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About AmendmentX

Christian, patriot, old enough to know better, young and daring enough to do it anyhow.

The Republican future

I’ve blogged many times about the runaway train on the tracks headed right for us called the unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare. $70,000,000,000,000 in current dollars. And expanding at an additional $4,650,000,000,000 a year.In 20 years, I’ll be … Continue reading

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In a week

In a week, there will be two events that will get my attention: It will be the 6th Anniversary of 9-11. And General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker will give their progress report to Congress about the surge in Iraq.And I’m … Continue reading

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My sides are delightfully pained by the inclusion of the trusted document for your reading by confidence

I came across this from The People’s Cube: Hillary Employs Email Experts From Nigeria By Hillary 8/29/2007, 12:10 pm ======================================================== > FROM: MS H.R. CLINTON > TO: UNDISCLOSED PROGRESSIVE RECIPIENT> SUBJECT: CONFIDENTIAL DONATION PROPOSAL USD$38.5M>> Dear progressive! I solicit your … Continue reading

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The government , the left and failure…again…still…

I was traveling on Monday and heard part of the Mark Levin Show on KTLK (100.3). He referenced a report on poverty that was coming out Tuesday. In the report, statistics on the poor were highlighted. There were a few … Continue reading

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Magnanimity defined

It always does one good to see benevolence, generosity and nobleness of spirit on display from the elders and scions of the famous. And my close personal friend Sid Hartman is quick to remind us of just how that public, … Continue reading

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The Biggest Little Dog

  His name is Skipper. When Mom and Dad got him in 1990 at the age of six weeks, they (Dad) wanted to name him Spunky. Well a direct and animated campaign by we three kids and Mom and Dad … Continue reading

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The bridge…

The reach of the disaster is far and long. A client of mine, with whom I have a great relationship and who lives in the Pacific Northwest called me Thursday and left a message “Call me when you get this … Continue reading

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Flying on history

I’ve written a number of times that I’m a member of the 8th Air Force Historical Society, the guys who flew in WWII. This weekend we’ve brought in three of the surviving WWII bombers (owned by The Collings Foundation ) … Continue reading

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Umar Bill and gratitude

So, this afternoon I played hooky. I surfed the internet with abandon. Well, with abandon with an eye to liberty. I spent time on Michael Yon’s website . He is a forty something former Green Beret who has taken it … Continue reading

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The other side of the hill

I’ve never hidden the fact that I’m a WWII history buff. Thirty years ago I took the entire year long study of WWII history at the U of M through extension classes (night school) where there were a number of … Continue reading

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