Month: February 2009

Two Realities

The Democrats in Congress almost all supported the stimulus bill recently signed by President Obama. The Congressional Republicans almost unanimously opposed it (despite their willingness to accept credit for money coming into...

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Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.185

Hello again painting fans. This week we’ll be continuing with the painting of the 1952 Hudson.  The photo that I’m using is seen directly below. I’ll be using my usual acrylics ona  9×12. Seen in...

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Barack Obama and the Imperial Presidency

While there have already been several noteworthy changes from the policies of the last president, the current one has shown some uncomfortable similarities to him as well.  Considering George Bush’s deep unpopularity...

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The Liberal Craving for Partisan Language

One of the fascinating things about Leon Wieseltier’s impassioned plea for Barack Obama to openly embrace the cause of liberalism is that nowhere in his column does he for a moment question the legitimacy of Obama’s...

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Thursday Dog Blog (puppies in the paper!)

Yes, I’m already running late again.On Thursday Luna, the pups, and I went to visit a nursing home near Hobart.  Normally Luna visits there once every week, but she hasn’t been since a week before she had the...

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