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Emergency Assistance for Education
Opinions vary about this subject (the perspective of this opinion piece is from the anti-union angle), but the federal government is apparently taking a well-intentioned lending hand too far (go figure). For 2011 budgets, it will end up requiring service cuts, tax hikes, or both:
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a preview of Chavez in hell
Magically, the news cameras in Venezuela have captured a preview image of Hugo Chavez in Hell:
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One who fails to sugar coat his nation's actions does not automatically "hate" his country.
One who does sugar coat it's every action is not one who automatically "loves" his nation.
There is little danger in questioning the motives of the government.
There is untold danger in one who finds nothing to question.
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Interesting Thought
If progress is good and all humans are equal, then all humans will benefit from progress equally, given a level playing field. The problem is that humans are not equal and, because they are not equal, because they are diverse physically, mentally, and spiritually, progress is a philosophical construct that is alien to large swathes of humanity.
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Sounds familiar to 2006
On Thursday, Tom Fetzer, the head of the North Carolina Republican Party, became the first state party chairman to call for Steele's resignation, as GOP officials and big donors complain that the RNC lacks the money to help the party's candidates ( Read more... ) -
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A LJ blog of fascinating and often bizarre photographs. (NSFW warning--it's not a sexually based blog, but there are plenty of sexual images in there.)
http://riotclitshave.com/
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Hank Johnson from the House of Representatives, ladies & gents
I can't seem to find out when he said this, but I'm seeing it was reported on 3/31/10, so it happened somewhere before that. I say this because you then can't argue that it was some twisted April Fool's joke. From a wider point of view on this guy, wiki says Johnson serves on the House Armed Services and Judiciary committees.
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What someone on the other side of the argument thinks
Some of the stuff The Right is saying is pretty out there and getting lots of press because of it. So, how 'bout this guy?
Not only does he not have facts to enforce his point, but last time I checked, we aren't supposed to be a socialist country, Ed. Crazy Al Sharpton recently said that America voted for socialism. Maybe he did, but I don't ( Read more... )
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