Archive for July, 2008

And some people say I’m over reacting…

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Government might bail out Fannie, Freddie “If there is something seriously wrong, I really don’t know what happens. We’ve never seen anything like this before,” he said. The congressionally chartered companies are considered the last bastions of support for the U.S. housing market, which is suffering its worst downturn since the Great Depression.

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ruh-roh-raggy….

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Dog meat off the menu during Beijing Olympics Restaurant staff told to ‘patiently’ suggest other options for diners Dog, known in Chinese as “xiangrou,” or “fragrant meat,”

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QOD

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Which of the Amendments is the most important to you?

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McCain Thinks

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Check out this video of McCain caught in a question that he couldn’t answer.  Perhaps it was a senior moment, but it was a pretty uncomfortable few minutes of interview. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6IlGXhCUHo[/youtube] Earlier Dominique made a reference to What a good surrogate Carly Fiorina is.  To an extent, I agree.  She is smart, but she doesn’t […]

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Fair and Balanced? you decide

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[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=bQ_kR8nP1Tc[/youtube]

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QOTE

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Did Lou Dobbs get his teeth fixed? 

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Stop your Whining! It’s all in your head!

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Think McCain and crew feel your pain? In an interview with the Washington Times, McCain’s top economic adviser Phil Gramm tells America to suck it up and stop complaining about the economy: “You’ve heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession,” he said, noting that growth has held up at about 1 percent despite […]

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Bushism

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“Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.” He then punched the air while grinning widely 7/10/2008 Japan

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QOD

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What is so neato about owning a gun and/or shooting it?

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it never ends…

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Keep voting for Castle, Carper and Biden people… Justice Department officials yesterday agreed to revise guidelines that govern how prosecutors investigate corporate crimes, handing a significant victory to business groups and defense lawyers who claim the existing policy tramples on defendants’ rights. Robbing a bank with a gun=10 years Robbing employees with a pen = […]

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Lofink Running: Two Jobs in the Balance

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A reliable source has informed me that Vince Lofink has decided to run again for his seat, despite the woes related to his son’s arrest and subsequent tongue lashing by the judge during sentencing.  Why would he do such a thing?  Earl Jaques gave him a good run for his money in 2006, and is […]

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Can someone tell me

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Where they do this around Delaware? Please provide the name, a link or a phone number? I think they do it, but I don’t remember the name of the places.

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I feel….because

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I ask myself when did the government become a conduit for corporations to increase their bottom line and stop being for the people by the people?  I look at the approval ratings of BOTH the President and Congress and see record low ratings.  Something like 20% of this country think it all is going well.  […]

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