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I Don't Drink The Kool-Aid. For Anybody.

The Tragic Legacy of George W. Bush

By Paul Oyler / January 21, 2009 /

As George W. Bush rode off into the sunset yesterday, it was a bit hard not to acknowledge the fundamentally decent man that he is. I appreciate much about the man as a person, and I credit him with keeping us safe for over seven years in the wake of 9/11. That said, his economic…

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"Abstinence-Only" Sex Ed Programs: Yes, and Maybe

By Paul Oyler / January 19, 2009 /

Comes this article from Fox News today: Critics Push to End Abstinence-Only Sex Education First, the “yes”: people who don’t have sex don’t contract sexually-transmitted diseases. Abstinence, it has been noted, works every single time it’s tried, in this regard. Further, abstinence-only education appropriately treats people as people created in the image of God, instead…

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The Ultimate Ponzi Schemes

By Paul Oyler / January 15, 2009 /

Bernie Madoff is the scum of the earth. Hands down, no doubt; building up a Ponzi scheme in order to bilk people out of billions of dollars is infuriating, and this man should spend the rest of his life behind bars. Let’s hope that the authorities track down as much of his ill-gotten money as…

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The Death of Common Sense

By Paul Oyler / January 12, 2009 /

Litigation Nation

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Numbed

By Paul Oyler / December 12, 2008 /

Whenever I don’t post much, or don’t post on serious topics much, it’s an indication of something. I’m not sure what it’s an indication of, necessarily; sometimes I’m frustrated, sometimes angry, sometimes busy, sometimes fill-in-the-blank. The best word to describe me lately is “numbed”, I guess, as regards the state of this country. It’s a…

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