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The Moderate Voice, “None of the Above”
March 5, 2008 by Pete Abel
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“As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me.” - H. Rider Haggard
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.” - William James
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I ran across this proposed law at DownsizeDC. I absolutely agree that no member of Congress should ever vote to pass any bill they haven’t actually read in its entirety, yet it happens all the time. Worse, far too often special interest items are inserted at the last minute. The truth is [...]

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Hat tip Ideas From Free Minds

Honestly, I don’t know what to think of this video. On the one hand, this guy could be a crackhead attention whore just making things up to smear a presidential candidate. On the other hand, if it’s true, it poses some very serious potential problems.
If Obama has lied about [...]

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According to CNN, the FDA has approved ingestion of meat and milk from cloned animals as food. They say there is no difference between cloned animals and non-cloned animals, and furthermore say that they cannot even require that cloned meat be marked as such (though sellers are free to advertise that their product [...]

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In the next six years, Americans born after December 1, 1964 will be required to get more secure driver’s licenses under the [...]

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The New Republic has published an article about Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, written by James Kirchick, alleging that Paul has for decades held (and published) extremely bigoted opinions.
Below you can read a short excerpt of the article in question. Click to see the article in its entirety, and click to see an additional assortment [...]

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Conservative President ‘08 has reported that Republican Congressman and 2008 presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul will not be included in Sunday’s Republican Presidential Debate on FOX. This debate is being held only days before the important New Hampshire primary.
I’m frankly stunned by this. While I’m not a rabid Ron Paul supporter (I haven’t [...]

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Happy New Year, everyone!
As a few of you are aware, today is my 45th birthday.
Yeah, I know, I’m getting old.
Tom and I made our annual trip to the local watering hold for New Year’s Eve. He keeps a house about a block away from there, which he uses to store all his construction stuff, [...]

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From the Boston Herald:
WASHINGTON - President Bush ordered former Counsel Harriet Miers to defy a congressional subpoena and refuse to testify today about the firings of federal prosecutors, while a second former aide revealed new details yesterday about White House involvement in the dismissals.
The possibility of contempt of Congress citations against both women hung over [...]

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