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Long New York times feature with a Sandpoint dateline.Have you been to a Tea Party event? Does it appeal to you?
Long New York times feature with a Sandpoint dateline.Have you been to a Tea Party event? Does it appeal to you?
Happy President's Day. How are you celebrating at your house? I'm thinking of chopping down the apple tree. I felled the cherry tree a long time ago.Thought on this and important stuff go here.
Here's a thread for new topics.
Here it is. Be nice to each other.
Well, that was enjoyable football game. Just hope the fans don't dismantle the city.What's on your mind this morning?
More details will be forthcoming, but Associated Press just reported that a judge ruled today the state of Washington is not meeting its constitutional duty to fully fund basic education. That may not surprise anyone, but the big question will be how the state will…
Do ask, do tell.
Put your pent-up thoughts here. Note that there is a budget item below.
Here is an article on it. What do you hate. What do you like?
Funny how we embrace the First Amendment right to petition our government but we scorn those who practice it. They're called lobbyists.
Author J.D. Salinger's death on Wednesday got lots of appropriate attention but it seems to have eclipsed that of political scientist Howard Zinn on the same day. Sallinger was known primarily for his novel "Catcher in the Rye." Zinn was known most widely for one…
A Kansas jury deliberated for all of 37 minutes before finding Scott Roeder guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Roeder, who shot Tiller in the head during services at his church, was relying on a so-called necessity…
There's the State of the Union. And the State of the Onion. Both have many layers.Or discuss whatever you'd like.
ACORN "pimp" busted, along with other folks. Your views on law and order and other topics here.
This video is from "Ukraine's Got Talent." Using sand and a light box, an artist depicts the World War II invasion and the toll from the three-year occupation. Her performance is so powerful that the audience is reduced to tears. Do you ever wonder what…
After finally acknowledging he's the father of Frances Quinn Hunter, former presidential candidate John Edwards gets all misty on us about his earlier denials: "...hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me."Understands what? That her dad put his libido and his political aspirations…
There are threads on campaign speech and health care below. This one is for whatever else tickles your fancy. Like, say, cliches.
That's what it looks like anyway. Pelosi won't be able to get the votes needed to pass the Senate bill. Meanwhile, the Senate bill needs 60 votes and now has 59 (at best).Scott Brown says he's open to working with Democrats on a bill. He…
Supreme Court overturns the McCain-Feingold limits on campaign spending.What will this mean? Is it the right call?
Try this test. It relates to this issue.So any legislation that singles out hand-held cell phone use misses the point. It's the head, not the hands.
Well, that was a balmy weekend. Nice.What's on your mind today? Will the death of Kennedy mean the death of health-care reform?
Not surprisingly, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the question of whether people who sign initiative and referendum petitions are entitled to a cloak of secrecy. Until the robed ones rule, though, we underlings still have time to discuss the matter. So I ask…
Thought this was interestnig. Will passing health reform make Obama more popular? Not if you wanted it to do more. Not if you wanted it to do less. Not if didn't want it in the first place. Those are today's views. Will they change? In…
Here it is. So there you go.
A Libertarian's ranking of presidents. Would be interested in gmorton's thoughts.This ranking puts some of the more obscure presidents at the top. Van Buren, Cleveland, Tyler, Coolidge, Taylor. It doesn't think very highly of the guys on Mount Rushmore.Would Bob Barr, the most recent Libertarian…
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