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Justice Scalia Talks to 60 Minutes

I am always fascinated with the Supreme Court and with the men and women who are justices.  These people are the ultimate arbitrators of our society and they are the final word in any legal argument.  When our nation was born, the court was not viewed as it is today – a co-equal branch of [...]


DRCOG: Future FasTracks cost increases “should not be surprising.”

The Denver Regional Council Of Governments (DRCOG) has told RTD that it needs to get its financial forecasting straight and stop dreaming.  We already know that the $4.7 billion cost taxpayers were promised for this boondoggle has ballooned to $6.1 billion.  In DRCOG’s annual review of the project, they are pretty much forewarning the public [...]


Bill Maher Launches Sickening Anti-Catholic Monologue

I admit to not being a big fan of Bill Maher, John Stewart or the types of shows they have.  While they can be amusing and are occassionally irreverent, they usually stop short of crossing the line between comedy and complete disrespect. 
Sadly, on the April 11th “Real Time with Bill Maher” on HBO, Bill [...]


Michael Monsoor, SEAL, Receives Medal of Honor Posthumously

In a White House ceremony yesterday, President Bush presented the Medal of Honor for Michael Monsoor to his parents.  When a grenade bounced off his chest and fell to the floor near his fellow troops, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor acted out of instinct.  Using his own body to cover the grenade, he sacrificed [...]


Political Pickings for the Day

A couple interesting political news items today… 
One, speculation seems to be running that Conolezza Rice is secretly campaigning for the VP job.  Very interesting since in the past she said she wasn’t interested.  I for one find that an intriguing idea and would welcome her to the ticket.  You can read more here in [...]


Al Bore To Be Part of Obama Whitehouse

In Wallingford, Pennsylvania yesterday Barrack Obama said that Al Gore would play a major role in an Obama White House to address global “warming.” 
Obama said, “Not only will I, but I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve [...]