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Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Democrats voted for it also

By overwhelming majorities the House and Senate voted to give President Bush the right to do what he had to do in the war on terror. He has taking that endorsement and run with it, much to the chagrin of the left and even a few on the right. It seems the Democrats now want to say they had nothing to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 2, 2006

Some unions aren’t all bad

In Houston, 4700 janitors working for several of the city’s largest cleaning companies joined the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The janitors were making $5.30 an hour without health care benefits. The credit for this coup can be given to Andy Stern, head of the SEIU. This was a much... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 1, 2006

Lugar is Looney

"In the first few weeks we made many concessions in the Congress because we were at war and we were under attack," said Sen. Richard Lugar, the Republican chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. "We still have the possibility of that going on, so we don't want to obviate all of this. But I... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Bush hopes for better year in 2006?

That seems to have been the main headline in a lot of publications over the past few weeks. I put a question mark at the end of the title because I just don’t know if he believes he has to do much different this coming year. Whether that is right or wrong is a matter of opinion. Of course, President... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

No, she didn’t say that

Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, accused Republicans of offering “the old Berlin Wall, again separating the north from the south.” She also said, “It kept people out, and it kept people in.” These quotes from her were made concerning the fence the US wants to build between us and Mexico. I got these... Sign in to see full entry.

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