Original Post: Here’s A Great Way To Connect to America’s Founding: 1776.

Get into the spirit of ‘76 with a great live musical You probably didn’t know that I was a theatre guy in high school and college. In fact, I was a theatre major for a couple of years. I think the right’s neglect of the arts is one of our biggest failings. The arts reach people at an emotional level. Intellectual arguments cannot change emotional attachments. So here’s a chance to rev up your American

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Original Post: There Were No Rogue Agents In the IRS Scandal.

They were all looking at me. Staring, actually. I looked around the silent sales room. No one blinked. They were all stunned. For twenty minutes, I’d laid on a coating of bullshit that would have made Bill Clinton cringe. And it worked. I sold a year of lawn care to a woman who, at first, thought our service was an environmental menace. “Do you know Dr. Peter Raven?” I asked. “From the botanical gardens?” she

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Original Post: One Word Explains the Avalanche of Obama Scandals.

I’m a coward. It was the final zone inspection of boot camp. Navy Recruit Training. Get hit in this inspection, and you’re set back a week. Maybe two weeks. My mom and dad had already booked a hotel room in Orlando. They couldn’t wait to see their son pass in review. I knew everything in my area was perfect. My rack (bunk) was made to perfection. Every garment of clothing was folded to its ridiculous,

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Original Post: I’m Glad I Sent a Text Last Night.

SMS Text might have been Chip Gerdes’s art form. Text chats with Chip, usually late at night, were always lively, argumentative, funny, irreverent, and delightful. Chip and I texted back and forth until midnight last night. During that chat, I made a commitment to take a trip to Quincy and see him. We both looked forward to it. Our reunion was delayed. The first time I met Chip was in front of Rep. Russ Carnahan’s

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Original Post: The GOP Missouri Legislature Is About To Give A Monopoly To A Major Democrat Donor.

“Republican” Rep. Caleb Jones likes money, and Susan B. McCollum has a lot of it. You do the math. Jones and Rep. John Diehl co-sponsored HB759, a bill that would effectively give Major Brands, Missouri’s largest alcoholic beverage distributor, a perpetual, state-protected monopoly. In the Senate, Tom Dempsey, no enemy of cash, is a co-sponsor of a similar bill, SB 365. Conservative and free market groups like the Adam Smith Foundation are lobbying against the

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Original Post: Let’s Buy David Hanneberry a New Boat.

David Hanneberry lost the love of his life in the capture of Suspect Two—his boat. @ColorMeRed inspired the idea of buying him a new one. I’ve started a GoFundMe account to raise $30,000 in 30 days to fund a new boat for Mr. Hanneberry. C’mon, folks, this guy’s a hero.  He discovered Tsarnaev in his boat and called the cops. He had the courage to lift the canvas and verify that the bastard was in

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Original Post: Thin-Slicing, Experts, and the Power of the Human Brain Help Capture Suspect Two Alive.

The police in Watertown responded magnificently. But the most brilliant strategic move gets little notice from the press. For about sixteen hours, hundreds of law officers, FBI agents, helicopters, and satellites scoured a relatively tiny area of Boston suburbs for one wounded terrorist. At the same time, they kept the public relatively safe, off the streets, and out of the way of their manhunt. But they didn’t find their man. By seven o’clock, Col. Timothy

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Original Post: San Francisco Is The Liberal Dream.

I’m in San Francisco this week. I’m taking notes. I just walked past a carbon-copy of my little doggy Stella guarding her homeless master who was sleeping on the stoop of a building at 8th and Mission.  They were the first two people on the street who weren’t smoking dope. Then it dawned on me. In San Francisco, there is no opportunity for people at the bottom to climb up to the top. And there’s

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Original Post: Thoughts on Boston Marathon Bombing.

. . . What Your Definition of Terrorism Is I heard a lot of people giving their opinions of what constitutes “terrorism.” Here’s the United States Code: Definitions … the term ‘terrorism’ means premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents; Let’s stick with that one. To be terrorism, all of these five elements must be present. You can use it as a checklist:   Premeditated   Politically Motivated

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Original Post: This Is What Evil Looks Like In Action **UPDATES**.

This is a Vine clip of the first explosion at the Boston Marathon. Fox 25 in Boston reported moments ago that organizers confirmed that bombs caused the explosions. Clearly many casualties. “For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.” **UPDATES** 1.  Saudi National Suspected 2.  CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Implicates anti-tax conservatives  

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