806 articles related to "government"

The Bitch, the Snow, and the Rapture! UK News Review

Well Darlings, It's been another strange week, and one where I learned to never believe the local yokels. It started with the forecast for snow last week. 'Snow? No, we don't get snow here. It never settles in Blackpool,' they to...

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Six Thought Provoking Questions

Thought provoking questions usually put forth a certain viewpoint, if only because they inherently challenge the accepted one. However, they don't require you to agree with that viewpoint, and a question is just a question. We'll each have ...

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UK News reviewed by The Bitch! (a weekly column).

Well darlings, Before I kick off I'll just mention the response to last week's idea of decriminalising drugs, and the legalising and licensing of brothels - both because the current laws only make matters worse for society as a whole. Ther...

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Universal Health Coverage is Here Now (The Feds Just Don't Know Where To Look)

Greetings, Fellow Americans! I have sold health insurance for over 28 years and know what people want and need, which differs by age group. One problem we all face is paying for medical services with after-tax dollars. This must end for regular in...

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Censorship, Our Enemy

"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Evelyn Beatrice Hall, The...

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You Are Being Politically Manipulated

Have you ever had a friend hit you with the classic word trap, "Have you stopped beating your wife?" Answer yes or answer no, and you incriminate yourself. This joke is based on the technique of using an implicit premise. While it may get a laugh, it...

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Sock Changing Election

An old Army joke goes something like this, 'After weeks in the field, short on supplies, morale at an all-time low, a sergeant approaches his men, "Good news - everyone is finally going to get a change of socks." Even the smallest relief is welc...

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Will Yitzhak Rabin's "Bloody Shirt" Defeat Shimon Peres Again?

Is history about to repeat itself? Will the upcoming Israeli elections manage to escape from the clutches of Shimon Peres' again? Can lightning strike twice? Remember, Shimon Peres incredibly lost the race to become the leader of the Labor Party...

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UK News reviewed by The Bitch! (a weekly column).

Well darlings, There was very little: "The circus is coming to town. Hurrah! Hurrah!" from the locals to prelude the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool last week. Some of the hoteliers may have been happy for the days that they let their roo...

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Obama's Health Care Plan is Useless

The health care plan that President Obama has proposes will do nothing to solve our health care crisis. All the plan will do is help those who now have sickness or diseases to help them pay for their treatment and prescription drugs. Now you might s...

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