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I Saw a Dead Child Today

Today as I was driving, I saw a dead child lying next to a road in Odawara, Japan. It was on the local news. I had never seen a dead body before. I'm sure that in Iraq many people have seen one, but I never had until today. He was a boy about f...

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The Inertia of Power

I hate it when Saddam Hussein gets proved to be right... Buried in all his pre-invasion bluster was a promise that Iraqis would give the Americans 'another Viet Nam' if they tried to occupy the country. To many, this sounded like just anot...

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Local Government Elections - An Inside Look

Over the past 25 years, I have observed and participated in local government from a variety of angles. From humble beginnings as a local political cartoonist, through a local elected official career, and now a Local Government Affairs Director for a ...

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Pussyfooting Diplomacy

Every now and then the English language produces an interesting word filled with imagery. One of my favorites is "pussyfooting" as it describes how someone or something behaves cautiously or timidly like a cat before making a commitment to action. It...

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US Marine Kills Unarmed Iraqi

Recent photos from NBC showed a US Marine shooting and killing an unarmed man in Falluja on November 13th. The US Marine had reported to be shot in the face the night before, but was able to continue fighting until the siege was over.The action is no...

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The Bitch and Gas!

Well Darlings, The bets are on. Just how many feet was David Cameron actually born with, and is it possible that he could insert them all into his mouth at the same time? He's certainly a trier, isn't he? Very trying, at times. As I write ...

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So, Ya Gotta Be a Mooslim Before Yer a Terrorist?

Article first published as Why No Right Wing Outrage Over "Terrorist Kane"? on Blogcritics. Stop me if you've heard this one before. Two terrorists are pulled over by a cop car. The older terrorist is a religious fanatic. His 16-year old son ha...

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America

United we stand, divided we fall is a saying that can be spoken and understood even by a child. In America it has a different connotation, here with our two party system the saying could be altered to, United we stand but divided we rule. Is this wha...

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Dear Secretary Snow; Give the Fair Tax a Fair Chance

I understand that there is an enormous inertia in the present tax system. The incremental complication of the tax code over the last 80 years has given birth to an entire industry that is fully capable of defending their turf. These are challenging ...

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The British Governments Attempt To Save The Planet

The British Governments Attempt to save the Planet English & Welsh Building Regulations Part L2 - Section 3 - Building Log Books Since April 2002 it has been a requirement of the English and Welsh Building Regulations Approved Document L2 for the ...

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