Thursday, November 12, 2009

Breaking Common Ground Is a Shovel-Ready Project

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For a time, finding a middle ground with stated opponents was the concept of the hour, advanced by a young, idealistic President who seemed ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

War, Paradox, Personality, and the American Mindset

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This holiday, which denotes the eleventh day of the eleventh month was once called Armistice Day, as it marked the end of hostilities during...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Health Care: The Definition of Success is Failure

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The political news streaming out of Washington, at least as reported by the major outlets, already casts a large, ominous shadow promising n...
Monday, November 09, 2009

New Ideas Now Under Old Management

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When it comes down to brass tacks, people in positions of authority seem often to be indebted to one of two sorts of leadership styles. Som...
Sunday, November 08, 2009

Lost in Translation

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This morning I spoke at meeting to deliver a vocal ministry that, once it had fully formed in my consciousness, I knew would likely not be r...

I Thought This Was Appropriate for Today

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Quote of the Week

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"If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried."- Steven Wright.
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Saturday, November 07, 2009

Saturday Video

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AKA the Republican Response The tax man's taken all my dough, And left me in my stately home, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. And I can...
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Friday, November 06, 2009

Re-evaluating War and Its Lasting Effects

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When lone gunmen brutally slaughter innocent citizens on our shores, the first thing everyone runs to diagnose is motive. Wild speculation ...
Thursday, November 05, 2009

Legislative Worrywarts Need Not Apply

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Two days have passed since the 2009 election cycle ended and the second-guessing and arm-chair quarterbacking has quite predictably arrived....
Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Election 2009: The Simplest Answer is Usually the Correct One

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A few of the mainstream usual suspects are already billing last night's elections as some rebirth of the Republican party. While many l...
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Monday, November 02, 2009

The Third Estate Wants Its Way Again

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This morning's Politico attributes the death of centrism in the Republican party to the overwhelmingly insatiable demands of the far-ri...
Sunday, November 01, 2009

Quote of the Week

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"I live!" Caligula, Roman Emperor, as he was being murdered by his own soldiers (as reported by Roman historian Tacitus).
Saturday, October 31, 2009

Presented Without Comment

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Saturday Video

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Friday, October 30, 2009

Transparent Motives, Transparent Government, Transparent Expectations

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Some time ago I did work for a man who was promoting a truly radical idea regarding the act of negotiation between two competing nations. O...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Health Care Reform: Who Will Make the Final Call?

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Over one-hundred and seventy-five years ago, an obscure Louisiana senator awaited his time to speak in front of the Senate gallery. In a fe...