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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.
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pro-life
A Liberal Republican Conspiracy?
The other day, I noticed a McCain bumper sticker along with a Giuliani (“Rudy”) one. This was another proof in a conspiracy theory that I came up with when Giuliani dropped out of the race a while back.
Dr. Paul May Do Harm
On 21 May 2008, “Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008” became law. Essentially, the act prohibits health insurance companies from denying coverage to someone with negative genetic makeup. This law is good legislation since it guarantees that everyone has the opportunity to enroll in or buy into health insurance to help improve or save peoples’ […]
When Not to Vote for a Pro-life Politician
A number of pro-life groups are hawking McCain as pro-life. Let's say he really is pro-life (a leap of faith): should we vote for him, considering his other positions?
Concerns about Huckabee
I at first found Mike Huckabee to be an interesting character, as a possible bright point in the dismal lineup of presidential candidates. Unfortunately, his character did not bear up well when I looked at him further, and I'm sorry to see that some bloggers like Rod Dreher still think he's a viable politician or […]
Got Tea?
Wow. Roughly 34,000 people pledged 100 dollars to today's Tea Party online fundraiser for Ron Paul, which means $3.4M was pledged for today. It's 2:30 and over $3M is already donated, with a $122 average donation. This does not include checks that get mailed in. We are well on the way to crushing the $4.2M […]
