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“Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.” — Aristotle.

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Bush is making a better nation

I haven’t been truly excited to vote in this country’s Presidential elections since… Well, before I was born. I imagine I would have been very excited to vote for Kennedy. Unfortunately, that was before my time. Since then my strategy has been a simple one: Vote against. There is always someone that we should vote [...]

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Nation of idiots…

Dear God, we are a nation of idiots. The only saving grace is that I’m certain you could get on the street in most countries and produce a video such as this — the question is, how much tape ends up on the cutting room floor, relatively speaking? (I’ll bet a lot less in the [...]

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Bush couldn’t care less…

President Bush, facing opposition from both parties over his plan to send more troops to Iraq, said he has the authority to act no matter what Congress wants. “I fully understand they could try to stop me from doing it. But I’ve made my decision. And we’re going forward,” Bush told CBS’ “60 Minutes” in [...]

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