Archive for 2008
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McCain at the Convention
Posted on September 5, 2008
The best part of McCain’s speech last night was the end. He finally got the crowd revved up, and his call for change, with the...
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Small Towns
Posted on September 4, 2008
Small Town “I was born in a small town,” the John Cougar song goes, in one of the many songs that venerate small town living. Living in a...
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The Natural
Posted on September 4, 2008
Watching Sarah Palin address the Republican National Convention last night reminded me of a movie starring Robert Redford. In The Natural, Redford played Roy Hobbs, an obscure...
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Good Night For McCain
Posted on September 3, 2008
Watching Fred Thompson on the stage last night prompted many of my friends to comment: Why didn’t he do this during the campaign? Thompson was...
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Strange Convention
Posted on September 2, 2008
Strange Convention This has been a strange convention. It starts with the geography. St. Paul and Minneapolis are called the Twin Cities, but that implies that they are close together,...
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