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		<title>An Attempt To Clarify</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/05/06/an-attempt-to-clarify/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often write articles predicting the end of the United States of America. I realize that, taken in the wrong context, this sounds a bit extreme. Therefore this attempt to give the intended context. First, if asked whether the physical entity the United States of America is going to disappear from our maps in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unconnected Dots</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/05/02/unconnected-dots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2567</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The detailed investigation held post 9/11 clearly indicated that the information needed to prevent that attack was in hand. The problem, we were told, was that the appropriate government agencies “failed to connect the dots”. Now, just a few days after the Boston Marathon bombing, initial investigations suggest that the information needed to prevent the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Essential Danger Of Religion</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/04/21/the-essential-danger-of-religion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2556</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I will begin this by repeating one of my favorite notions&#8230; I am only one religion removed from the most fanatic believer. I say this because, inevitably, the truly fanatic are certain that every religious dogma, except their own, is fatally flawed. In a word, they are all wrong. All I do is take this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Close For Comfort</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/04/15/too-close-for-comfort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2550</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are just arrived in Manchester, NH, home town of saint J9. One of the reasons we came at this particular time is that my son-in-law ran in the Boston marathon today &#8212; with my daughter and two granddaughters in the stands cheering him on (and we planned to hook up with them in Boston [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support a War on Us</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/04/15/support-a-war-on-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/04/15/support-a-war-on-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2552</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You are right, of course, Troy; but I am not so sure a war on &#39;us&#39; is such a bad idea. &#39;I&#39; for one, am sick and tired of &#39;us&#39; and all of the perpetual wars, real and phony, used to keep American sheeple bunched up in collective herds, bleating for wise and kindly shepherds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The War On US</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/04/14/the-war-on-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/04/14/the-war-on-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a 45 minute wait in the security line at the Miami airport, I once again realized that the terrorists in the so-called &#8220;war on terror&#8221; have won this phoney war. Our &#8220;leaders&#8221; seem to have no idea what terrorism is really all about. They act as though this is a traditional form of war [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Step Closer</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/04/04/another-step-closer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2547</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obamanation has issued yet another Imperial Decree (sorry – I meant Executive Order), this time taking control of the election process. The order title is Executive Order &#8212; Establishment of the Presidential Commission of Election Administration and the details are on the White House web site at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/03/28/executive-order-establishment-presidential-commission-election-administr My friends, if you have somehow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A “Free” Press?</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/04/03/a-free-press/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/04/03/a-free-press/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among other prohibitions, the first amendment to our Constitution prohibits infringing on the freedom of the press. I understand this to mean that the government is not supposed to tell journalists what they can or cannot convey via whatever medium they work in. All well and good. But, does this “freedom” include the freedom to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cold Facts and Hot Quotes</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/27/cold-facts-and-hot-quotes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/27/cold-facts-and-hot-quotes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just stumbled across an incredibly lucid post, by the &#8216;Administrator&#8217; of a blog I had never heard of called, &#8220;The Burning Platform,&#8221; which I look forward to perusing further. It is simply entitled, &#8220;Available,&#8221; and I would implore anyone with the slightest interest in (and ability to handle) the stark truth, regarding the condition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are We Insane?</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/25/are-we-insane/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/25/are-we-insane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to recent news, the DHS (Department of Homeland Subjugation) is planning to extend ”trusted Traveler” status to Saudi Arabians. &#160; No, I am not joking. Agents from an extremist nation that funds international Islamic terrorism, that supplied 15 of the 19 terrorists who planned and executed the massive attack on September 11, 2001, will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Low Can They Go?</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/20/how-low-can-they-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/20/how-low-can-they-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Watching the repeated attempts by progressives to exploit each and every tragedy, particularly those involving the slaughter of children – purely for whatever political advantage they might milk from them – has been nothing short of disgusting. But, the performance put on by Senator Harry Reid, on the floor of the U. S. Senate, was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Reality Of Choice</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/11/the-reality-of-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/11/the-reality-of-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have long been a frequent and vocal critic of what passes for an education system in our nation. Sometimes, when stewing over the human tragedy resulting from the substitution of indoctrination for true education, I ask myself – were I empowered to determine one thing to stress in our attempts to educate, what would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valuable Reading</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/09/valuable-reading/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/09/valuable-reading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The most recent edition of Imprimis, a monthly pamphlet published by Hillsdale College is well worth the few minutes needed to read it. The title is Calvin Coolidge and the Moral Case for Economy written by Amity Shlaes. In this article, Ms. Shlaes describes the discipline and the rationale President Coolidge used in managing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Road To Martial Law</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/09/the-road-to-martial-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/09/the-road-to-martial-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2511</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a number of recent articles, I have repeated my prediction that the Obamanation intends to declare martial law in the United States. What I don&#8217;t know is when or under what pretext. 1) Many of the preparations are obvious: → Over 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition stockpiled by the Department of Homeland Security with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liberty vs. Piety</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/08/liberty-vs-piety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/08/liberty-vs-piety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Much is made in conservative political discussions, of our inalienable natural rights to Life, Liberty, and Property. The right to Property is central to our conflict with the Politically Correct altruists on the Left, over their egalitarian ‘social justice’ agenda. They claim the moral authority to employ coercive government agents, to confiscate what they regard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You Rand Paul</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/08/thank-you-rand-paul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2508</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in months, I am encouraged by something that happened in our Capital. Whatever your opinion of the drone program, the filibuster is having the effect of making various politicians show their true colors. I was very heartened to see that other Senators and a few Congressmen openly supported Senator Paul, some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can This Be?</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/03/02/how-can-this-be/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent poll, the Obamanation enjoys a job approval rating of about 54%. How on earth can this be so? This is especially amazing given all the recent noise concerning the so-called sequestration. Consider the obvious facts: → The idea of a sequester came originally from the administration, probably from the Obamanation himself. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whittle for POTUS 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/02/21/whittle-for-potus-2016/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/02/21/whittle-for-potus-2016/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2504</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What would it take to convert a virtual POTUS into the real thing? &#160; &#160; &#8230;that was not a rhetorical question. I have been a fan of Bill Whittle for years, and he is on to something with this &#39;virtual president&#39; venture this year. ◄Dave►]]></description>
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		<title>Syria Is Not America&#8217;s Problem</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/02/10/syria-is-not-americas-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/02/10/syria-is-not-americas-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2497</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jim Geraghty, over at National Review, makes a powerful argument in a piece entitled, &#8220;The Demonization of the Iraq War Ensures No Syria Intervention,&#8221; which deserves international attention: No, World, We’re Never Going to Militarily Intervene in Syria. &#8230; Everybody knows we’re not going to intervene in Syria, right? Part of this is because we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Coming Dictatorship</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/02/08/the-coming-dictatorship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2013/02/08/the-coming-dictatorship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=2489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I have made clear in several past articles, I have no doubt whatever that we are headed directly into a socialist dictatorship. Sadly, a majority of those of us who bother to vote do not seem very bothered by the prospect. In fact, many, including academia and the mainstream media seem to welcome it. [...]]]></description>
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