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Bill O’Reilly Interviews Jon Stewart
Sunday, February 7th, 2010THIS IS GREAT!
Saxby Chambliss is wrong on “don’t ask, don’t tell”
Friday, February 5th, 2010 This is a very good post I read on the PP! All should read!
PP-As you may know, there is a debate taking place over the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which allows gays to serve in the military provided they keep their sexual orientation to themselves. During his State of the Union [...]
Cornyn: Teabaggers Forming Third Party A Danger To GOP
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Is this a problem for the GOP
HP-Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the head of the Republican Senate campaign operation, said Tuesday that the GOP is working to head off the danger of the Tea Party movement forming a third party by getting its activists involved in the primary process.
“I think it’s important that we try [...]
The Beginning Of The End: OX IS TOAST
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Is this the end of OX?
PP-Some people embody the cliche “fake it ’til you make it”, or in business vernacular, the peter principle. John Oxendine is a living caricature of both.
There have been rumors for years, even before Ox announced and cancelled a bit for Lt. Governor years ago, about the “shakedowns”. Oxendine helps those [...]
School system in Va. won’t teach version of Anne Frank book
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010What do you think?
WP-Culpeper County public school officials have decided to stop assigning a version of Anne Frank’s diary, one of the most enduring symbols of the atrocities of the Nazi regime, after a parent complained that the book includes sexually explicit material and homosexual themes.
“The Diary of a Young Girl: the Definitive Edition,” [...]
Deal must present his birth certificate?
Monday, February 1st, 2010 This was great post I read on the PP!
PP-I have never seen any proof that Nathan Deal is a U.S. citizen. Unlike President Obama, he has never released any records of his birth. The documentation that is publicly available leaves many things to be desired. Extensive online research turns up only an alleged [...]
Psychiatric Problems Send More Troops Home Than Combat Injuries
Saturday, January 30th, 2010What should be done?
NPR-A new study reports a sharp increase in the number of U.S. troops evacuated for psychiatric reasons in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
In fact, more troops were evacuated for mental health problems in 2007 than for combat injuries. That’s according to a Johns Hopkins study recently published in the Lancet.
The rise in [...]
Send California inmates to Mexico, says Schwarzenegger
Friday, January 29th, 2010 Why not?
(AFP) – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested California could ease its crowded prison system by sending thousands of undocumented inmates to specially built jails in Mexico.
Speaking to reporters at the Sacramento Press Club, Schwarzenegger said California could ease its strained finances by a billion dollars if 20,000 illegal immigrants currently held in [...]
Conservatives praise parts of SOTU?
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Is Obama moving right?
Politico-Sen. Mike Crapo (Idaho) sees “potential for good common ground.” Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Utah) said there were policies that he would be “right there with.” Rep. Dave Camp (Mich.) praised some trade paths that would create jobs in the United States.
These are Republicans. And yes, they had some praise for President [...]
Save our schools from No Child Left Behind
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010UPDATE!
I would like to thank Maureen Downey for cross posting my article and posting about our a friendly debate on the issue at the AJC.
Friendly debate: A single academic track or multiple tracks?
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Our high schools are facing skyrocketing drop out rates, declining test scores, and limited tax revenue (because of the recession). No [...]
JD Hayworth Resigns: Tea Party Talk Show Host WILL Run Against McCain?
Monday, January 25th, 2010Who will win?
HP- After months of speculation that popular talk show host and former Rep. JD Hayworth might challenge Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for his senate seat, Hayworth took the first concrete step by resigning from his talk radio show Friday night. Later, he told reporters that he is not ready to make a formal [...]
Court decision opens floodgates for corporate political spending
Friday, January 22nd, 2010The Supreme Court on Thursday opened wide new avenues for big-moneyed interests to pour money into politics in a decision that could have a major influence on the 2010 midterm elections and President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
The long-awaited 5-4 decision overruled all or parts of two prior rulings by the court that allowed [...]
Basketball league for white Americans targets Augusta
Friday, January 22nd, 2010 WOW the nuts are out!
A-A new professional basketball league boasting rosters made up exclusively of white Americans has its eyes set on Augusta, but the team isn’t receiving a warm welcome.
The All-American Basketball Alliance announced in a news release Sunday evening that it intends to start its inaugural season in June and [...]
Pro and Con: Should Georgia allow concealed weapons at public gatherings?
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Will this increase or decrease violence?
AJC-The time is now for Georgia’s citizens to be given back their rights as protected by the Second Amendment and the Constitution of Georgia.
Georgians have, since our founding, been allowed under state law to possess and carry firearms. In recent times, more and more restrictions have been placed upon [...]









