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The Thing About McCain

February 8th, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics

Pete in Parkrose writes:
Someday you’ll have to explain my party’s hatred of everyone I like to me. I read James Dobson’s statement on McCain last night, and I’m not sure I get it. Ditto with Rush, who probably has a hell of a lot more in common with McCain than does Dobson. What’s wrong with [...]

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Fred Thompson is Out

January 22nd, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics

I’m on the mobile phone, so apologies for misspellings and lack-o-links…
After much speculation over the last few days, Beltway Fred Thompson has finally pulled the plug on his candidacy. No doubt Coyote at NWRepublican is in mourning. Thompson should have won the nomination easily. He had the best of the establishment advisors around him and [...]

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Are Conservatives Zen with Obama?

December 18th, 2007 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics

It’s not exactly a ringing endorsement from Coyote at NW Republican, but I think it’s still significant.
Yes I said it. I don’t like Obama’s policies however he is one of two people who can, in my opinion, bring the nation together. The other would be Fred Thompson.
I listened a little to both Rush and Hannity [...]

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Fred Thompson’s Dumb As Hell

October 9th, 2007 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics

At least thats what Nixon thought.

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The Larry Craig Paradox

August 31st, 2007 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics

By now you’ve no doubt heard the tape of Larry Craig’s interrogation has been made public by the Minneapolis police.  The Senator doesn’t come off well at all.  We learn he’s a “wide guy” who’s clumsy with toilet paper and thinks it no big deal to touch another man’s foot while doing his business in [...]

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Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Fred Thompson

August 18th, 2007 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics

There’s been some very interesting cover fire laid down in the last several days as Fred Thompson begins his campaign for president.  When he hasn’t been acting on that show I don’t watch, Fred has been a very active Washington lobbyist.  And he has been for better than 30 years.  In those 30 years, he’s [...]

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