Tag: liberal
member name: Ann Weaver Hart
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April 06, 2009 06:17 PM EDT --
Have you ever tried to talk to someone who seemed bright, but the only ideas she could entertain were the ones in her own head? Have you ever tried to talk to someone about politics and found that there . . .
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August 18, 2008 06:07 PM EDT --
On Saturday night, Rick Warren, pastor and bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life , sat down with Barak Obama and John McCain at his megachurch in California and asked them some tough questions. . . .
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August 25, 2008 06:57 PM EDT --
"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Not surprisingly, these words return something over 8 million hits in Google. Most folks would call this saying common sense. What is surprising . . .
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April 15, 2009 11:04 PM EDT --
I just signed on to Gather and discovered that there are some people who think that they should get to live in this country and not pay taxes. This infuriates me for several reasons.
Paying your taxes . . .
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April 20, 2009 06:46 PM EDT --
Western civilization may not be doomed after all. This weekend, the President of the United States met with the leaders of other American nations and extended an olive branch to some who have . . .
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December 22, 2008 06:51 PM EST --
As Barack Obama prepares to take office, some people think that the country is being loaded into a handbasket with launch set for January 20, 2009. Contrary to conservative opinion, the world will not . . .
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February 02, 2009 05:31 PM EST --
A s a concerned citizen, perhaps you've had occasion to send your representative in Washington a letter like this:
Dear Mr. Congressperson:
House Bill 999, the Teaching Junk Science in . . .
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March 16, 2009 06:13 PM EDT --
In talking to legislators several weeks ago, President Obama noted that the minority party needed to be constructive and not just “blow things up.” A week before, Republicans dragged their feet and pretended . . .
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March 30, 2009 06:28 PM EDT --
When did ignorance become an American value?
During the presidential campaign, Sarah Palin's supporters blasted Katie Kouric for exposing her ignorance of foreign affairs. English-only . . .
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April 13, 2009 06:32 PM EDT --
You would think a law that makes it profitable for companies to reduce pollution would be a good thing. That is, unless you were a conservative. Groups like the Heritage Foundation are attacking America's . . .
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September 29, 2008 07:32 PM EDT --
The presidential candidates spent a lot of time in the debate on Friday talking about what they stand for, and what they want to do. Since both men are senators, their positions on issues are public record. . . .
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May 07, 2007 07:24 PM EDT --
I hate this war.
I thought at first it was a knee-jerk reaction because I was a teenager during the worst of the Viet Nam tragedy. It's not. I hate this war.
I hate it because from the very beginning, . . .
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May 20, 2007 06:50 PM EDT --
I have tried not to be Chicken Little about it, but it's starting to look like the sky might really be falling.
A few incidents from the last few weeks have led to less-than-enjoyable contact with . . .
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April 21, 2007 10:57 AM EDT --
This is a repost from April 2007, But I think it is still valid:
On Friday, in Houston, a 60-year-old engineer carried a gun into NASA, took two co-workers hostage, and ended up killing one along with . . .
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June 22, 2007 01:59 PM EDT --
Michael Moore has made a new documentary called Sicko, about the healthcare system in the United States. His basic premise is that people, all of them, are entitled to medical care, without respect to . . .
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May 11, 2007 02:42 PM EDT --
Here is one of those questions I'll have to put in the "Glad I don't have to answer it" column, but I can't get it off my mind for other reasons.
Emilio Gonzalez is a terminally . . .
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June 21, 2007 11:13 AM EDT --
Driving my daughter to work this morning, I saw a yard sign, the design of the Texas state flag, only black and white, rather than red, white, and blue. It read "Execution Today." At 6:00 . . .
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August 23, 2007 01:46 AM EDT --
Donna M's great article about the United States' lack of accommodation for new parents and my recent trip to Mexico have given me an insight about why illegal immigrants come here. It just suddenly . . .
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January 20, 2008 12:35 PM EST --
I grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the cradle of our democracy. I don't know if it was where I was that gave me the picture of the United States of America that I have. All I know is that I . . .
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August 04, 2008 06:18 PM EDT --
A number of years ago, I met with the editor of a small-town newspaper to pitch an idea I had for a parenting column. The editor read several essays and a few samples of my political writings as well. . . .
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