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" Republican House Minority Leader Christopher Rants, said the ruling illustrates the need for a state constitutional amendment banning...

This article was in Forbes magazine recently. No, not Mother Jones or some left-wing periodical. Forbes magazine, a magazine about as ...

It's probably not time to break out the champagne, but it's good to see that another Republican liar has left the most corrupt admin...

Jim and I were in Texas last week, and spent last Wednesday night in Galveston. We'd never been to the Texas coast before, and Galvesto...

We're going to Texas for about a week in August (remember, we're the same people who go to Massachusetts in December and February). ...

I haven't been posting all that much lately because I haven't felt very well and I've been waiting to have surgery. Due to some...

I'm too tired to write more reasons why Bush should be impeached, but I've collected some of the lies of the Bush administration at ...

The gory details. We should all wonder what the headline could have been if we had a competent government who focused on fighting terrorism ...

I have mixed feelings about Michael Moore, but I've really enjoyed his last few documentaries especially Sicko . I've been lucky - I...

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Scooter Libby will serve no jail time. Sure, Scooter was not pardoned, he's still on probation, a...

Last night, Paris Hilton was on Larry King. A no-talent girl who'd been sent to jail after ignoring her probation. I didn't watch ...

I have to admit, when I first heard the story back in April 2006 about the alleged rapes by several Duke lacrosse, I thought the guys were p...

So let's see... A ditsy American heiress gets four days in jail for breaking her probation (because this was at least a third strike for...

Jim and I just celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary with friends at a very nice dinner at the Inn at Little Washington . Back in 1977, a ...

I saw this in Norilana's LiveJournal and here are my results for the test: Your Score: Mr. Bennet You scored 50 Idealism, 5...

He was 73 and not in the best shape, so I can't say Jerry Fallwell's death was a surprise. I'll never forget the way he tried to...

A year ago today, we moved out of our old house and into the new house . I really enjoy living out here, love the relative quiet and cleane...

In an effort to get Pittsburgh to join the late 20th century, county council passed a law to ban smoking in most public places (especially r...

I've been listening to some of the Senate hearings involving people like Gonzales and reading some of the transcripts of the trial invol...

Is anyone else annoyed at seeing constant photos of the most recent mass murderer all over the media? The death video of murderers should no...