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Pat Robertson: one neuron shy of a synapse

Pat Robertson has for years been a parody of Billy Graham—the evil twin, or the stupid cousin, or spiteful understudy. Nothing he does should surprise me, but he has this incredible ability to do so. The latest, of course, is his statement that the reason Haiti got nailed with an earthquake that devastated the country […]

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Jealous much? Not really…

I was over at the Huffington Post reading Jason Linkins’ blog about the new book Game Change. Mr. Linkins pretty much points out that this book, which is sold out in some places, is a salacious collection of gossip which is attributed to anonymous sources. Being trained as a historian, I tend to distrust stuff […]

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Breaking down the White House Report (so you don’t have to)

Just read the Summary of the White House Review of the December 25, 2009 Attempted Terrorist Attack. It goes on for way too long. Here’s Mike’s Summary of the Summary of the White House Review of the December 25, 2009 Attempted Terrorist Attack: Cogent Points: 1) Because no single individual had personal responsibility for following […]

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The Health Care Debate: Injecting Reality

The health care debate is driving me nuts. It is typical politics at play, where each side takes up positions that are so radical that they know they will never work. Why? Because they will compromise somewhere in the middle. This gives them a chance to cover their asses when it comes election time. They […]

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