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	<title>Thoughts Aloud</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>Robin Hood vs. Good Samaritan</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/07/robin-hood-vs-good-samaritan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2012/01/07/robin-hood-vs-good-samaritan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1818</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Commenting elsewhere in a discussion among typical conservative culture warriors, lamenting the state of our culture regarding the abortion and gay marriage issues, I offered the following, which is probably worth memorializing here: If I may be permitted to comment on these issues from a political perspective, I would like to point out three intertwined [...]]]></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>Fairies, Witches, Fords, and Chevys</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/23/fairies-witches-fords-and-chevys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/23/fairies-witches-fords-and-chevys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1803</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Effective communication, to exchange ideas and discuss points of view, requires that we share the meanings of the terms we use. That is a challenge in this modern Orwellian world, where key words are being redefined every few years, to connote the near opposite of their previous meaning. It is particularly difficult, when a perfectly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking Roe v. Wade</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/20/rethinking-roe-v-wade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/20/rethinking-roe-v-wade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Roe v. Wade is bad law, which should be overturned on Tenth Amendment grounds. Those most vocal in both the defense and condemnation of it however, frequently seem not to understand the implications of their goals. A case can be made that achieving those goals, by either side, would produce unintended consequences the opposite of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Defense of Newt</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/17/in-defense-of-newt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/17/in-defense-of-newt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1795</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My more ideological correspondents, conservative and libertarian alike, are frequently confounded by my attachment to reality, which purists tend to misconstrue as pragmatism. It is difficult to pin an ideological label on me, other than perhaps laissez faire capitalist. Since I desire nothing of government, but to be left alone, to live my life as [...]]]></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>Golden Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/14/golden-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/14/golden-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/?p=1791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is insanity. The global economy is about to crash into a deep depression over all the phony liquidity held by financial institutions, and gold is dropping? There must be a lot of traders selling their gold to make margin calls. This is a golden opportunity for anyone who is still holding paper assets of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Incumbrepublocrat Duopoly</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/11/the-incumbrepublocrat-duopoly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/12/11/the-incumbrepublocrat-duopoly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have heavily edited and rearranged my 2008 &#8220;Incumbrepublocrats&#8221; essay, and thought I ought to throw it up front here for critique: &#160; Incumbrepublocrats: n. A cabal of incumbent ruling elites, organized into a duopoly called Republicans and Democrats, to fool complaisant sheeple into believing they have a choice, of shearers and shepherds. (aka: iRats) [...]]]></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>Contumacy in a Nutshell</title>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/27/contumacy-in-a-nutshell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thoughtsaloud.com/2011/11/27/contumacy-in-a-nutshell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>◄Dave►</dc:creator>
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