Month: February 2015

The President Lied, People Got Married

I am not even the slightest bit surprised to learn from David Axelrod that candidate Barack Obama dissembled about his reluctance to acknowledge same-sex marriages. I suppose some people will hold this against him not because...

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Serious Questions

When I was little, my favorite color was yellow. Really, I think it was the yellowish-gold color of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Later on, my favor color became blue, probably because it highlighted my eyes and knocked out the...

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The Winter of Progressive Discontent

Here’s a question for Joan Walsh. If you’re a progressive Democrat who doesn’t support Hillary Clinton, what are you supposed to do? Now, I know that you suggest that progressives get behind Bernie Sanders or...

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What Would Jefferson Think?

I wonder if it occurs to right-wingers that most of the early white settlers to these fair shores were fleeing religious persecution and religious wars. William Penn, for example, was expelled from Oxford, disowned by his...

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No Latin Mottos for Vermont

DAN QUAYLE 44TH VICE PRESIDENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Letter to the Editor, I know that the future will be better tomorrow because I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix. It’s time for the human race to...

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