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@Ron: What do you think Trump did in his first term that was unique or made a positive impact on…
During his first term Trump walked into the White House with no experience in government, so he selected a lot…
To give a specific example: When I first moved to Oregon, the state had a rule against government organizations replacing…
Eliminating unnecessary jobs to focus on the actual core functions of the Federal government is the epitome of increasing efficiency.…
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Author Archives: lucia
Slight delay
I didn’t have time this weekend to write the second part of A Portrait of My Father as an Old Man so you’ll have to wait awhile to read it. I’ll try to post it later this week, but most … Continue reading
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Tired!
At MarriageDebate.com, Eve Tushnet asks: 2) Everyone involved in the SSM debate who is heartily sick of hearing that correlation does not necessarily imply causation, please raise your hands. Expect to hear it repeated another couple thousand times in any … Continue reading
A billion here
Now this is interesting. Evidently, same-sex marriage would result in only a small amount of savings for the federal government. But you know what they say, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money!” From … Continue reading
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Voltaire on the War in Iraq
Atrios has posted a memo written by Republican pollster’and host of his own show on MSNBC’Frank Luntz detailing talking points for those wishing to convince Americans of the value of the War in Iraq. There are a few gems in … Continue reading
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A Portrait of My Father As an Old Man, Pt. 1
A Fathers’ Day Series He looks nervous the way a child would, or like an animal abducted for the pleasure of a schoolyard crowd. The collared shirt and slacks seem to be foreign objects; he wears them without the confidence … Continue reading
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The most amazing thing I've seen all year
Okay, so it looks like a special effect from a low budget sci-fi movie, what’s so cool about that? It’s real. See also this video. More here. (via Making Light.).
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I'll see your wacky music and raise you an explanation
Yesterday Amp posted about some of the wacky music he heard at a high school graduation party. In summary: hits from the late seventies and eighties. Amp wonders why kids are listening to this stuff that is so obviously anachronistic … Continue reading
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Obfuscatory?
Justin Katz has responded to my responses to his response to my post! Once again, he complains I look to narrowly to find a theme, and I should reconsider the effect of welfare reform. He also suggests I am distorting … Continue reading
No Other Explanation
Readers will recall in “Reemergence of Marriage” I showed a distinct deceleration in the rate of increase in the non-marital birth ratio (ROI-NMBR)[1] which occurred in conjunction with the American debate for Same Sex Marriage. This deceleration is what one … Continue reading
the people he picks to work in his administration are supposed to support that effort as long as they don’t…