Patriotism, American Flag Pins, and OBAMA

24Feb08

In 1775 it was trendy to tout the flag and be very patriotic.  However,  among the patriotic crowd at the time, Samuel Johnson noticed that numerous people otherwise known as scoundrels were the ones touting the flag and beating their puffing chests louder than any others. 

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It was then he made his famous observation that [...]

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Retroactive Immunity FISA Debate for Telecoms

23Feb08

The retroactive immunity for telecoms debate is not a needless fixation by liberals.  The driving issue is whether we are a nation of laws during times of peace and equally a nation of laws during times of war. 

The government and its supporters bellowed then, and taunt now,  that those who advocate lawful conduct by [...]

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