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Religion Becomes Bigger ?Non-issue? in GOP Race

A couple of items out on this today, firstly concerning Huckabee performing a good demonstration of Orwellian double-speak. Huckabee Questions Mormons’ Belief One has got to assign credit where credit is due. In this case, Huckabee Finn floats a statement that, “Shucks, gee-whiz, I don’t know nuttin’ about Romney’s religion…but ain’t they the ones that say…?” [...]

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Populism v. Classical Liberalism in Iowa

Laura Meckler and Elizabeth Holmes, writing in the Wall Street Journal, have the best piece I have seen yet on the contest between Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney in Iowa. In Iowa, the Republican presidential race has come down to...

Assault on free speech

The pro-abortion crowd points out the wrong of those who use violence to protest against abortion, and rightly so. Now, they too have to look at themselves: Pro-life activists are calling for an investigation into ? and possibly prosecution of...

Rendezvous at the Rendezvous Rib Joint

If Jazz if America's great contribution to music, and the Europeans certainly think it is, Barbecue is America's great contribution to the global kitchen. The best pork ribs I have ever tasted in a restaurant were served to me Thursday...

Waterboarding: The Adult Speaks

Mark Bowden has a rare sober and cogent analysis of the use of waterboarding as a means of coercing information from terror suspects. Bowden is responding to critics of his position that waterboarding is acceptable in rare circumstances. His conclusion...

Bankers: Recession in the Offing

Morgan Stanley issues full US recession alert Morgan Stanley has issued a full recession alert for the US economy, warning of a sharp slowdown in business investment and a “perfect storm” for consumers as the housing slump spreads. In a report “Recession Coming” released today, the bank’s US team said the credit crunch had started to inflict [...]

I wonder why we haven't seen that yet....

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America's Challenge

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Confirmed: Fox and ABC Bail on Paul

A Simple Story

Huckabee headed for Leno?s couch

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No Illusions About Pakistan

A global example

Should this bother us? RC Council votes to give Cabela's a carrot. A really, really expensive carrot.

Plutocracy and secular humanism

Bill Kristol Joins the Gray Lady

No politics in this post...

The Ten Most Corrupt Political Figures of 2007

Charlie Wilson, a Reagan Democrat

TAR Camp is almost here.... Are you signed up?

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

Second Aquash Murder Trial Set for June

New Blog Added

Prince of the Ozarks

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Happy New Year!

A challenge from Stan's employee

Happy New Year

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

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