Category: Politics
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Presidential Campaign Giving
Ever wonder where all that money comes from during an election year? You hear about the $1000 per plate dinners on the news but you wonder who actually goes. Do you want to know if all of those Hollywood elite are putting their money where their mouth is? Or are you just curious to know…
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Dear Detroit Media: Leave Kwame Alone!
The last 3-4 days the local news in Detroit has not left the mayor alone. There are some allegations about him surrounding whether or not he lied about an affair he had with a staff member a few years back. And the Detroit media is having a field day. It’s completely disgusting that they have…
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A president who changes his mind?
Like a lot of people, my attention has been captured by some political debates, ads, and of course the press coverage. I think a 2004 tactic is destined to fall. In2004, Bush basically won his election by convincing America that Kerry was a “flip flopper.” If you listen you’ll hear most of the candidates calling…
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Proud to be an American
With a political year looming, this is a good reminder about who the American people really are. This video comes from Fenway Park on a day dedicated to people with disabilities. Check out what happens when the singers struggles with the National Anthem. HT to Douglas Karr
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Progress in Iraq
Yesterday I saw on CNN that US soldier fatalities are down 60% since June. In looking at the raw data you don’t have to get out a calculator to see that there are fewer soldiers being killed today than there were 3 months ago. This is good news! And yet the political spin doctors continue…
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Battles that are Brewing
It seems like there are some interesting battles brewing. I don’t mean like nations that are about to start new wars, I mean within the culture I live in, there have been and will be some gauntlet’s thrown down. Here’s a summary of the ones that I’m watching. youversion vs. Gospel.com I happen to be…
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When Local Government does its Job
You know, a lot of people whine about local government. And where I live we whine about living in a village where I have to pay 40% more municipal taxes than my neighbors just 150 yards to the north. But today is exactly why I love the Village of Romeo. For the past two weeks…
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John Edwards is a Funny Guy
This is John Edwards. He’s a senator from North Carolina and he looked incredibly stupid on CNN this morning. He was there talking about his new plan to stop or slow global warming. Which sounds good… until you see what he’s really made of. John Edwards suggests that all Americans make their homes energy efficient,…
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Crazy Bond Proposal
Here in Romeo, there is a proposal to bond $93 million to build a new high school as well as a fair number of other projects. It’s a lot of money and the politics that it has brought about are quite interesting.I’m an optimist. I like to see what is happening in the Detroit area…
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A prediction
This may not surprise many people, but it will some. Young voters will be swayed by environmental issues in the next election. Whereas traditional "Christian voters" have always been activated by issues such as family values, abortion and taxes, in the next election young evangelicals will vote for the environmental candidate. Increasingly, emerging evangelical leaders…