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The layman definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly while expecting different results.
That mentality, incidentally, also appears to be the cornerstone of Republican politics. We have seen it many times before: start a war or two, give tax cuts to the rich, and expect the national debt to decrease. If at first you [...]
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Immediately following the recent injury of freshly elected Republican Senator Scott Brown, there has been some speculation that the Massachusetts Senator might not be sworn in this afternoon after all. However, according to a source at the House GOP leadership, such rumors and speculations are not only premature, but entirely baseless.
“We don’t expect Senator Brown’s [...]
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I guess it’s time to send Bill Clinton to North Korea again.
Last year, Clinton traveled to Pyongyang to secure the release of two American journalists who had wandered onto North Korean territory. I’ve always regarded Clinton as a great diplomat, and that incident certainly reinforced that perception.
Two more Americans now appear to have crossed the [...]
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Now that President Obama’s approval ratings are slipping, and the good people of Massachusetts have voted in their first Republican senator in almost forty years, it’s time to get real about politics in this country. It’s time to take leadership into our own hands.
Brother, I know what you are thinking: “how am I supposed to [...]
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech last week about China and free speech has not been warmly received by the Chinese government. According to Min Dahong, the Chairman of the Beijing Association of Online Media, Clinton’s insinuation that “China lacks freedom of information and speech is in fact disrespectful and doesn’t stand up.”
Meanwhile, China [...]
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It must be difficult for the GOP these days. On one hand, they want to continue to appeal to Bible-thumping, teabagging, gun-toting bigots, but on the other, they also want to extend their congregation beyond the high school drop-outs and the plantation owners. This level of re-branding is hard enough to do without the family [...]
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As I sat scooping the litter box, the universe opened herself up to me, and all was revealed.
In 2008, majority leader Harry Reid made an “unfortunate remark” about then-candidate Barack Obama. Apparently, Reid suggested that Obama could be a successful candidate, despite his African-American heritage, because he was “light-skinned” and did not have a “Negro [...]
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A nurse by the name of Jerry Lucas, the man behind MaleNurseMagazine.com, is a great guy. I’ve been a reader of his site for a long time. I don’t remember when it was that I first heard about his site, but it was well before Hurricane Katrina. He was at Ground Zero after 9/11. After [...]
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At least the Taliban and I can agree on something.
During their regime in Afghanistan, the Taliban banned the popular Central Asian sport, Buzkashi. This, uh, sport consists of horseback men riding around and trying to drag a dead calf into a ring in the sand.
If you find this objectionable for some odd reason, don’t worry [...]
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I received a letter in the mail from Anthony D. Romero, the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union.
“I’m getting increasingly concerned,” Anthony wrote, “as weeks, and now months, have passed without hearing from you about renewing your ACLU membership.”
I understand your frustration, Anthony, but the fact is that you are wrong.
You have heard [...]
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Mika Salakka is a Finn living in the United States. He is a nursing assistant, a creative writer, a devoted husband, and an observer of the human condition. His interests range from music and literature to psychology, sociology, medicine, technology, and spirituality.
