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Where Exhibit Is Job #1…

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

This morning Don Imus thought the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum looked like a suburban Ford dealership. I respect the late president,
but Don Imus should not be faulted for this observation.
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Images: (Night) mishami.image.pbase.com; (Day) hwcn.org; (crown vic) edmunds.com

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007 at 6:02 pm and is filed under Automobiles, […]

Michigan helped Jim Bunning become famous enough to slide his stellar intellect into the Senate. Nice payback, Jim!!

Friday, December 12th, 2008

December 12, 2008: 03:45 PM ET
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Ky. Sen. Bunning, ex-Tigers pitching great, gets booted from Detroit-area fair for autos vote

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Jim Bunning was the toast of Detroit when […]

At least, Boss Tweed had provided jobs for the down-trodden.

Friday, October 10th, 2008

October 9, 2008
States’ Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal
By IAN URBINA
Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law, according to a review of state records and Social Security data by The […]

The Detroit Free Press has listed the Metro Area’s Top 25 Sandwiches…

Friday, April 11th, 2008

These two meals on bread did not make the initial cut,
but I foresee a great future for them.
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THE KILAUEA

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THE RAMAR

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Images: (Original sandwich photos) Detroit Free Press-#1 Sylvia Rector; #2 Mary Schroeder; (lava) via englishpeople.com & pe.pbs.org & veronicadelacruz.wordpress.com via cache.eb.com; (sky) (jungle) jungletarpon.com; (snakes) oregonstate.edu;

Oklahoma: Sooners Tout their license to kill…

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

OK: Oklahoma license plate touts terror fight
For Sooners looking to show their terror-fighting pride while tearing up the asphalt, the Oklahoma Tax Commission has extended the deadline to order the global war on terrorism license plate (aka GWOT) pictured here.
It’s a great idea which will fire the imagination of other states’
departments of motor vehicles…
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Astronomers & Sportsmen are mystified…

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

by their failure to have ever noticed this body of water.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 09:51 GMT
Probe reveals seas on Saturn moon
By Paul Rincon
Science reporter, BBC News, Houston
Cassini radar image of the sea on Titan compared with image of Lake Superior
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Nasa’s Cassini probe has found evidence for seas, probably filled with liquid hydrocarbons, at […]

Where Exhibit Is Job #1…

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

This morning Don Imus thought the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum looked like a suburban Ford dealership. I respect the late president,
but Don Imus should not be faulted for his powers of observation.
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Images: (Night) mishami.image.pbase.com; (Day) hwcn.org; (crown vic) edmunds.com

Is it fitting that David Stockman realized $800,000,000 from a stock sale of GrafTech International, Ltd?

Friday, September 8th, 2006

He’s back and the Supply-Side Snake Oilist is richer than ever.
According to the 4-H site from which the second photo comes,
Dave was the 2000 Buyout Pro of the Year.

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Photo Credit: By James K.w. Atherton — The Washington Post
David Stockman testifies to the efficacy of Martian Economics
during his stint as Budget Director for President Ronald Reagan. […]

It is only a shame that this will go before the R.A.T.S. stacked Supreme Court of Roberts, Alito, Thomas & Scalia.

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

“Judge nixes warrantless surveillance
By SARAH KARUSH, Associated Press Writer 1 minute ago
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.”
Please find AP story here.

That’s some letter!

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

July 9, 2006
‘Ally Warned Bush Over Shrouding Spying Programs
By ERIC LICHTBLAU and SCOTT SHANE
WASHINGTON, July 8 — In a sharply worded letter to President Bush in May, an important Congressional ally charged that the administration might have violated the law by failing to inform Congress of some secret intelligence programs and risked losing Republican support […]