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Question of the Day
Kerri
| 19 days ago
Happy Election Day , Americans - Exercise your right to vote ! In honor of electing a new president, allow me to tell you a little story about myself and the closest I ev...
Ugh. When Will We Learn?
allison
| 4 days ago
Today I was directed to two Salon.com articles about Michelle Obama. The first is about her rear end. Yes, a woman wrote and took up space on a news site about the First ...
The Liberal Glacier
Kimberly Michalski
| 2 days ago
I started to write a case for conservatism when my husband kindly pointed out that a very succinct article written by George Will dated May 31, 2007, by the same title - ...
At Least The Benefits Are Cool
laurieboris
| 19 days ago
As the last, nasty dregs of this brutal presidential campaign dribble from the political spout, I look at both of these candidates and think, “I’m glad I’m not one ...
REPUBLICANS JUMPING SHIP TO SUPPORT SENATOR OBAMA
Rosemary Peavler
| about 1 month ago
The carnage has begun…..the carnage that always precedes an election when one party is up and the other party is down. The folks in the party that is down start thinkin...
Voting from the (First Grade) Heart
mama bear
| about 23 hours ago
On election day the first graders were all wearing "I voted" stickers while they were eating lunch. I admired all the patriotism and asked, "What did you get to vote for?...
The Faces Of Obama In Japan
Mark Weitzman
| about 13 hours ago
User-designed Obama tee shirts appeared within minutes after the U.S. Presidential election results were announced in Japan. The ClubT instant-printing tee shirts Japan-b...
Is the White-Way the Right Way?
YeaYeaWendy
| 6 days ago
Today, I would like to talk about race. No! Don't run and hide, I'm only going to talk about my perspective as a white girl. You can add your input if you want. My curren...
Writing Really Bigly
soulscompanion
| 10 days ago
My faith in the goodness of people has been vindicated by PNN this week. I'm a happy PNN camper. I've become extremely agitated about hate speech and provocative, fraudul...
AN AMERICAN PRAYER
frontporch
| 12 days ago
It was a mild night as far as Autumn nights lay in Oregon, so the family spent the time on the front porch. If the slack in the cable is taken up a piece, the television ...
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And, The Answer Is!
kentuckymom
| about 3 hours ago
Forty percent of respondents to a recent survey, including elected officials, incorrectly believed that the US president has the power to declare war , while 54 percent c...
Question: Who Choses the Cabinet
Free Liberty
| about 16 hours ago
The Presidents Cabinet is hand selected, and nominated to their positions by the President. They cannot be a current member of Congress, and they cannot hold any other el...
Question: What is a Cabinet?
Free Liberty
| about 17 hours ago
The Presidents Cabinet is a fancy way of saying "top advisors." The President is the Chief Executive (absolute, top dog) of 15 different areas of The Executive (President...
Casualties of War pt 2
Free Liberty
| 1 day ago
Under the guise of "fighting terrorism" - our nations soldiers will be called time and again to lie down and die fighting a cause that is not just, but the government of ...
James Jones has ability to provide steady hand at the tiller
Titania Jones
| about 5 hours ago
Whether it was luck or pure common sense, future President Obama is seriously considering James Jones rather than Susan Rice as the next National Security Adviser. Mr. Jo...
Casualties of War
Free Liberty
| 1 day ago
The effects of 9-11 have been far reaching in terms of government overstepping it's "legitimate" bounds. The result has been a loss of social liberty, fiscal (monetary) l...
FUND-amentals pt2
Free Liberty
| 1 day ago
Inflation Inflation is the result of creating more money without an increase in redeemable value. When more money is created without an increase in the redeemable value, ...
The Faces Of Obama In Japan
Mark Weitzman
| about 13 hours ago
User-designed Obama tee shirts appeared within minutes after the U.S. Presidential election results were announced in Japan. The ClubT instant-printing tee shirts Japan-b...
Question 1
Free Liberty
| 1 day ago
Why aren't prices rising if the dollar is worth less? What you need to understand is that the US Dollar was so revered for so long that other nations held it in their res...
Silence Is Never Golden
Free Liberty
| 1 day ago
When I asked my teachers "why do we need to learn History" - they responded "So we can learn from our mistakes." What have -we- learned? Even though this stuff isn't taug...
