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Selling Fear
By Steve on March 5, 2010
Would someone please save the Republicans from themselves! One of the charges that gets leveled at the GOP on a regular basis is that when they don’t have anything of substance to offer, they sell…
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Crazies on the Left
By Steve on February 23, 2010
I never liked Keith Olbermann! The MSNBC talk show host who camps out on the political Left irritates me more than the norm because he comes across with his deep voice and gravitas as someone…
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On Fox News, Palin, and my 2010 vote
By Steve on February 7, 2010
I’m thrilled that after so many years of watching video clips of the BBC World Service on the web, I finally have the 24 hour news channel in my own house. My cable subscriber here…
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America: Sometimes you gotta be proud!
By Steve on December 10, 2009
Living in a country run by a very authoritarian government can, at times, makes me appreciate some of the things America and the West actually does right. On Monday I was watching This Week with…
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Tuesday’s Election Recap
By Steve on November 6, 2009
“The rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated” said a witty Mark Twain more than a century ago. Perhaps the same could be said of the Republican Party. Last night’s GOP victories for the Governorships…
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Obama & Nobel
By Steve on October 11, 2009
Wow! So President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Although everyone, including the President, is a little shocked at this little sudden turn, we really shouldn’t be. This follows the natural order of events surrounding…
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Obama & Gitmo
By Steve on September 27, 2009
Like most people I have a little “I told you so” reflex that I have to keep under wraps on occasion. But whenever I make a prediction, particularly a political one that comes to pass,…
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Tragedy in Zimbabwe
By Steve on September 24, 2009
This week the government of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe lifted the ban on a number of foreign journalists and news agencies. CNN is going to shortly be airing the first interview Mugabe has given to…
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Bad Form Rep. Wilson
By Steve on September 10, 2009
In 1998 President Bill Clinton, along with Hillary and Chelsea, made a trip to Hong Kong where we were living at the time. The President’s limousine slowly traveled right past Tammy and Gabriel at one…
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Edward Kennedy: 1932 – 2009
By Steve on September 2, 2009
I know its a little late but I wanted to add my personal eulogy on Sen. Edward Kennedy’s passing this past week. Despite any political differences I had with the man, he sat in the…