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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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Meltdown 101 The importance of same-store sales
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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Broadcasts to mobile devices to start in 22 cities
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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New TV trends Internet movies, 3-D, power saving
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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UN halts Gaza aid, truce resolution deal approved
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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UN Security Council calls for Gaza cease-fire
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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UN Security Council calls for immediate Gaza truce
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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UN calls for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 9, 2009
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WILL AMERICA COME TOGETHER AFTER THE ELECTION?
October 30, 2008 -
November 4, 2008
The 2008 Presidential election has been long and bitterly contested by both sides. The passions of the political season will not subside quickly for those who immerse both heart and soul into the effort as so many campaign volunteers and activists do each election cycle. That is not a bad thing; nor is it new. The insults and attacks that we see today are somewhat tame compared to the personal assaults that typified American politics in our first hundred years of campaigning.
In the not-so-distant past there seemed to be common understanding that after a Presidential election we should unify behind the winner and at least afford our “duly elected” leader a modicum of respect -- for the office if not for the person. Those who share that attitude these days are an increasingly small minority.
The fact is, neither Barack Obama nor John McCain harbor any ill-will towards this nation, although both have embraced policies that could cause major damage. Each has supported some form of amnesty for illegal aliens; both have shown a disturbing willingness to spend “other people’s money” to bailout their Wall Street cronies; their choices of some business and political associates over the years have reflected disturbing blind spots when it comes to overlooking warning signals of misbehavior that seem remarkably clear in hindsight. But the fact that they pursue those policies through a misguided sense of direction rather than a desire to destroy the nation should entitle them to at least a bit of slack from all of us.
The next President must sincerely reach out to those in the other party and its supporters with more than mere rhetoric. The winner of a Presidential election wins it all and doesn’t need to establish a “coalition government” no matter how thin the margin of victory may be. But recognizing that a narrow election in a divided nation does not provide a “mandate” on the issues most important to his most radical supporters will be important.
If Barack Obama takes the White House with a significant majority of Democrats in the House and Senate he should remember that the Congress currently enjoys an approval rating in the low teens. Rejection of the Republicans at the ballot box in 2008 will not mean that voters have embraced the extremist policies of the far Left wing of the Democratic Party – particularly since Obama has denied supporting most of those policies throughout the election.
Likewise, if John McCain is able to slip to victory in the final days of this election he will take office with little likelihood that the Democrats who will control the House and Senate will have any real intention to work cooperatively with him. Just because President George W. Bush wanted to be a “uniter not a divider” did not mean that the Democrats in Congress shared his ambition. Reaching across the aisle to work hand-in-hand with Senator Ted Kennedy to develop and pass the “No Child Left Behind” Act did not earn him any grace period, but at least he tried.
The next President will have an extremely short “honeymoon” period…if he gets one at all and he will need to immediately develop a bi-partisan approach to a couple of critical issues if his Administration will have any chance to move past the election and enable him to become a President of the entire country, not just the Red or Blue portion that put him in power.
Nevertheless, if John Mccain wins on Tuesday, then Hillary Clinton will start her 2012 bid the next day. If Barack Obama prevails, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, and a long list of others will immediately begin positioning themselves for a run. Win or lose, the long and exhaustive Presidential election of 2008 gives way to the 2012 version sometime early next week.
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WHY VOTERS ARE FURIOUS ABOUT THE BAILOUT PACKAGE. -
October 5, 2008 -
October 11, 2008
For the past several weeks voters were told by the White House, the so-called leadership of the Democrats and Republicans in Congress, and numerous pundits on the airwaves that America faced utter economic collapse unless a $700 billion bailout plan conceived by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was approved immediately. Skeptics of both the “crisis” and the purported “fix” were denounced for not understanding the economic turmoil that would flow from delay of even a few more days.
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BOGUS POLL INTENDED TO BOOST OBAMA. -
September 27, 2008 -
October 4, 2008
As we enter into the final month of the election, we will be bombarded with all sorts of information intended to sway our votes. We will, of course, be inundated with television commercials, direct mail pieces, radio ads, and automated phone calls. But we will also be subjected to numerous polls, many of which will be just as partisan as the political propaganda the candidates are relying upon.
A disturbing trend in recent elections has been the intentional use of skewed polling by the... |
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NANCY PELOSI IS A REAL GAS! -
September 18, 2008 -
September 24, 2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has recently developed a serious interest in natural gas, even though it is clear she is clueless about it. Never has someone with so little knowledge of an industry been poised to make so much money from it…at least since Hillary Clinton made a fortune from a one-time entry into the cattle futures market.
Pelosi’s personal involvement in the natural gas industry, other than as a recipient of contributions from donors and lobbyists acting on behalf of the indu... |
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OBAMA MILITARY STORY HAS A HUGE HOLE IN IT! -
September 8, 2008 -
September 14, 2008
During a weekend interview on ABC’s “This Week” with host George Stephanopoulos Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama noted that he once considered joining the U.S. military. His decision not to pursue service in the military has never been mentioned by Obama on the campaign trail nor was it included in either of his two memoirs.
But when asked about whether or not he ever thought about serving in uniform Obama replied: “"You know, I actually did. I had to sign up for Selective Ser... |
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PALIN PICK CHANGES THE POLITICAL DYNAMIC. -
September 3, 2008 -
September 10, 2008
Two straight weeks of intensive political coverage focused on the staged politics of party conventions give way to a sixty day sprint to Election Day. Republicans and Democrats have each had their time in the spotlight but when the smoke clears the race will likely be back to a dead heat. So, if the numbers are back to where they were two weeks ago has anything happened that can have an impact on this race? The answer is “yes”: Sarah Palin.
Senator John McCain’s selection of Palin as hi... |
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