I actually watched the debate last night and have the following observations:
1. I don't think it changed anyones mind. I didn't see any home runs scored and I imagine both sides could claim their side won.
2. Is McCain mainlining botox or what? He looked incredibly wooden and his face was virtually expressionless. I don't generally [...]

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I knew I shouldn't have but for some reason, I went ahead and read Cal Thomas' column today. Unbelievable.
It's the economic meltdown we're in is all the Democrats fault. No, really. According to Thomas:
It was pressure from the Carter and Clinton administrations that forces Fannie and Freddie to grant more high-risk loans to people [...]

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Perry unveils ad seeking Ike relief
Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said agencies are instructed to respond to all emergency needs as they arise and then come to the next legislative session with requests for reimbursements.
“The reason we don’t fund [...]

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Since when are Republicans for throwing money at a problem? When it means no one will really look at the underlying causes and force some responsibility on those who took financial risks.
For anyone interested in understanding the problem with the proposed bailout and possible alternatives:
Sebastian Mallaby – A Bad Bank Rescue – washingtonpost.com
The [...]

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PR man indicted again over campaign contributions
Atkinson allegedly had money funneled to her from one of Connolly’s employees and an acquaintance of Connolly.
She reacted angrily Friday when asked about the new indictment and whether she had knowledge of its illegality.
“There is no contributions and I don’t want to give no comment,” Atkinson said, before hanging [...]

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Video – Breaking News Videos from CNN.com
$0.63 in child support 1:30
A South Carolina grandmother got summoned to court for a $0.63 child support payment. WLTX’s Ashley Yarkin reports.
My ex owes me about $38,000 now and Texas can’t send him a summons but South Carolina can send her a summons for 63 cents. My ex’s last [...]

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ABC News: Match-o-Matic 2 Interesting little test. They give you blind quotes and you choose the one that matches your beliefs better. Try it, you might be as surprised as I am by who said what.
Technorati Tags: 2008 presidential election, Obama, McCain

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Rove: McCain went ‘too far’ in ads – CNN.com
“McCain has gone in some of his ads — similarly gone one step too far,” he told Fox News, “and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the ‘100 percent truth’ test.”
You have to really step over the line to have the [...]

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Jamie Castillo has an interesting column on the next mayoral contest.
Mayoral contest is tough to gauge
However, that person will have to be well known, wealthy enough to seed their own campaign or capable of raising lots of money in a short amount of time, she said.
Let’s see, apparently these are the qualities necessary to be [...]

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BexarMet Officially Fires GM | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Olivares and his lawyer had a chance to present their side of the story at Thursday night’s board meeting, just minutes before the board voted 6-1 to fire Olivares.
They did it. I find it funny that Blanche Atkinson was the one nay vote. If you remember she [...]

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