Re: Sarahmania

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past week or so, you can’t have failed to notice the launch of Sarah Palin’s new book, “Going Rogue“.  I have read her much anticipated tome and recommend saving your money and borrowing someone else’s copy.  Books by politicians tend to fall into one of two categories—a [...]

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Re: Fall Books

I always know when fall time is rolling round as I become more enamored of reading in the evenings. In much the same way that squirrels collect pine cones for the winter, I begin hauling in books that peak my interest.
Here are a few of my recent reads and reviews thereof:

This literary classic is much [...]

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Re: Bringing the Sexy Back

When I saw this picture of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, I immediately thought “hubba, hubba” and then I was promptly horrified. To understand why I was shocked by my own reaction, you have to remember that I grew up when the Cold War was still a go. While I don’t live in Osgiliath and [...]

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Re: Coulda Been Worse

No matter how bad the last eight years have been, folks, it’s always important to remember that it might have been worse. YouTube user TheNegativeDude remixed “Dark Knight” footage in order to make this trailer for Oliver W. Stone’s “W” movie. Watch for who he casts as Karl Rove. I was [...]

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Re: Farewell to the Chief

Nothing in his presidency became him like the leaving of it …..
The transition was the part of the job he handled the best. A sad coda.

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Re: I Have a Dream Today

Barack Obama places his hand on the Lincoln Bible held by his wife, Michelle, in order to take the oath of office as the nation’s 44th President. The Lincoln Bible was on loan from the Library of Congress.
I had a dream, I had an awesome dream …–Lionel Richie, “Say You, Say Me”
Yesterday was the best [...]

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