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Mitch Daniels: Whatever happened to his call for a "truce" in the culture wars? - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine, and this is the type person non-thinking people want for President?

The DNC has chosen Charlotte as the sight for their 2012 convention! Nevermind your politics, we welcome their money, more than anything.

Quite a week for Obama & his "agenda". Four(4) major pieces of legislation were passed, with the help of several Republicans. Wouldn't it be great if we could move forward, with this kind of co-operation, into the next Congress? So, does this boost Obama's "capital", within the Congress...

About four hours ago, the Senate approved repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". I'm a bit surprised that none of our resident conservatives have started predicting the end of civilization, as we know it. Even Richard Burr(R-NC) voted for repeal, saying that it was inevitable.

Carly Fiorina - Meg Whitman - Linda McMahon | Mediaite Why not use some of your riches to better our fellow citizens lives, rather than trying to buy your way into the political arena?

The remarkable aspect of TARP, in retrospect, was the bipartisanship that made it possible. Hank Paulson and Barney Frank became comrades in arms. George W. Bush cooperated with Nancy Pelosi. Conservative Republicans endorsed a vast government appropriation. Liberal Democrats supported a bank...

June 6, D-Day, the Normandy Invasion, the beginning of the end for Hitler. When I was having my coffee, this morning, and catching up on the news, on the internet machine, I couldn't find any mention of the above, on any of the ones I checked. So, I called two of the local TV stations to...

How do you folks feel about Medicare, as health insurance for people over 65? I believe that I have stated on this forum tha I absolutely love it. However, the comments that I read here sometimes, lead me to believe that those of us, on Medicare, are lumped together with the people on welfare...

Wonder if Mr. Limbaugh is packing up today; before his move to Costa Rica?

"Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, and Karl Rove are going to join together and become the new three stooges."

Some forum members have lambasted straight party voters as lemmings, or worse, especially Democrats. The following is from my precinct, giving percentages of straight ticket voters: Democrats: 40% Republicans: 59% Libertarian: 1%

Have you voted in all the elections, and/or referendums, for which you were eligible? Those of you that still drive, have the option of voting by absentee ballot, so there are really no excuses for not participating. BTW, I mean ALL elections: local, state and federal. If you didn't vote...

I doubt that local results can be extended beyond our city/county borders, but... 24,000 voted early 5% more than '08 51%-Democrat 32%-Republican 17%-Unaffiliated (figures from Charlotte Observer and Board of Elections)

Will truck stops become strangely quiet, since their patrons won't be able to spout their vitriol, that they consider "humor"? We all know a coworker that slips inappropriate jokes into the conversation here and there. So now that President Obama has signed an updated hate crime bill...

A census worker was found in KY, the victim of a hanging. The letters FED scrawled on his chest. So, I guess all of the retoric(sp) regarding the upcoming census has claimed it's first victim.

I can't do links, but AP is reporting that Calley has apologized, before a Kiwanis group, for his participation in the infamous Mi Lai massacre. No matter what your feelings are/were, regarding Viet Nam, this had to be a horrible burden to bear for over forty years. Mike

Sorry guys, I've got to call time out. Went to the Pulmo this morning and he is sending to the hospital for a few days with "a nasty bronchial infection". IV antibiotics, IV steroids & breathing treatments every 4 hrs. Be back soon. No wonder I was so "ill" this week-end? Mike

As most of you know, I have Emphysema, a progressive lung disease, that will eventually result in my death. From what I am reading here, and seeing from the anti-health care reform folks, is that at some point in the not to distant future, my Pulmonologist will be "forced" to discontinue my...

Senator Ensign(R-NV) admits to affair. Comments?

Did anyone see "Mancow", WLS, Chicago, give up, after 6 seconds of waterboarding?