Posted on January 31, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
I have a good amount of respect for Lance Armstrong when it comes to his achievements in athletic competition having won the Tour de France seven consecutive times, and now he apparently is jumping back on the bike to go for an eighth win. Regardless how much I admire his accomplishments in cycling I can’t [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
It was just last night that I was talking about the Republican Party being full of moderates, liberals, and hypocrites, and the Texas Republican Party is no different. The GOP is suppose to be the party to stand up for free market principles. The GOP is suppose to stand up for Capitalism. This is suppose [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
Senators Bob Corker of Tennessee, John Cornyn of Texas, Mike Crapo of Idaho, John Ensign of Nevada, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, Hatch of Utah, Richard Shelby of Alabama, Olympia Snowe of Maine and George Voinovich of Ohio. These are the ten Republicans who voted in favor of former New [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
As much as I would have liked to have commented on this yesterday I was unable to, but prior to the inauguration of President Obama (I flinch at the title) there was so much hype surrounding his speech, and many analyst of the drive-by media were saying that it was going to be a speech [...]
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Posted on January 19, 2009 by Shawn M. Griffiths
It is good to be back from a good, long vacation. It is just in time too. The 81st Texas Legislative Session is now underway, and the inauguration of Barack Obama is less than twenty-four hours away, and the administration of the unqualified will take office.
Many conservatives including myself are not too thrilled that Texas [...]
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