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Thursday, July 14th, 2011Let me offer up a (semi) fictional anecdote: I’m in a financial bind. As Bruce Springsteen’s “Johnny 99” says: “I got debts no honest man can pay.” My wallet is so fat with credit cards I have to take it out of my pocket to sit down. Every day I get offers in the mail [...]
Negative Ads and the Georgia Gubernatorial Race
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010In the past few years I have pretty much become disgusted with the Democrat party. However, In the gubernatorial race, I initially thought Roy Barnes might actually be a Democrat I could support. No longer! I listen to talk radio while I work, and in the last month I have been bombarded about every half [...]
The “Health Care” Bill — Who Writes this Crap?
Thursday, August 6th, 2009The “Health Care” bill that is in the U.S. House of Representatives is, at present, 1,018 (8 1/2 x 11) pages. I have attempted to read it. While I will readily admit that I am not a lawyer, I am a reasonably intelligent person whose formal education consists of a BA in English, and an [...]
Coddle the Mass Murderers – Shoot the Pirates
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009The left wing of the Democrat party are once again frothing at the mouth. They apparently want to make it a crime to be a Republican. Our apologist-in-chief, Prince Obama the Obsequious, in a rare attempt at rationality, said a few days ago that he thought it would be counter productive to try to prosecute [...]
IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER
Friday, October 31st, 2008©2008, Tom Weeks
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