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“What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.” – Lord Melbourne
“We voted for these people. We should be allowed to taser them.” – Mike
“If you’re standing around talking about doing away with fossil fuels while pointing at an electric vehicle that’s about 70% synthetic materials, you’ve already failed an IQ test you didn’t even know you were taking.”
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”
“They’re not ignorant. They’ll tell you all about what they know.”
“You guys just don’t spend enough time giving yourself cool but limited super-powers. This is the internet.” – laura w.
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods” – Albert Einstein
“They can pass a law to say anything, but reality gets to bat last.”
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
“The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted.” – D.H. Lawrence
“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” – Thomas Paine
“God doesn’t call the equipped – he equips those he calls.” – Barbara Curtis
Always remember: Law is about arguing one fact that helps your argument and ignoring the ten facts that disprove it.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument – William McAdoo
“Hand-written notes in cursive writing are still the finest personal way of saying thank you. The people who send those after interviews are the ones who get the jobs.”
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Category Archives: I Love America
Why I Love SpongeBob SquarePants So Much
One of the great things about having kids is that you get to watch cartoons without anyone thinking you are weird. One of our family’s favorites the past few years (it first aired in 1999) has been SpongeBob SquarePants. He’s such … Continue reading
“A Republic, If You Can Keep It”
. . The story goes that as Benjamin Franklin emerged from Independence Hall at the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 18, 1787, a woman asked him, “Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a … Continue reading
“Point/Counterpoint” with “Max” on my Dan Savage post
I got a couple of very polite responses from a commenter named “Max” on my post the other day about Dan Savage’s speech in Seattle a couple of weeks ago. My response to one of his comments started getting rather long, … Continue reading
“A Better America Begins Tonight”
. The Mitt Just Got Real: . . I like this guy. I can vote for this guy. I have hope for our country. . “It’s still about the economy, and we’re not stupid.” You can donate to his campaign … Continue reading
It’s an Obama-Eats-Dog World…..
. . I thought the #ObamaEats Dogs thing had run its course (and what fun it was!), but some folks on the Obama campaign are still trying to drag out the “Mitt Romney made his dog ride on the roof … Continue reading
Take THAT, Earth Day…..
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Where There’s Smoke…..
I was looking for a music video this morning – usually I HATE the commercials that occasionally pop up with YouTube videos, but if more of them were like this one, I wouldn’t mind a bit: . . A fireman, … Continue reading
When “The Best-laid plans of Mice and Men” go hilariously wrong…..
Those poor #Occupy kids – I’m sure they thought they were making a point when they came up with this brilliant idea: Janesville,WI—February 12th, 2012— The Republican Party of Rock County received an unexpected donation Saturday night from a liberal … Continue reading
Anne Boleyn and Obamacare
I”ll admit that I have always been a bit of an “unconventional” thinker – lots of different things fascinate me. I read articles and books on things that interest me. Sometimes, I end up seeing weird connections – my thinking … Continue reading
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