Category Archives: US

5 Days

Posted on 10/30/2008 by Larry D. Burton

Just so you know, I am not at all happy with the straw man campaign that’s being run by the opposition party. Yeah, its fun to think of George W. Bush as a straw man and its always fun to … Continue reading →

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8 days

Posted on 10/27/2008 by Larry D. Burton

In eight days we elect the next president of the United States. I haven’t said much about this because I’m less than enthused about my choices. There is really no one running, not even in the various third parties, that … Continue reading →

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No Gifts for Marines

Posted on 4/1/2008 by Larry D. Burton

I’m really interested to see where this goes.  Marine Sgt. Rick Sanchez is a career soldier who received an expensive gift has been relieved of duty and is under an investigation that could lead to a court martial. A Marine … Continue reading →

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Time to go.

Posted on 10/5/2006 by Larry D. Burton

Last week we learned that a fine, upstanding and moral Republican Congressman was actually an immoral, hypocritical creep. Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) had been sending naughty e-mails and lurid IMs to former congressional pages. Foley resigned from Congress, declared himself … Continue reading →

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Immigration Policies

Posted on 4/26/2006 by Larry D. Burton

Immigration protests are beginning to get so numerous that some of the activist are beginning to wonder if they might not be causing more resentment to their cause than support. I think that is a valid concern. While continued bombardment … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Candidate

Posted on 7/6/2005 by Larry D. Burton

Seeing as how Bill Clinton and G.H.W. Bush are getting along so well I wonder if there is any chance we could see Bill Clinton nominated to the Supreme Court by G.W. Bush. No? Okay, I really didn’t think so, … Continue reading →

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The Supreme Court Nomination Blog

Posted on 7/5/2005 by Larry D. Burton

I was hoping that we could go one more year but with Justice O’Conner announcing her retirement there will be a fight this year over the next Supreme Court appointment. The court and this country will be at a loss … Continue reading →

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Need a new brand

Posted on 5/10/2005 by Larry D. Burton

It looks like Atlanta is going out to find itself and spend $15 million in the process of doing so. Atlanta is a very diverse town so it’s not going to be easy to find a way to succinctly convey … Continue reading →

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The Filibuster

Posted on 4/25/2005 by Larry D. Burton

The Senate has been in an uproar this past week over rule changes that could take away the Democrats ability to block federal court judgeship appointments. Some Republicans want to reduce the number of votes required for cloture from 60 … Continue reading →

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Voter Fraud in Florida?

Posted on 11/19/2004 by Larry D. Burton

I love it when people run the numbers for me. Josh Norton over at strip mining for whimsy did his own analysis of the Forida vote and has come to the conclusion that there was no voter fraud. I just … Continue reading →

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The Answer is Simple

Posted on 11/9/2004 by Larry D. Burton

I’ve heard so many different people giving analysis on why the Democrats lost in the election. It seems they are all missing the obvious. They picked the wrong man to be their candidate. Kerry has not a drop of charisma … Continue reading →

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Bush Wins?

Posted on 11/3/2004 by Larry D. Burton

It appears that I could have been wrong yesterday. Regardless of the electoral college count Bush’s lead with the popular vote reported this morning is standing at 3.5 million Bush has garnered more public support than Kerry. I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Waiting Again At The ATL

Posted on 11/2/2004 by Larry D. Burton

Here I sit in ATL once again awaiting a flight out to Austin, Texas. I got in line at 6:15 this morning to vote. The polls opened at 7:00 and I was out by 7:39. In that hour and twenty-four minutes my mind changed again on my vote. Continue reading →

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I didn’t want to do it.

Posted on 10/16/2004 by Larry D. Burton

I have been working long hours out of town for the past two weeks and it looks like I’ll be doing the same for the next two weeks. I have managed to watch portions of all the debates and I … Continue reading →

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Debates

Posted on 10/1/2004 by Larry D. Burton

I managed to stay awake through 30 minutes of the debate last night. I thought Kerry was well prepared and eloquent in his speaking. I thought Bush was on the defensive and stammering too much. In delivery I’ll give the … Continue reading →

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