It’s Thursday and we are this close to the weekend. It’s a sunny day, here. Yet, there is a solemn mood surrounding our household.
The title of this post is purposeful and personal. We have less than two weeks, as we prepare to send SSG Dizzy to Iraq, for his third deployment. “Thursday’s child has far [...]
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While Ron Paul may have a national following of supporters, apparently he’s not so popular in his home state, Texas. The Hill reports, “Paul finished third in a straw poll of 1,300 Texas Republican activists who had been delegates to recent Republican conventions.”
The congressman corralled just 17 percent of the votes cast, trailing California’s Duncan [...]
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On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said “Democrats won’t approve more money for the Iraq war this year unless President Bush agrees to begin bringing troops home.”
By the end of the week, the House and Senate planned to vote on a $50 billion measure for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill would [...]
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Look at that: I survived a gloomy Monday. I am in a less somber mood, today, a beautiful, sunshiny, Tuesday.
I’m in such a good mood, I am offering you this Post Round-Up for free! If you call RIGHT NOW, you will get 9 more posts for free. That’s Ten unique posts for [...]
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It’s finally feeling like we are heading into Winter, around these parts and the worst part is that it’s Monday. A gloomy, cold, nasty looking Monday.
But, alas, the day still requires my full attention. I think I need something besides my morning cuppa to get me motivated.
While I wrack my brain about how [...]
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The Senate overwhelmingly handed Bush a veto override on Thursday on the $23 billion water projects measure which affect various areas across the country.
The vote was 79 to 14, far more than the two-thirds needed to override the veto that President Bush cast last Friday. Only 12 Republicans voted against the measure, and just two [...]
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As part of his continuing role as a foreign policy advocate, US Senator and presidential candidate, Joe Biden has released a comprehensive proposal to deal with the current crisis in Pakistan. [emphasis mine.]
President Bush’s first reaction was to call on President Musharraf to reverse course. Given the stakes, I thought it was important to [...]
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We are almost at the weekend stretch.
Well, it’s almost the weekend for most of us, but my work week is just getting started. Hey, I party for a living, so I’m definitely not complaining (*wink*wink*).
I know some of you are planning your drinking games for the weekend, so let’s see what we’ve got on [...]
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Does this President hate children?
Does the Decider think that being the “Leader” must mean he is an advocate of “Lead” in toys?
This week a large recall of lead-tainted toys was announced:
Yesterday’s toy recalls were just the latest in a long parade involving lead-tainted children’s toys. Since August, toy giant Mattel has issued 3 separate toy [...]
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Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced a measure to establish a federal ban on phthalates in children’s toys on Thursday. The bill is modeled after California’s landmark ban on phthalates.
Phthalates are chemicals that added to common plastic products to make them soft and pliable and they can be found in a variety of children’s toys and childcare products that [...]
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Markos, the creator of Daily Kos and the most influential blog owner, announced a new ‘policy’ that dramatically changes fundraising at Daily Kos. He and others are frustrated by the amount of mail received after making a campaign contribution.
Here’s Marko’s demand: “So here’s what I’m going to do — starting in December, I will NOT [...]
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There’s a sad piece of news on the one of the SoCal wildfires today. A boy playing with matches was responsible for the Agua Dulce area fire.
Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a prosecutor [...]
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