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If You Like Political Grandstanding…

By Byron / January 20, 2012 /

You gotta love Newt Gingrich—or not. Last night, Newt got a standing ovation from the red-meat crowd as he tossed ’em a juicy steak, a diatribe about he was “appalled” and “astounded” at the “despicable” idea that John King would begin a presidential debate by throwing out such “trash” as to ask Newt about his…

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Reilly on Tebow

By Byron / January 13, 2012 /

Though I once considered the Denver Broncos my co-favorite team in the NFL, I was hugely disappointed that Tim Tebow led them to an overtime victory over my clearly-number-1-favorite team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. That said, I am like a whole lot of Americans in loving Tim Tebow and what he stands for. Rick Reilly is…

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Just What I've Been Saying about Newt…

By Byron / January 5, 2012 /

Newt Gingrich, the Religious Right, and Rank Hypocrisy Thankfully, Newt’s windbagging notwithstanding, there now appears little chance that he will be the nominee.

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So I Was Wr…Wr…Not Exactly, Totally Right

By Byron / January 4, 2012 /

Of course, Rick Perry will not be the next president. In fact, since he apparently knows when to hold ’em, and more importantly right now, when to fold ’em, he will no longer be in the race 48 hours from now. Michelle Bachmann, apparently at this point, lacks such knowledge… But in one sense, of…

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A Definition of Liberalism

By Byron / December 30, 2011 /

Contemporary Liberalism can be defined as the attempt to verify the proposition that reality is optional. Thomas Sowell provided the insight for that observation.

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