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Well meaning concerns from my peeps…

Despite my desire not to go one for one with my peep the Political Virgin, I do want to once again use a post of hers as a jumping off point. First though, I will quote myself from the comment I just left. “I had not seen this post when I wrote mine so it definitely [...]

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Stuff your morale superiority.

Up until today I was pretty mellow about this election, maybe even detached. I figured that Obama was going to win because frankly the amount of whining happening for the last eight years had whipped the Democratic base into a frenzy. All part of the normal give and take in the US system. Basically, whoever is [...]

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Darn Science!

The last thing either PV and I need is to become a game of blog-pong. So I am not going to directly answer each post… but this one is a useful launching point for some comments. Hopefully we can use each other to expand our thoughts and not go head to head all the time! [...]

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At least they will feel better…

There is no doubt that there is a deep divide in the United States right now. The left (fringe and a lot of the mainstream alike*) feel pushed aside, downtrodden and disenfranchised. Many of them are still nursing the stinging rebukes of losing the last two elections. We need only look at the work of [...]

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I’ve been framed

This is what I love about having Political Virgin involved in political blogging this election… articulate, thoughtful responses to questions and issues. This post is no exception. PV took on my challenge (which already puts her above the rank and file) to discuss her reasons for supporting Obama. PV has definitely done a good job of [...]

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VP Debates and science: You’re doing it wrong.

My friend runs the Political Virgin website and in an attempt to be supportive I have agreed not to get overly argumentative and evil in the comment stream there. Honestly it has been worth it because I have really enjoyed viewing this election through her fresh eyes. That being said, I will respond to her [...]

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Palin Deraignment Syndrome (PDS)

If we are being honest, we can all agree on at least this about Sarah Palin: Never in recent memory has the entrance of a single figure into the political discussion driven so many people to lose their minds so completely*. We see otherwise intelligent people spreading deliberate lies, we see those who claim tolerance [...]

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9/11 – Remembered (again)

Once again we are here on 9/11 As I look back on the events of that morning and my reactions I realize nothing has changed. I still stand by my thoughts of the time.  I will keep this entry short, because frankly it does not need to be very wordy. Even now, after 7 years, we [...]

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http://twitter.com/herdwatching

Yup. I created a Twitter account for political commentary. Go ahead and follow it. You know you want to. Popularity: 36% [?]

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Hiroshima: The hard choice, the right choice

08/06/1945 is the date that the United States took decisive action to our war with the Japanese Empire. Three days later the strike on Hiroshima was followed up with a strike on Nagasaki. The loss of Japanese life was terrible – the number of American lives saved incalculable. Make absolutely no mistake – there was going [...]

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