When you really think about it, Newt Gingrich is responsible for Nancy Pelosi becoming the Speaker of the House, and for the election of Barack Obama (now Emperor Imam-a). Huh, you say? Think about it..what if Newt did not step down from the House? What if Newt had manned-up and faced the liberal media attacks head on, and maintained his position in Congress? What if Newt had stayed in his leadership position as Speaker; do you think he would have allowed the Republican Congress start spending /acting like drunken DUMB&DUMBERats? No way! If Newt had stayed and weathered the media onslaught of his personal life, Nancy Pelosi would never gotten control of the House gavel, and Emperor Imam-a would still be living in Chicago. Thank you, Newt.....NOT!
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Online headline: "Millions of Dead Fish Appear in California Marina" -- Ooops, my bad. Figured ACORN was running another voter registration dive.
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From my soapbox: I sit in wonder at how government expenses snowball to unwieldy size, then I see an example of unnecessary use of personnel that boggles my mind. Tuesday morning, as I waited at the stoplight on Manchester Expressway at the entrances of the campuses at Columbus Tech, I witnessed a security guard escorting a number of grown, adult students from one side of the street to the other. There is a stoplight (as previously mentioned), a marked crosswalk, and, of course, the ubiquitous pedestrian walk/don't walk signals.

I learned how to cross a street from my parents, grandparents, and even my 1st & 2nd grade teachers. If there is no traffic light, approach the curb, look both ways, and if it is clear, cautiously cross the street. If there is a traffic light, wait until the light turns green in the direction you want to cross, look both ways, then proceed across with caution. It's rather simple when you think about it.

Why is it that our government spends millions of dollars installing walk/don't walk monitors at intersections that already have traffic lights, and then....then hire an adult to escort other healthy adults across the street?

It is just wrong to spend money so wastefully. It is just wrong to spend good money on unnecessary services.
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Online headline: "Obama and His Team Mull Responses on Libya" -- "Mull"? Where is WikiLeaks when we need to know what they are actually saying?
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Online headline: "Sickened Seals Washing Up on the Jersey Shore" -- Ooops, my bad. Thought the California Hockey team had panned for a cameo spot on the MTV show.
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How sick are they at NPR? After canning Juan Williams for comments about Muslims, A no-need-to-name and elevate VP Fund raiser has been scammed on video tape pandering to what he thought were Muslim donors. Good riddance!
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L-E story: " WASHINGTON — A freshman Democratic senator (Joe Manchin, W VA) accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of failing to provide leadership on a worsening national deficit as top Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill spent more time pointing fingers than seeking common ground on a must-do measure to fund the government for the next six months. " -- Don't you love it when DUMB&DUMBERats cannibalize their own?
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It's sad to hear of the continued failure of Carmike Cinemas, but the movie theater/Hollywood relationship has been failing for years. Last year, my wife and I purchased a 52 movie pass for 2 people per movie at a school auction for a pretty good price as well as one of the Popcorn Buckets. We looked forward to seeing a lot of movies. A year has passed, and we've only seen 20 movies because most of the time when we're in the mood, we look at the movie listings and lose interest.
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What's wrong with Congress...there's reported oil quantities in the Dakotas et al, that swamp the total known quantity 8 America.