53 days ago by Signs of the Times

For a country desperate for good news, the now-deflated "balloon boy" spectacle would seem to be the perfect tonic. As Wolf Blitzer of CNN summed up the nation's unrestrained joy upon learning that the imperiled boy had never been in any peril whatsoever: "All of us are so excited that little Falcon ...

Take the Power Back - theholtman.com

57 days ago by sualumnicebu

A thought occurred to me after reading the article “The other side of it” in yesterday’s paper, it was how hard women have to try even to be considered equal and then have society slapping them in the face for it. Why does a woman have to justify herself when she even compares herself to a man? This ...

In The Middle Of Journey... - sualumnicebu.com · 18 references

77 days ago by AKG

Same folks decrying government-run health care don't have so many problems with government-run moral indoctrination (and medical misinformation), which is exactly what abstinence-only "sex ed" is. Never mind that such programs have been proven ineffective and -- truth be told -- destructive to young ...

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93 days ago by Mike Miller

D o w n s i z e r – D i s p a t c h Quote of the Day: “There are some bills we don’t need to read, we already know how we’re going to vote.” – Rep. Henry Brown Does DownsizeDC.org agree or disagree with this statement? The answer may surprise you . . . The partisans on both sides are using “reading ...

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110 days ago by dastew

For those of you who have visited us, and we all know how lucky those blessed few are to enter these hallowed halls, know that Wife and I may not be anal retentive about cleaning but when it comes to planning our meals in advance we have few rivals. In an effort to help you all drink deeply from the ...

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123 days ago by Sonia Neale

I went to see my therapist today. After about fifteen minutes of settling in and seeing where my head was at, she pushed me back into the couch, pinned me down with grim determination and a steely glare from her icy blue eyes and said, “Let’s talk about the elephant in the room.” At first I thought ...

Therapy Unplugged - blogs.psychcentral.com/unplugged · 4 references

171 days ago by admin

A thought occurred to me after reading the article “The other side of it” in yesterday’s paper, it was how hard women have to try even to be considered equal and then have society slapping them in the face for it. Why does a woman have to justify herself when she even compares herself to a man? This ...

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185 days ago by Stuart Williams

Maybe this is the heart of our hang-up, the root of our dilemma. We fluctuate between castigating ourselves and congratulating ourselves because we are deluded into thinking we save ourselves. We develop a false sense of security from our good works and scrupulous observance of the law. Our halo get ...

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217 days ago by piggyy

There was a protest at a church in downtown Columbia. I noticed it while I was walking to the Missourian. There were bells ringing and people holding signs. I decided to get a closer look and I was appalled. This must have been how Jesus felt when he saw people changing money in the temple. [...]

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235 days ago by GW

I made the argument in a Words Have Meaning that the OLC attorneys did colorable legal work in assessing that waterboarding is not torture under the legal definitions of that term. Further, Congress was briefed on the program. Given those two facts, and particularly in light of the latter, no crimin ...

Wolf Howling - wolfhowling.blogspot.com · 149 references