Hikers, Not Criminals

I don’t know where to start with this. There’s just so much wrong in this scenario. I’ll start with the basic situation. Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd went hiking somewhere between Iraq and Iran. Maybe I shoul...
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The Fiscal Cliff Averted?

So we basically parachuted off the cliff and landed to safety. However, we’re currently tangled in the parachute and patiently waiting for the instructors to get us out. How’s that for an analogy? The biggest hurdle our ele...
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Positive Campaigning… Negative Campaigning…

In my last post on politics, I didn’t get to address the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare. A couple of things surfaced from that event… First, the Republican party wasn’t sure which statement they wanted to make as a...
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Islamic or Extremist?

OK. I’m going to tread into dangerous territory… I’m going to offer some possibilities about the Middle East. First, is there anything about the Middle East that isn’t dangerous territory? I’m having trouble findi...
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First Caucus, First Primary

The political process in the U.S. is somewhat complicated. Caucuses and primaries and delegates and electoral votes; Whew! And that’s the process just to elect our officials – once they’re elected, you need a full cor...
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The Confederate Flag

South Carolina has officially taken down the confederate flag that flew over their state house. It had been flying there since 1961 as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. The civil war started ...
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