I see in the Times that Texas is at it again. This time the conservatives there (what is it about that place?) are discussing dropping out of the federal Medicaid program as a means of getting the state out of a $25 billion hole.
When is it going to be okay — indeed, obligatory — for Democratic candidates to be forthcoming about the Republican Party’s historically documented effort to portray the sixties’ long-overdue civil rights legislation as anti-white; while they present nothing so much as a burning cross of racism, scarcely distinguishable from the modern Klan? If it is a fait…
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THE FOX IS BACK IN CHARGE OF THE HENHOUSE.
Yes, the double entendre is intentional. It’s a rather extended one, so you may as well stop examining it now or you’ll get a headache, or maybe just stop wanting to examine double entendres any more, which I’m sure would be a pity.
I wouldn’t want to be a European trying to deal with immigration. What makes the Old World old is that its countries are defined by ancient roots to the land, language, and DNA. We all have our images of what a Slav looks like, what a German looks like, an Italian, an Irish person. But…
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Try before you buy!
Why is it that Americans easily understand the need for universal car insurance but so many can’t grasp that human beings deserve at least as much care as one would gladly give a car?
Okay, America, admit it: 90% of you who “disapprove” of Obama’s Presidency are racists. RACISTS. You’ve all been hiding ever since George Wallace and Richard Nixon gave you a corner to hide in. But watch out, pigs: white people won’t be a majority in just a few short years. (I’m a white guy and I don’t give…
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What the hey. The world can’t live on pellet stoves and solar batteries. Sooner or later, the value of natural gas will become apparent. And if you have a couple of thousand dollars hanging around in a bank account, you’re getting less than 1% interest. If you put it in a CD, you’re lucky to…
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According to this article in Der Spiegel, the German weekly newsmagazine, more than half of all commercial properties in the U.S. that carry mortgages are “under water”. Given that the typical commercial mortgage is 10 years, and that the interest costs are paid up front (quite different from home mortgages), most commercial buyers get a…
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Speak more than one language, for crying out loud. You can do it on the site below for about $35. That gives you six months of learning. {{desc}} via Babbel – Enjoy Learning Languages.