Tag Archives: politics
Peace out
I was awake pretty early this morning, unable to sleep. Jim has been out of town for a few days, so I let George sleep in my bed, and let me tell you, a tiny little 3-year-old boy can overtake … Continue reading
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Why I support the Chicago Olympic bid
My brother Tommy posted recently on his blog why he hopes that the city of Chicago is awarded the 2016 Olympic Games. Among his reasons for supporting the games, he talked about benefits to the city’s infrastructure, the increase of revenue, … Continue reading
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GleN Beck has lost his diddy mind
I’d like to start by saying that I don’t like the way Glenn Beck spells his name. I realize he did not choose the name. But for reasons I cannot fully understand myself, I am opposed to the second, unnecessary consonant. … Continue reading
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Truth and consequences
So there we are, sitting in church. No seriously. We belong to a church. Me. And Jim. We go to church. No really. This is new for me, newer for Jim, and unfortunately and much to my own surprise, he … Continue reading
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Open the door and in rolls the hate
My husband and I often like to visit the website “Fox Nation.” It’s the site put up by Fox, apparently some sort of response to sites like News Hounds, where they basically put up blogs and opinion pieces as if … Continue reading
It’s over, and my God, it was worse than we thought!
Actual quote from Barack Obama to the children of America: “I expect great things from you.” See? He is demanding things of our children. The President of the United States just told my children that they must take responsibility for … Continue reading
Stay in school? How dare you, Mr. President. How dare you.
I received an e-mail from the Superintendent of my son’s school district over the holiday weekend, which read in part: I am [writing] today to share how we are planning to handle the upcoming address to students that is scheduled to … Continue reading
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What Ted Kennedy’s passing means to me
I’m struck by how very sad I am at the passing of Ted Kennedy. Surely we all saw this coming. Brain cancer at the age of 77 is not exactly something that you bounce back from. It’s cancer. In your … Continue reading
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