason in history to suggest Obama won't win," said Frank Newport of Gallup. "All you can go by is history and compare our last polling that we have done before the election and the actual outcome in the presidential election... We have most polls showing Obama with a statistically significant lead nationally and also in these states. If he were to lose, it will be the first time

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Winner: ObamaElectoral College: Obama 338 McCain 200Rove writes on his website:The final Rove & Co. electoral map of the 2008 election cycle points to a 338-200 Barack Obama electoral vote victory over John McCain tomorrow, the largest electoral margin since 1996. All remaining toss-up states have been allocated to the candidate leading in them, with Florida (27 EV) going to Obama, and Indiana (

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All 21 residents of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire have voted and they went for Obama 15 to 6.

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Obama's grandmother died today. Here's a collection of photos that illustrates the emotional impact the Obama has on people. Some of these tears are for his loss.

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Click here for a comprehensive analysis of the final polls before the big day tomorrow.

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Here's an excerpt from an MTV interview with Obama today. The interviewer's name is Sway. They were taking questions online:Sway: Our next question comes from Eric out of Huntington Beach, California: "There are numerous cultures and subcultures in the United States today. Powers-that-be set statutes with monetary penalty on how people wear their clothes. Do you find it intrusive on civil

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