The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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Democrats to blame for this mess??!!

Isn't that analagous to a Democrat using a Zippo to light his friend's cigarette, and a Republican with a mouthful of gasoline comes up and spits the contents of his mouth through the flame of the lighter, and then immediately turns around and blames the Democrat with the Zippo for the ensuing...
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Sarah Palin stars in new TV commercial

Scene: Sarah Palin standing onstage at a town hall gathering waving to admirers. Palin: Now, I'd like to take some questions.(Sen. Chuck Hagel steps up to the mic.) Hagel:  You don't really have enough experience to be Vice-president, do you?Palin: No, but I did stay at a Holiday...
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McCain want to set up a commission

"McCain proposed Tuesday to create a commission to study how the economic crisis came about. McCain compared it to the Sept. 11 commission established to investigate the 2001 terrorist attacks."Gee, and will his administration totally ignore the commission's recommendations too?!Is...
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Obama staffers sing Les Miz!!

I don't know if anyone's posted this before, but in case you haven't seen it, here's some of the Obama staffers singing about the long, hard hours of working on the campaign:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ijYVyhnn0...
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What do you like best about Obama?

In solidarity with the idea someone suggested for a McCain/Palin-Free Blog Day,  I was thinking about what it is that I like best about Obama.  For me, his thoughtful, nuanced approach to interviews and press conferences makes me feel he is...
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An Obama rallying song

(To the tune of  "Oklahoma")Ohhhh-Obama, he’s our charismatic nominee …He’s the guy to trust, to fight for us, A leader for the 21st century …Ohhh, Obama, Ev'ry time he speaks it’s qualityHe won’t just fudge it when he cuts the...
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'Smart' is a bad thing?!

I know a lot of people like to complain about how America has become stupid and that intelligence has become a liability in politics.  What they're saying is, that in effect, if you're smart, you're somehow 'out of touch' with the electorate.  Dear God, how...
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Why are 'Flying Monkey' attacks condoned as "Politics as usual"?

I've just spent an hour and a half watching the folks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" talk about Obama's problems with the "Flying Monkey" attacks from the McCain camp.  What's got me into the upper levels of rage, is that instead of...
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Dear Twenty-somethings, Please Save Us!

The facts are these; I'm going to be 58 in December, I'm blind in one eye and have dealt with a severe, debilitating arthritic disease since I was in my early 30's.  Most people would say I am disabled.  But I continue to work...

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