This is difficult for me to admit but, my liberal friends were right.

They told me if I voted for McCain, the nation's hope would deteriorate, and sure enough there has been a 20 point drop in the Consumer Confidence Index since the election, reaching a lower point than any time during the Bush administration.

They told me if I voted for McCain, ( Read more... )

Congratulations to the American League!

Mauer gets a hit and scores a run.
Morneau hit the ball well twice and played very solid defense at first with a couple of great reaches and scoops.
Nathan gets the hold with a scoreless (but scary) 8th inning.

I've got all of them on my fantasy team!

Go Twins, and go Hong Kong Cavaliers!!!!!!!!

This is a shop I set up at Zazzle, feel free to ignore or investigate


These are a few of the pictures we took on our honeymoon to Ireland...we wanted larger prints/posters of them and this site was suggested.

US Completes Pullout of Combat Forces from Iraq Cities. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529510,00.html?test=latestnews)

Right on the Bush schedule...(Troops out of Iraqi cities in June of 2009)

Good work Mr. President.

Details under the cut.  (Let Elley know that I referred you!) Note that the training is paid for, you're paid while you train, and your benefits start immediately.

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Okay, it's too late to vote early, but go vote and get Morneau and Mauer to St. Louis at http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2009/ballot_reg.html

Talk about a queen-sized chip on the shoulder

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To quote Sean Hannity: Senator, in case you didn't know, people in the military are trained to address their superiors as "Sir" and "Ma'am".  Are you really that petty?  I guess the video speaks for itself.

...you have got to read this book.

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - Matthew Stover

The movies were such an incredible disappointment I wasn't sure what to expect, but this book gets into all the details and character development that the movie lacked, and what made the movies simply an excersise in Industrial Light & Magic's ability to churn out ( Read more... )

Don Imus was vilified for weeks and ended up losing his job over an offhand remark about some "nappy-headed ho's".  I didn't completely agree with that, but I had no problem with some serious mea culpas, but that being the case, how can those same people not be all over this?

During his Top Ten, referring to the Alaska governor as a "Slutty Flight ( Read more... )

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