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	<title>Thoughts Aloud &#187; Uncategorized</title>
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	<description>...A Haven For Sovereign Rational Minds</description>
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		<title>Picking The Measure That Supports The Myth</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/28/picking-the-measure-that-supports-the-myth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/28/picking-the-measure-that-supports-the-myth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I cannot help but notice that the progressives and their media lackeys are inconsistent in the way they choose to express things. For instance, a year or so ago, they were wailing about the “obscene profits” made by energy companies, in particular Exxon-Mobil. They consistently made their “case” by stating the profit in question in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is He Irrational Or Merely Immature?</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/26/is-he-irrational-or-merely-immature/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/26/is-he-irrational-or-merely-immature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GOP presidential hopeful and former PA senator Rick Santorum recently upped the ante in the anti abortion discussion with the statement that he would urge his own daughter to carry to term, deliver and raise a child that resulted from her being raped. He said such a child should be considered “a gift from God”. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The State Of The Union</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/25/the-state-of-the-union/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/25/the-state-of-the-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1835</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[High technology is such a great thing. For instance, because we have an automated DVR attached to our DirecTV system, we can keep a backlog of recorded programs to watch when there in nothing worth watching in real time. Last evening was just such a time – when the government used its regulating authority to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Is Time To De-Clause The Beast</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/23/it-is-time-to-de-clause-the-beast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/23/it-is-time-to-de-clause-the-beast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1829</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is yet another pass at a subject I have blogged on before. It is the misuse of the so-called “clauses” in our Constitution. In a number of writings, including some of the Federalist Papers, James Madison made abundantly clear, the fact that the powers of the new Federal Government were limited to those specifically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good For Newt – Bad For Us</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/21/good-for-newt-bad-for-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/21/good-for-newt-bad-for-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1827</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The GOP primary “debates” have become such a sham that I did not bother to watch the most recent S.C. “debate”. However, I was pleased to see re-runs of Newt tearing into that CNN moron who opened the questioning with something totally beside the point of the debate, something totally personal and (should be) private, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Job Creation</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/17/on-job-creation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/17/on-job-creation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I watched most of the debate circus last evening – with steam coming out my ears over yet another attempt to deny Ron Paul his fair share of debate time. Anyway, the constant theme of this debate, this primary, and no doubt the constant theme of the general election will be Job Creation and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The “Values Platforms”</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/15/the-values-platforms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/15/the-values-platforms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I heard on the radio today that several of the GOP presidential candidates are running on “values platforms” in South Carolina in a race to see which one can pound his bible the loudest. For reasons I cannot fully explain, this puzzles me. Allow me to attempt to explain&#8230; Gingrich, Perry and Santorum all three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balanced Budget Amendment</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/05/balanced-budget-amendment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/05/balanced-budget-amendment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is increasing chatter in the media RE the long-talked-about, never-going-to-happen balanced budget amendment. I have long been against all this noise because I think it is nothing but a distraction and a cheap attempt by congress to act like something it is not. Besides, until we actually return to running our government per the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting and Wondering</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/03/waiting-and-wondering/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/03/waiting-and-wondering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1808</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I find myself with little comment to offer as we all watch the worldwide political circus, waiting for shoes to start dropping, yet compelled to say something. The center ring of our circus is the GOP race for the presidential nomination, eventually to be replaced by the general election which promises even more all-star performances. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mitt Robamaney By Acclimation</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/23/mitt-robamaney-by-acclimation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/23/mitt-robamaney-by-acclimation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I hereby move that the entire nation heed the demands of the “establishment” and proclaim Mitt Robamaney the GOP nominee by acclimation. I make this move on the grounds that there is no good reason to destroy any more members of the human race who may once have had the audacity to think the American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/14/gay-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/14/gay-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a mini-rant this time&#8230; As I write this, my life partner, Saint J9, is watching an argument between Mitt Robamaney and some war veteran on the subject of gay marriage. Why is it so hard for the social conservatives and other bible-thumpers to understand that marriage is a bifurcated state in modern America? On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t They Know It&#8217;s The End Of The World?</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/08/dont-they-know-its-the-end-of-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/08/dont-they-know-its-the-end-of-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1764</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are just back from a road trip to the East Coast (sans RV). Being the type that never met a stranger, I am prone to strike up conversations with any and all who will tolerate me. I never cease to marvel over how much insight one can gain simply by talking to folks. Among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts On The “Establishment”</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/07/thoughts-on-the-%e2%80%9cestablishment%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/07/thoughts-on-the-%e2%80%9cestablishment%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a number of past articles, I have been known to rail against the so-called “establishment” in a way that rather assumes that you readers automatically interpret the term exactly as I mean it. Of course, this may not be the case. So, I ask your further indulgence as I try to elaborate on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trend Is NOT Our Friend</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/18/the-trend-is-not-our-friend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/18/the-trend-is-not-our-friend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1750</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a number of articles in this space, I have implied – or outright stated – that I think it is too late for the United States to recover from its current ills and that, instead, we should focus on trying to rebuild as quickly as possible after what I consider the inevitable collapse. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CONgress Is At It Again (Still)</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/16/congress-is-at-it-again-still/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/16/congress-is-at-it-again-still/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In many of the articles I have contributed to this blog, I have been sharply critical of President Obama – for the simple reason that he deserves it. That said, if one wanted to very precisely place the major blame for the downfall of our republic, one need look no further that that bunch of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A “Brain Freeze” Can Say A Lot</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/11/a-%e2%80%9cbrain-freeze%e2%80%9d-can-say-a-lot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/11/a-%e2%80%9cbrain-freeze%e2%80%9d-can-say-a-lot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the most recent GOP debate, Texas Governor Rick Perry seemed to suffer a “brain freeze” when he could not remember the third of three departments of the federal government that he was promising to eliminate. Much is being made about whether or not this spells the end for Perry. I don&#8217;t presume to know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lowering Cain</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/09/lowering-cain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/09/lowering-cain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One cannot visit any kind of media without being blasted with rumors that GOP front-runner Herman Cain is a dirty old man. Maybe so, maybe not. My first question is why so many of us pay attention to this crap. Now, don&#8217;t misunderstand me – actual sexual harassment is a serious thing that should not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resurrecting The “E” Word</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/07/resurrecting-the-%e2%80%9ce%e2%80%9d-word/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/07/resurrecting-the-%e2%80%9ce%e2%80%9d-word/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some stories coming out of the “occupy” where ever movement have reminded me that it is time for my more-or-less annual screed about equality and how an entire nation can be confused about the notion. We pride ourselves over our quest for equality. After all, our Declaration of Independence contains the noble words that “&#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look Inside Liberalism</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/04/a-look-inside-liberalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1704</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I have noted before, I consider Austin, TX home, even though I was actually born in Arkansas. J9 and I are finishing a week in Austin, something we do on a regular basis because: 1) most of our medical practitioners are here (and Austin has some of the best available anywhere) and, 2) my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More About Our Constitution</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/03/more-about-our-constitution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/03/more-about-our-constitution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an elaboration of a presentation I recently made at a local Tea Party meeting. My motivation is that the misunderstanding of our Constitution, indeed, of all aspects of our government, is not only appalling, it has become a threat to our very freedom. As we well know, the most common misconception is [...]]]></description>
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