Archive for August, 2009

Even On His Death Bed

August 31, 2009
By Tharpster

For those of you who haven’t done the math, the Democrats had their 60 votes in the Senate making whatever full cocked and half baked piece of legislation they extruded from the lower two feet of their collective digestive tracks take on the properties of filibuster-proof Kevlar.  The key word there was ‘had’.  With...
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The 2010 Litmus Test

August 30, 2009
By Tharpster
The 2010 Litmus Test

Much like the last two Presidential elections, the upcoming 2010 mid-term elections are going rise to rest among the ranks of very important elections for this country.  In 2004, Americans were charged with making the decision how the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq would be play out.  This last year in 2008, the American...
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The Health Care Project

August 29, 2009
By Tharpster
The Health Care Project

Well it’s Saturday morning here in the middle of Texas.  According to the widget on my desktop, it’s 79 degrees outside right now.  Given our weather over the last few months, I have a hard time believing that.  I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt though, as it’s still early in the day....
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Obama To Add A New Item To His Agenda

August 25, 2009
By Tharpster

MARTHA’S VINEYARD – As if he weren’t busy enough in the coming months with issues of universal healthcare, energy policy, the economy, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, President Obama will be looking to focus on another domestic concern when he returns from vacation next week.  In his first vacation while in office,...
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The First? Really?

August 24, 2009
By Tharpster

Allow me to start by offering my heartfelt congratulations to the McAllister Little League of San Antonio.  This summer, their 12 year old all star team has made it to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.   The San Antonio media has been a buzz over the last few weeks about this town’s...
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The Squirrel, The Heather, & The Conspiracy

August 23, 2009
By TharpSter
The Squirrel, The Heather, & The Conspiracy

Out of the 52 weekends I typically participate in during any given year, there are only a select few which get an additional day tacked on by means other than a government mandated holiday.  This last weekend was one of those events which had been months in the making.  Whereas most weekends usually involve...
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The Squirrel, The Heather, & The Conspiracy

August 23, 2009
By Tharpster
The Squirrel, The Heather, & The Conspiracy

Out of the 52 weekends I typically participate in during any given year, there are only a select few which get an additional day tacked on by means other than a government mandated holiday.  This last weekend was one of those events which had been months in the making.  Whereas most weekends usually involve...
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Oh, the Joy

August 20, 2009
By Tharpster

Several weeks ago when the hotbed topic of universal healthcare started to take on a personality and odor of its own, I took it upon myself to make contact with one standard sized Congressman who is charged with representing me and hundreds of thousands of my closest neighbors in the San Antonio area.  In...
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News Worthy of a Spit Take

August 18, 2009
By Tharpster

You’ll have to excuse me a moment whilst I dig out a tissue to wipe off my monitor.  I’m afraid I just ran across an interesting article out on the vast plains of the internet, and encountered a serious accounting of the ongoing debate over the proposed plan for the government to provide universal...
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It's Really Not A Racist Matter

August 16, 2009
By TharpSter

Racism is the belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others. Racism is also a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine. Racism can...
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