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now this doesn’t make sense to me: bp oil spill

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1629, 5th May, 2010
Story here. As many of you may know, a massive British Petroleum oil leak has emerged, releasing thousands of barrels of oil into the ocean.  Strangely, the US has laws requiring that no matter how much damage BP does to tourist or fishing industries by spilling its oil, BP shall not be legally held accountable [...]
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On the recent house bill, socialism, etc.

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1347, 22nd March, 2010
As most likely all of you know, there was a very significant healthcare bill passed yesterday.  A friend of mine went so far as to say (via facebook), Hurray, the United States government just declared the Church is officially off the hook in regards to the care of the sick and infirm. Now all we [...]
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something for pro-lifers to think carefully about . . .

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1950, 21st March, 2010
According to Yuval Levin, Obama’s Executive Order That Satisfied Stupak Does Absolutely Nothing His opinion is confirmed by, Schlafly: Health Care Vote Set to Expose the Myth of the ‘Pro-Life Democrat’ The health bill has passed, and with it the ability of the federal government to take your money and use it to pay for [...]
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$7/gallon gas — now you have to read the post

By mitchell b powell | Published: 0036, 3rd March, 2010
Believe it or not, that figure (I’ll repeat it to keep you awake:  $7/gallon gas) is not based on anything that I’m inventing.  It’s based on the work of Harvard researchers investigating what level of taxes it will take to lower emissions in line with Obama’s goals.  Related Posts:For Whatever Its WorthObama is Bush at [...]
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how do you know the government is getting too controlling?

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1347, 30th January, 2010
You know the government’s getting too controlling when the President’s administration is seeking to control the format for college football championships: Several lawmakers and many critics want the BCS to switch to a playoff system, rather than the ratings system it uses to determine the teams that play in the championship game. Sure, there’s legal [...]
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obama’s state of the union address

By mitchell b powell | Published: 0026, 28th January, 2010
I have hit upon what I think might be a fairly effective way to respond the the State of the Union Address I recently read and listened to.  What I will do is copy the official pre-transcript that was released to the public through ABC (and this is a perfectly legal thing to do), and [...]
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