Monthly Archives: April 2014

The Silly Scott County Platform

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Designated2

If the party wants straight ticket voting, the voters should not have to parse words in order to know what the party stands for on timely issues that have risen to a level of concern. The Scott County Republican Platform … Continue reading →

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The Nevada Rancher Issue in Pithy Posters

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Designated2

A picture says a thousand words, but we  just want everyone to understand that our essays take up less band width than these pithy posters. Oh well . . . six “essays”  from over the transom. Thanks to SM. 00

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Horse Sense, Ukraine, and the Upside to Income “Freedom”

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Designated2

Our illustrious Senior Editor DLH sends in this commentary: Send the Bureau of Land Management to Ukraine! A headline in today’s Wall Street Journal reports that, “For Obama, Standoff With Moscow Jumbles Plans at Home and Abroad”. “Standoff with Moscow”!!!???? … Continue reading →

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Senator Tim Scott — Obamacare Must Go!

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Designated2

The following comments from U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina were posted in Free Republic.  We have posted a related link following the article which discusses what might be done by minority Republicans with the opportunity presented by the … Continue reading →

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Having Technical Difficulties

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Designated2

Having technical difficulties — WordPress issued a new version (3.9) which promised to have some useful improvements.  I downloaded it but have struggled all day to get it work right.  All the editing functions are missing in the mode I … Continue reading →

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Progressive Insurance

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Designated2

Victor Davis Hanson in today’s National Review Online: This is surely one of Hanson’s best and most certainly an all-time top ten. How do you ensure that you won’t be ostracized, denounced, or fired if you are a media celebrity, … Continue reading →

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Not Blissful Enough

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Designated2

The still ubiquitous picture below, titled Bliss, was shot by Charles O’Rear.  It is said to be perhaps the most recognizable picture in the world. Bliss became Microsoft’s  XP operating system’s iconic wallpaper. It was a real picture of a … Continue reading →

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Obama No Ordinary Weakling — Reis R. Kash

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Designated2

This letter to the editor was forwarded to us by DP.  It was submitted by Reis R. Kash and  published in the Register-Guard of Eugene, Oregon on March 19, 2014.  It certainly primes the pump as to comments regarding the … Continue reading →

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Political Correctness Run Amuck — Ft Hood — Heedless Borders

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Designated2

It’s a wonder we won World War II . . . Mark Steyn writing at Jewish World Review abstracts an article by Mariah Blake in Mother Jones magazine that lays out in painstaking detail how, for (admitted killer) Major Hasan’s … Continue reading →

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Governor Branstad Wants to Put Guns in the Hands of Sex Offenders

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Designated2

And Steve Grubbs/Victory Enterprises/Roby Smith must believe it’s true Governor Branstad paid a visit Thursday to Victory Enterprises, a political consulting firm located in Davenport headed by Steve Grubbs.  There are ironies,  contradictions,  puzzlements, or worse, confirmations related to the … Continue reading →

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