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member name: George McNaughton
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May 06, 2007 11:25 PM EDT -- I like many Democrats have been trying to decide which candidate to back.  All three front runners would be such a vast improvement over the regime currently in control of the White House.  I . . . more
Crossing Bridges
by George McNaughton
views: 141 | rating: 8.9 | comments: 44
August 02, 2007 10:33 PM EDT -- Why are all the politicians clamoring to say they are going to spend billions of dollars on rebuilding the latest bridge to collapse?  Is there some connection between building a replacement bridge . . . more
What is sin?
by George McNaughton
views: 23 | rating: 10 | comments: 16
February 13, 2007 03:47 PM EST -- Recently in comments to published articles the notion that infants and small children need baptism has been thrown out as part of the basis for the pro-life movement.  I understand that various sects . . . more
March 12, 2007 06:44 PM EDT -- I believe that nearly any religion you wish to examine goes through a type of evolution as it is passed on through time.  In many cases that is the result of changes in the social or economic environment . . . more
December 23, 2007 06:42 PM EST -- We are now being entertained by the notion that the recent Federal Reserve funds auction was to encourage bankers to start lending to bankers.  Interesting thought, had never considered that a run . . . more
October 02, 2007 10:12 PM EDT -- There are two primary paths to the middle-class in America: education and/or a successful small business.  Both of these paths are currently being obstructed.  There has been a concerted attack . . . more
March 18, 2008 11:33 PM EDT -- Having read the whole transcript of Obama's speech, I have to say that it was one of the best political speeches which I have read in many, many a year.  It is beyond doubt in my mind one of the . . . more
April 01, 2008 10:11 PM EDT -- Indianapolis and several other Red State urban centers just took the prize for being at the bottom of the public education barrel with regards to high school graduation rates.  The odd thing is that . . . more
October 07, 2007 09:24 PM EDT -- There are a lot of Americans today who take a very jaundiced look at organized religion, and in some cases, not completely without warrant, reject it as the embodiment of evil.  Most of these Americans . . . more
January 19, 2007 09:42 AM EST -- I believe that most liberals are watching the potential Presidential campaign of Obama with interest, and the conservatives with fear.  I am, however, beginning to have my doubts about him.  . . . more
January 26, 2007 12:16 AM EST -- I had a rather bizarre discussion with my wife last night.  She was reading a blog by someone arguing for universal health coverage.  She was best described as extremely frustrated.  What . . . more
August 07, 2006 10:58 PM EDT --     This evening took on a surreal air.  I drove my foster son up to meet with an army recruiter who has him basically talked into joining up despite every argument that I or my wife . . . more
September 16, 2006 08:06 PM EDT --     There was a time in America when conservativism included not only a distrust of big  government, but also an equally strong distrust of big business.  Why is it then that conservatives . . . more
February 22, 2007 11:36 PM EST -- I have split my life between Indiana (an entrenched red state) and Vermont (a dependable blue state.)  Because of that I have been immersed in two cultures within the United States.  Its more . . . more
March 30, 2008 10:14 PM EDT -- Is anybody else a little nervous about the idea of George W. Bush being the President who revamps the Federal Reserve?  I was a little nervous when Clinton was under seige because of his cigar antics . . . more
The United Order
by George McNaughton
views: 8 | rating: 10 | comments: 7
March 23, 2007 07:47 PM EDT -- I suspect that everyone at Church has heard a member wax rhapsodic at a Fast and Testimony meaning, or other meeting about the evils of socialism or communism, etc.  And it is a foregone conclusion . . . more
July 05, 2007 11:41 PM EDT -- It seems that when all other rational defense of a Bush action fails, the standard get out of the hotseat is to compare it to a Clinton blooper or blame it on Clinton.  After this many years in office, . . . more
Iraq: Deployment
by George McNaughton
views: 52 | rating: 7.3 | comments: 27
July 10, 2007 10:18 AM EDT -- Please don't get me wrong.  I am opposed to the war in Iraq and favor immediate withdrawal of all American troops.  Having said that, I do not understand attempts to mandate stationing troops . . . more
October 17, 2007 04:44 PM EDT -- Foreign Policy:  America leads by example, not by prodding via a bayonet.  We need to regain the respect of other sovereign nations by respecting their rights to govern their people according . . . more
December 05, 2007 02:29 PM EST -- I keep hearing this issue that candidates like Huckabee are rising in the polls because people view his as a "likable guy."  Are we now considering electing people to the most powerful . . . more
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