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Sept. 24, 2009

		Bringing Socialism to Car Insurance State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) authored a bill that needs to be defeated.The proposal stipulates that zip codes could no longer be a factor in setting insurance rates.  This essentially is nothing more than *another* tax to support crime-ridden urban areas.Mandatory car insurance ... Posted by speakthetruth at 8:28 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

Sept. 23, 2009

		Don't Squander College Years Ten years ago this month, my life changed. The security blanket of high school had been removed, and I was going away to college. Being a person who tends to fear the unknown, I was initially terrified. A decade later, I can honestly say that college was the best time in my life, at least so fa... Posted by mz80 at 1:48 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

Sept. 18, 2009

		MPS Mayoral Takeover: The Public Hearing I'm a glutton for punishment.  I actually attended the MPS School Board's pep rally last evening.  I assumed that it would be more entertainment than enlightenment, but I came away embarrassed and saddened.  The concept of the Board hosting a meeting with the sole intent of bringin... Posted by speakthetruth at 9:30 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

Sept. 14, 2009

		Pants on fire! Think carefully for a minute: those who call others liars are usually deceivers themselves.      Do you think I am talking about the recent flap with SCCongress member, Joe Wilson? My fault, I forgot to say who or what was the object or cause of my opening aphorism--and t... Posted by walterrhett at 7:56 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

Aug. 31, 2009

		Intelligence & Intelligent Policy           Regarding aggressive intelligence gathering, the Obama administration is now clearly at war – with the Obama administration. Very soon after assuming office, President Obama opted not to pursue prosecution of intelligence professionals ... Posted by aicyr at 12:37 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

		Kim Dae-jung: Great Korean Leader, Great American Friend            Former President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea died this week at the age of eighty-five. His extraordinary career demonstrates the triumph of discipline and determination over tremendous barriers. He also personifies the long-term value o... Posted by aicyr at 12:31 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

		Clintons In Africa & Asia         Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are both making headlines. His surprise visit to North Korea has successfully secured release of Euna Lee and Laura Ling, young journalists held hostage. Her well-planned visit to seven... Posted by aicyr at 12:13 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

		Secretary Gates Forceful on Force On July 16, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates provided a tour de force on U.S. national security policy. Speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago before a notably attentive audience, he bluntly addressed life and death in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and beyond.     ... Posted by aicyr at 11:22 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

		Afghanistan, Britain and US London            The killing in Afghanistan of eight British soldiers in twenty-four hours at the end of last week has heightened debate over involvement in the war and underscored the very human costs. Pictures of the generally very young B... Posted by aicyr at 11:17 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

Aug. 27, 2009

		A Memory of the Kennedy Journey    The one time I was in the room with Edward Kennedy was almost 26 years ago, for an afternoon announcement of the Senate's passage of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday bill. Senator Kennedy, and others, including Coretta Scott King, stood to the right of the podium, as Bob Dole, the... Posted by walterrhett at 12:44 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Politics

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