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What really constitutes a “car accident” in Mexico City anyway?Yesterday marked my first car accident (if you can even call it that) in Mexico City. Frankly, I am somewhat amazed that it took this long for my car ... Follow the Independent on Twitter
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One can only wonder...how anything gets done in Washington DC: Lies Wide Shut I don't post this to hammer the Democrats, though they deserve the hammering. But this crap goes on whether there is a D or an R next to the politicians. The games, the deceit, the lying, the pack mentality. How on earth does anything get done up there? During a period that we are at war? Think of how these games impact the fine people who work for the CIA. The very agency that we are dependent upon to watch our enemies. Is it any wonder that fools like these craft a bill as ridiculous as the cap and trade one that just came out when they take time out from their political gamesmanship? No wonder good people go up there and become corrupt, or get driven out. I am with Obama on this issue. It's better to keep the present limit on which of those nutcases lays their eyes on certain classified information. This further reinforces my belief of limiting, rather than expanding, the power those nutcases have over me. However, this is not unprecedented, as sometime back, I read a book detailing Washington's struggles during the Revolutionary War. Similar types of political gamesmanship and deceit took place during a time when a young nation was fighting for it's very existence. I shook my head in disbelieve that this country actually made it through that period. If it weren't for the fact that the British were more experienced in their own self inflicted corruptness, I don't believe this country would exist as it does today. Finally, an honest jounalist admits it...Sarah 'Barracuda' Palin and the Piranhas of the Press This isn't a pity thread for Palin. It's has to do with the corruptness of the MSM. And, it isn't totally about GOPers, because all you have to do, is go back to the Democratic Primary, and see how the media turned on Hillary, and supported the community organizer now in office, who is now the most powerful person in this country. It's understandable that people were tired of the GOP running this country. Voters have every right to express this bias, at the booth. But the press, who were rightly granted power via the Constitution, and therefore are dutifully bound to provide the voters with honest and factual reporting, well, their bias as noted in that article above is absolutely inexcusable. If this doesn't change, who knows what damage to our personal liberties, the next inexperienced celebrity voted into the most powerful office of this country could do. It could even extend into the press itself. This crap HAS to stop. And maybe, just maybe, the internet, via it's competition with the MSM, can help change this. These are our leaders Part 2Sent to me in an email (out of the 500 spam emails I seem to be getting now): Quote: Ed McMahon died this week. He was a great entertainer, but prior to his stage accomplishments he was a distinguished Marine Corps fighter pilot in WWII earning six Air Medals. He was discharged in 1946 and volunteered to fly again in the Korean War. He joined the CA Air National Guard and was later promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. Farrah Fawcett died this week after a long career in Hollywood as an actress. After she was diagnosed with cancer, she became an activist for cancer treatment and devoted her last remaining years encouraging people to seek treatment. She documented her plight on film and used it to encourage others to stay positive and upbeat despite their diagnosis and suffering. Karl Malden died this week after a long career in Hollywood as an actor. He also served in the US Air Force during WWII and also served on the US Postal Service committee to review and recommend commemorative stamps. In 2005, the US House of Representatives authorized the US Postal Service to rename a Los Angeles post office the Karl Malden Postal Station. Michael Jackson died this week. He was perhaps one of the greatest singers of modern time.. He will also be remembered for his eccentric lifestyle that included sleeping with a chimpanzee, living in a carnival-like atmosphere at Neverland, his fascination with Peter Pan, and his numerous masks and costumes. He also admitted to finding pleasure sleeping with young boys and paying out millions of dollars in settlements to the families of these boys despite being acquitted by a court on one allegation of sexual molestation. QUESTION 1) - Which of the above did the House of Representatives declare a moment of silence for today? (Hint - It wasn't the first three) QUESTION 2) - Which of the above's family received a personal note of condolence from President Obama? (Hint - It wasn't the first three) I can not remember where this was posted, but someone posted that we are electing the celebrities now, and that is part of the problem. Both sides, Democrat and Republicans no longer care for us. There may be a couple, but very few who actually do. They care more about doing what is popular than doing what is right. Yes, Michael Jackson died. Now the family wants LA to pay for the memorial. So much fanfare and coverage of this person's death. Never mind the people who actually contributed to the good of society, or the men and women who have fallen for our country in the past few weeks. Yes, it is so much better to make a huge showing of this "mourning" than it is to actually do the job they were elected to do. Here's a GOPer to go after...Instead of focusing on a soon to be out of power ex-governor, who probably never even held power over anyone who posts here anyway, turn your focus on this: Ensign Acknowledges Mistress Payment Hmm, it seems as if Tom Coburn, another GOPer, may be involved too. Now, these two might actually hold power over constituents outside their representative areas, because they either sit in, or chair powerful committees in the Senate. They MUST be held accountable. Go get 'em leftists. And you can too, righties.
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