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Monthly Archives: February 2009

Nearly Homeless in Massachusetts

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

What sacrifices the great must make to their ambitions.Poor Mitt Romney has put two of his homes on the market, including the “cabin” in Utah, shown below. Poor Mitt. He says he’s not unloading these hovels so he won’t have trouble in 2012 remembering how many houses he has. You can believe that if you […]

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Something to keep an eye on

Monday, February 16, 2009

It is a sad fact that the Obama administration has not been sufficiently aggressive about going after the criminals that ran the last Administration. What’s even more worrisome is the possibility that it will actively assist the ongoing obstruction of justice and contempt of our constitutional system. Latest possible example: The Obama administration is asking […]

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President’s Day

Monday, February 16, 2009

Somewhat coincidentally, I spent this weekend reading two books about presidents. The first was Gore Vidal’s Inventing a Nation, Washington, Adams and Jefferson, a quirky and witty book about our first three presidents. The second was George McGovern’s Abraham Lincoln, which I picked up at the book signing event we went to on Friday. I […]

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More Pics from Washington

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Still in DC. Seems like we spent most of the day eating. I got up early to wander around taking pictures. Our hotel is near the Capitol, so I was able to get a few pictures early in the morning, before there were any people around. For reasons I can’t fathom, you are allowed free […]

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Courtney to hold Town Hall Meetings on Stimulus Plan

Saturday, February 14, 2009

I’m on Joe’s mailing list, as I’m are sure a lot of my readers. This recent email is significant enough to pass along to those of you who aren’t on Joe’s list. WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney announced today that he will host five Town Hall forums to discuss provisions of the American Recovery […]

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Greetings from the Nation’s Capital

Friday, February 13, 2009

Well, we have wireless, but there’s not much room for computing. Nonetheless, it is fun to be here in Washington on this historic occasion, with the stimulus bill poised to pass A few not very exciting pictures. Here’s a view outside our window, showing what appears to be two imposing governmental edifices. However, appearances can […]

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Reality based

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Just got finished watching Obama give a speech to the Illinois Lincoln Society. It probably won’t be noticed much, but he noted that today is Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday as well as Lincoln’s. He made the remark in the context of urging a return to a respect for science, implying, if not saying that Darwin […]

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Off to D.C.-and how about that guy Gregg

Thursday, February 12, 2009

We’re off to the Nation’s Capital to visit our first born. If things go as planned, we’ll also be attending a presentation by George McGovern on Abraham Lincoln. McGovern will be speaking at the National Press Club about his Lincoln biography, which is part of the Presidential Biography Series. He certainly drew a winner. Can […]

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No experts need apply

Thursday, February 12, 2009

My wife and I have taken to watching Countdown every night. I freely admit that I watch it mainly to have my views reinforced. It’s still a refreshing experience to watch anything on television that isn’t skewed to the right. I’m not necessarily blind to the shows defects, however. I’ve noticed, for instance, that the […]

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Republicans Fiddling

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

A little video from a site called While Rome Burns:

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