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Liberals, primarily Democrats, lie is support of the president and the liberal agenda. Conservatives, primarily Republicans, lie in opposition to the president and the liberal agenda. Businessmen, most notably those connected with financial institutions, lie to everybody.
I grew up in a small ranching town in western South Dakota. My consciousness has been impacted by what I was when. It is postulated that most of your life values are formed when you are around nine years old. I was nine years old in the 1950s, and it was a simple and positive [...]
In our lifetime we will meet and get to know many interesting and fascinating people. Occasionally we are introduced to a person who ratchets the bar up a notch. And so it was with Darrell Gene Miller, a human dynamo who cultivated friendships like a gardener nurtures his prized plants and flowers. Darrell was a most remarkable man.
This coming Tuesday – my Mom’s birthday – will see the election of a new President and the beginnings of a changed American society. I’m sorry that she is not here to see it all happen along with the rest of us. The changes that lie ahead of us will be historic, significant, and life-changing for all of us. Even though she would not be voting, I think that Mom would be very pleased to see an African-American man finally get the chance to be our President and become the most powerful man in the world.
During the campaign both presidential candidates have promised us lower taxes, higher wages, lower interest rates, lower medical insurance costs, and better national security. Both of them have promised that we will be healthier, wealthier and happier if they are the President. The final winner may fulfill some, none, or all of his promises – we won’t know for sure until we are well into the next term. The real bottom line is how their policies will affect you and your family.
We were curious and wondered who the various major nationwide newspapers were endorsing or supporting for President. So we did some research and here is a sampling of what we found as of October 26, 2008. Check out the link!
Ditz – Sometimes I think McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate to distract folks from his egocentric, rude personality.
John McCain and Barack Obama engaged in a rather restrained debate Tuesday evening about who was to blame for the current economy and which one could actually solve the nation’s problems.
Tom Brokaw moderated, asking questions from the audience and the Internet. At times both pushed the limits of the truth, but the most interesting part of the evening may have occurred after the debate was over.
During his keynote speech, given in Grand Rapids, Michigan, national columnist and Pulitzer Prize Winner George Will lashed out at Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s call for Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox’s resignation. Will took a call from Cox shortly before taking the stage Thursday, September 18, and was visibly perturbed when he [...]
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