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The Working Poor
I recently finished The Working Poor by David Shipler. This was a monumental occasion on many fronts, since it’s been at least three or four months since I read a book in its entirety. It was also...
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The Friend Bullseye
On this blog, we have talked about how important our friends are. Well…actually, we have discussed categorizing our friends in a modern-day feudal system made up of serfs, peasants, and nobles. Given...
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Just a Good, Old-Fashioned Town Hall… With the Crazies
Remember when we used to have town halls to discuss trivial matters? – Like how to get the neighbors off your lawn, or where to host the July 4th fireworks? Well, we’ve evolved since then… now, town...
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The Sleeping Giant Has Been Awakened!
I wish all town hall participants would be gracious enough to come on national TV and get completely undressed like this. I almost felt bad for Katy Abram, since she was obviously overmatched. At...
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Healthcare Reform for The Old and the Lethargic
During the past week, we found out about two high-profile affairs (Rick Pitino and Bernie Madoff), learned the fate of two embattled NFL athletes (Michael Vick and Donte Stallworth), and watched as...
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Defending Our Right to (Grizzly) Bear Arms
Back in May, at the White House press correspondents’ dinner, Barack Obama praised his wife Michelle, who was wearing a sleeveless dress. He joked, “No matter which party you belong to, you agree that...
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Are You Ready for Some Football? (As In, Are You Ready for A Public Option?)
On Tuesday, the biggest story of the day was whether the public option had officially come out of retirement. Last week, after President Obama downplayed its importance as just a “sliver” of...
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I’m Not a Hater, I Just Fuss a Lot
Back when George W. Bush was President, I would often lament the sorry state of American politics. Twice we had elected a man who could not form grammatically correct sentences. We had handed over...
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Keeping America Ugly
Now that healthcare reform has been passed into law, we’ve seen full-blown outrage from conservative commentators, teabaggers, and unnaturally orange-skinned people (…a tax on indoor tanning?? How...
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