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Minimum Wage: Doing Good vs. Feeling Good
by Maynard on February 9, 2012Thomas Sowell reacted to Mitt Romney’s advocacy of a strengthened minimum wage law in his editorial, “A Defining Moment”. It clarifies our problem with a “compassionate conservative”. But I’ll skip over quibbling with Romney; I’d rather take a moment to highlight the meat of Sowell’s statement: We have gotten so used to seeing unemployment rates of 30 or 40 percent...
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Pentagon Easing Restrictions on Women in Some Combat Roles
by Tammy on February 9, 2012Considering the nature of today’s warfare, women have been and are now on the front lines. In addition to allowing Americans who happen to be women to fight for their country, this means opportunity for higher pay and promotions. There are still ridiculous limitations, like banning women from Navy SEAL Teams (sometimes smaller size can be very, very useful boys!)...
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Blog Migration Alert
by Tammy on February 8, 2012If you're seeing this update you've made it to the new server! Woo hoo! Please open this post for more information.
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Cow Tales: Cows Munch On Cap’n Crunch
by Pat_S on February 8, 2012Never mind the argument about grass-fed vs grain-fed beef, what about Cap’n Crunch-fed beef or even Twizzler-fed beef? When we put corn in our cars, it costs too much to put it in our cows. The solution, let them eat scraps, everything from Cap’n Crunch cereal to Hershey candy bars. Nearly all can be pulverized and turned into feed. The candy wrappers are vacuumed out of the...
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Obama Declares War Against the Church…But What Gave Him the Power?
by Maynard on February 8, 2012Maybe you guys and gals know this already. But I was wondering exactly how Obama got the power to push into church affairs? I mean, Obama's not king. He doesn't get to make laws all by himself. And I don't recall Congress voting on this bit of overreach. So where did it come from?
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Maynard’s Reaction to that Detroit/Clint Eastwood Commercial
by Maynard on February 6, 2012I (Maynard) feel compelled to say something, but I don't know what. I have no reasoned arguments to lay out, no conclusions. I had a personal reaction to an event, that's all. My reaction struck me as somehow important, but I don't know what to make of it. So I'll set down some words and see where we go.
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Maynard’s Fantasy Fulfilled!
by Maynard on February 6, 2012Last week I posted my fantasy political advertisement. And lo and behold, someone has already done something that pretty much conveys the spirit my post..
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Happy Birthday President Reagan! Open Thread
by Tammy on February 6, 2012He’d be 101 today. His legacy lives on as each of us now represents Reagan. Never forget who you are as we plow on through this year. Thanks to President Reagan, we have a compass in our hand and the wind at our back. Here’s an ad from Americans for Prosperity reminding us of the difference between Reagan and the...
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Prison’s Pig Prank: Inmates Pull a Fast One on Vermont Police Decals
The “Daily TAM Briefing” Podcast Has Posted
House Dems Reintroduce DISCLOSE Act
New York Hotels to Provide ‘Panic Buttons’ for Housekeeping Staff
Suspect in ‘South Park’ threats pleads guilty
Naomi Watts Cast to Play Princess Diana in Big Screen Biopic
Today’s Tammy Radio Podcast Has Posted
US Approves First New Nuclear Plants in Decades
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Iran evades US sanctions by paying with gold
posted February 10, 2012 @ 12:15 pm by tamcatIran bought at least 200,000 tonnes of soft wheat on the world market last week for prompt delivery from private sellers – mostly of Australian origin – but some traders said the United States could possibly account for part of the volume.
A Catholic, a Protestant, and a Jew.....
posted February 10, 2012 @ 6:46 am by ShifraYou thought the end of the sentence was “walked into a bar,” right ? :)
Female Fighter Pilot to Run for Giffords AZ Seat
posted February 10, 2012 @ 5:13 am by dr4ensicVery impressive and doesn’t need a ‘headscarf’.
A ‘Fairness’ Quiz For Obama
posted February 10, 2012 @ 4:53 am by ShifraUrkel would probably give himself “a solid B+” on this quiz.
But of course *we* give him an F- :)Study: Distrust Of Government A Mental Disorder
posted February 10, 2012 @ 4:07 am by KatThis video was funny because they actually gave it a name AGP or Anti-Government Phobia and scary because this study was published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry!
Well TAMS atleast there is now a name for how we feel aka symptoms!Cheap Non-Space Parts Doomed Phobos Mission
posted February 10, 2012 @ 1:41 am by TAMocantor“A catastrophic computer crash caused by space radiation penetrating non space qualified components caused the failure of the Russian Phobos Sample Return mission as it tried to initiate a firing sequence to propel itself to Mars.”
Rates of teen pregnancy and abortion have been falling since 1990
posted February 9, 2012 @ 11:27 pm by MaynardInteresting charts.
Michelle Obama \"Let\'s Move Director quietly quit in December
posted February 9, 2012 @ 7:23 pm by Trish SMooch’s director of “Let’s Move” campaign quietly resigns after 2 months
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- Feb 6 2012 Maynard’s Reaction to that Detroit/Clint Eastwood Commercial
- Feb 6 2012 Maynard’s Fantasy Fulfilled!
- Feb 6 2012 Happy Birthday President Reagan! Open Thread
- Feb 4 2012 Occupy Oakland–Your Weekend Mugshotspalooza!
- Feb 3 2012 US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Egypt: Don’t Use US Constitution As A Model
- Feb 2 2012 Public Podcast: Johnny Phillips of KABC Radio