Category Archives: News and politics

T.O.T.N. 3/15/12 Koran burning, contraception, the war on women, billionaire women, wind turbines killing raptors…

Thoughts On The News. From God’s Country: KORAN BURNING: From today’s New York Times: QUOTATION OF THE DAY “How can you compare the dishonoring of the Holy Koran with the martyrdom of innocent civilians? The whole goal of our life … Continue reading

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The Colorado Republican Caucus 2012

I attended my neighborhood’s precinct Republican caucus last night. The precinct is the smallest defined voting area within Douglas County Colorado where I live. 42 registered Republicans out of 247 registered within that area filled a high school classroom to … Continue reading

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We have troops in Uganda?!?!

I had an email conversation this morning with a friend in which it was revealed to me we have U.S. troops in Uganda.  Here is how the conversation went: HWSNBN (He who shall not be named.): There are some interesting … Continue reading

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T.O.T.N. 11/10/2011: Romney, Gingrich, Paterno

Thoughts On The News: A.B.O. is my presidential campaign motto for 2012. “Anyone But Obama.” Now that you know where I sit AND stand, following are a few thoughts and articles of recent note. Mitt Romney continues to shine in … Continue reading

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T.O.T.N. 9/30/2011

Thoughts On The News. (From the iPad 2 again. Practice, practice.) Happy autumn everybody. It is peak colors viewing week in Colorado. ALL of the WSJ Opinion Page is excellent today. [This link is no longer specific to 9/30/11. Sorry … Continue reading

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T.O.T.N. – Wed. 9/28/2011

Thoughts On The News. My main reads in the morning are the WSJ Opinion Page and the NY Times, both of which I receive via email. My most used online news site is MSNBC.COM because I find it reasonably complete … Continue reading

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T.O.T.N.-Thoughts On The News, 9/27/11

First a thought on some of yesterday’s.  (If the links don’t work Google is your friend.) Susan Collins: The Economy Needs a Regulation Time-Out “America needs a “time-out” from the regulations that discourage job creation and hurt our economy. I … Continue reading

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T.O.T.N. – Thoughts On The News, 9/22/2011

Troy Davis executed: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44592285/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/#.Tnt9J6N5mSM I’m generally pro-death penalty, definitely anti- executing innocents. It’s sad they couldn’t have given a stay and more time, still the powers that be must have felt that after 30 years all avenues had been exhausted. … Continue reading

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The Price of Freedom

Men and women.  That’s the price of freedom. Living and dead.  Yes, yes, “…in the long run we all are dead” (Keynes).  The price of freedom is that a lot of people don’t get a chance at the long run. … Continue reading

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What are YOU reading? …and other musings

But enough about you. Today while I walked KaCee the Wonder Dog along side the Dam Road I listened to most of the Werner Erhard CD: Transformation: The Life And Legacy Of Werner Erhard.  (Listening is almost the same as reading, … Continue reading

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