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Entries from December 2009

War on Christmas is Over (If You Want It)

December 14th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s time to pull out of the War on Christmas. It’s a quagmire. There are no winners, the victories are fleeting and the effort could be spent in better places.
Christmas hasn’t always been a battleground. President Ulysses S. Grant made Christmas an official holiday in 1870. So for a holiday whose literal meaning is the […]

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Obama’s Plan for Afghanistan: Make All Americans Unhappy

December 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

My grandfather used to say there’s no such thing as confusion, it’s just not liking your options. The United States’ war in Afghanistan is very confusing. There are no good options. Just a bunch of pretty crappy choices: Stay forever. Leave now. Leave later. Same troops. More troops. Less troops. Help the corrupt government. Build […]

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Tags: Political Dribble · Hey Look, I'm a Writer