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Advertisers giving Thanksgiving the bird
The wild turkeys are back. I have yet to see them, but someone submitted a photo of the large native American birds cruising through a northwest Great Bend neighborhood.
What about those Twinkies?
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody?
Our Money Factory
"Good morning, class," says the sixth-grade teacher. "Today, we have a special guest from the U.S. Bureau of Engraving. Mr. Bob Johnson is going to tell us how money is made. Feel free to ask questions."
Bull Moose! Reviving Progressive Conservatism
The great American conservative thinker Russell Kirk once observed that some disasters are so catastrophic they require a re-examination of first principles. On Election Day, the Republican Party suffered such an existential shock.
Dreaming of Barack Obama’s Forced Retirement
With Hamas Rockets falling on Israel, massive layoffs decimating America's family's finances, and Barack Obama demanding massive tax increases or he will drive us over the fiscal cliff, we cannot help but day- dream about four years from now. We dream of days when Barack Obama will finally be retired, and his ignorance of economics will no longer plague our homeland.
Petraeus’ Testimony Will Make Little Difference
The fall of retired Army General David Petraeus is a story as old as the Garden of Eden. Sin has consequences. It does not undo a lifetime of service, nor does it negate every good deed ever performed, but it leaves a mark, a scar, like nails driven into a fine table top. The nails can be removed, just as transgressions can be forgiven, but the scars will remain.
G.W. was MIA
Democrats have been blaming George W. Bush for the last four years.
Seceding From The Union, 2012 Style
According to the New York Daily News, the government-initiated website "We The People" has been bombarded by petitions since the election.
Who Benefits When Top Military Brass Fall?
Everyone is preoccupied with the events surrounding the juicy sex scandal involving now-former CIA Director David Petraeus to the point they may not have noticed a pattern -- a shake-down -- that is taking place in our military top brass, much like the one currently happening in Russia under President Vladimir Putin.
Conclusions from the 2012 Elections
The 2012 elections surprised both sides and hit a reset button on the Obama administration -- and American politics. Here are 10 conclusions:
The south will rise again?
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody?
GOP Turns Sure Victory into Defeat
Wait until next year -- 2016, that is.
I’m not as think as you drunk I am
BEVERLY HILLS - God bless America, and how's everybody?
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Mainstreaming Radicalism in Texas
Hide your wallets and shield the children, because they're voting down in Texas. Texas Republicans will be testing the strength of the Tea Party as they pick their first post-Rick Perry slate of statewide candidates since the 1980s. But Texas Democrats might end up missing Perry, as there is a decent shot that Republicans will nominate not their best-qualified, most-electable candidates but an entire clown car full of crazypants.
Washington Looking More and More Like Hollywood
Hollywood and Washington: Both entertaining, often boring and far too often irresponsible.
2014 Political Animal Awards
For all those who have spent the last couple of months shoveling out a car, you should know we're at the tail end of awards season. And best be advised to hunker in a bunker wearing a Kevlar overcoat, because gold plated statues are being tossed about like air kisses at a gown fitting. Like clouds of bathroom hair spray during Oscar nominee luncheons. Like jaded eyes at a press screening of "Transformers 4."
The Bill & Hillary Blame Game is For Losers
Is Bill Clinton still president?
Are We Inevitably on the Path to Hillaryland?
Is the United States inevitably on the path to Hillaryland?
Soft Drinks: The Beginning of the End?
According to the Los Angeles Times, California state Senator Bill Monning on February 13 introduced a controversial bill that could make California the first state in the nation to require prominent health warnings (about obesity, diabetes and tooth decay) on sugary drinks.
Losing Ourselves in Snow & Cold
Let's keep it together, people.
