Straight Cuts from the Real Tin Woodsman

Why I Can Live with Guantanamo

Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:26 AM EST

This is your author speaking. Some of you will find this offensive, but that is not my intent. This is not a test. I repeat: Some of you will find this offensive, but that is not my intent. This is not a test. You have been appropriately warned.

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guantanamo, constitution, detainees, politics, supreme-court, geneva-conventions, gitmo, al-qaeda, military-commissions-act-of-2006, johnson-v-eisentrager

To my dear South Carolinians

Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:17 AM EST

My ears have just deceived me: I thought that Mitt Romney just said that his inspiration comes from Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush. Maybe this ICD has affected me in ways I did not previously notice. And he has an Elvis song playing at his pep rally/victory party.

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libya, politics, rome, bill-clinton, john-mccain, ronald-reagan, mitt-romney, barry-goldwater, ann-coulter, hillary-clinton

Hillary has "experience," but...

Wed Jan 9, 2008 10:12 PM EST

Hark; is that the death knell that I have heard over Senator Clinton's presidential bid? No, it was not, but I was so hoping that it was. Then again, it keeps it interesting.

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politics, john-edwards, oval-office, ted-kennedy, experience, hillary-clinton, wesley-clark, madeline-albright, dick-morris, tony-blankley

Why Hillary (Almost) Cried

Tue Jan 8, 2008 8:46 AM EST

So, Hillary Clinton cried or at least teared up. Wow, she is human. I admit that I had doubted that fact for some time. Probably for the last fifteen years or so. OK, I get it… she almost cried. The question is why she cried. And, of course, I have a theory.

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politics, bill-clinton, barack-obama, tears, hillary-clinton, iowa-caucuses, new-hampshire-primaries, south-carolina-primaries

Disgusting Rhetoric from "Azzam the (un)American" Gadahn

Sun Jan 6, 2008 4:03 PM EST

In a video message released earlier today, Adam Gadahn (or Adam Pearlman, if you want his birth name) threatened the life of our President. President Bush will be going to the Middle East very soon.

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guantanamo, terrorism, politics, ronald-reagan, islam, gitmo, treason, azzam-the-american, adam-gadahn, adam-pearlman

Note to Iowans and New Hampshirites

Thu Jan 3, 2008 2:49 AM EST

I am going to take my time to pick apart what I see as reasons not to vote for certain Republicans contending for the party nomination for the Presidency.

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politics, john-mccain, mitt-romney, mike-huckabee, new-hampshire-primary, fred-thompson, real-clear-politics, iowa-caucuses

We've Lost Rights?

Tue Jan 1, 2008 5:08 AM EST

I have really been bothered lately by people who keep saying that we are "losing our rights" under the current administration. I don't see from where these folks are getting this impression.

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constitution, privacy, politics, rights, bill-clinton, roe, war-on-terror, rendition, executive-order, duane

My 12 Wishes for 2008 (by month)

Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:49 PM EST

I am choosing to express myself in the headlines I want to see in the coming year. January: Thompson Routs Other GOP Rivals in Iowa Upset February: Thompson Continues Victories in Other States March: General Petraeus Awarded, Given OK to Continue Surge

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iraq, iran, politics, gop, supreme-court, kim-jong-il, osama-bin-laden, duncan-hunter, rudy-giuliani, fred-thompson