Month: November 2009

Why I Support Health Care Reform

Cross-posted at Blue Indiana. In 1999, my best friend and sometimes roommate, Annette, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma.  Annette was in her mid to late 20’s.  At that time in her life, Annette was a social...

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A Tragedy Occurred at Ft. Hood

The massacre of at least 11 people at Fort Hood by an Army Major set to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan is a tragedy beyond words. Our hearts, prayers and thoughts go out to the survivors and family members of the victims....

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12 Die in Dual Shooting Fort Hood, Texas

. BREAKING NEWS Army: 12 die in dual shootings at Fort Hood, Texas FORT HOOD, Texas (Seattle Times/AP)- A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12...

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Casual Observation

If the economy is doing so well now, or we’ve turned the corner, or whatever happy talk the pontificating fools financial experts at CNBC, etc. are saying to describe our current state of economic affairs, then why is the...

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Third-Party Futility

It’s even worse: Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor who is also a possible 2012 contender, urged Republicans not to support third-party candidates, warning that doing so was a recipe for defeat. “There is potential...

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