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God bless this great nation!

I'm getting settled in Texas and enjoying being married. Expect me getting back in the game, and blogging more consistently again in this coming week!

Happy 4th of July! 

I'll be taking a bit of a vacation in the coming days and will very likely do very little blogging in the next couple of weeks. My apologies in advance. I promise to get back in the swing of things soon.

Thank you all for your kind words, your well wishes for this very exciting new season of my life.

God bless! 

President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is spouting off again. This time, the bully is taunting President Bush in his final few months in office.

 I'd like to hear about how both McCain and Obama propose to deal with this guy. I don't think I've heard any reasonable response that reflects the reality of the danger Iran presents. I don't want a trigger-happy President any more than I want one who is completely naive about the issue.

Heads up: neither of these stories is really "news." It had become increasingly obvious over the last few weeks that this day would come for Hillary. Her '08 bid for the nomination is over. The question now is: where she goes and how she poises herself from here...because it's never really over for the Clintons.

What I find continually entertaining is the way the mainstream media--nationally and internationally--is reporting this. Check out these headlines:

"Clinton Backers Face Up to Defeat" (Washington Post) 

"Clinton Surrenders, Endorses Obama" (National Post, Canada) 

"Loser Clinton Slow to Go" (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia) 

"Clinton Made History. Now She's History" (Dallas Morning News) 

I have never wanted Hillary as President. I don't even like that she's a senator! But, give me a break. How vicious can the media be. She is bowing out. She gave Barack a serious run for his money and, yes, she is the first woman to be considered seriously for the Presidency. You don't have to agree (or even like) a candidate in order to acknowledge what they accomplished and perhaps, just perhaps, take a remotely gracious tone.

Here I go again...defending Hillary. Do I see cows flying??? 

Maureen Dowd has written yet another scathing piece. While she's not my favorite commentator, it's fun to see how the other side continues to mock itself. AND, this is one of the few times--if not the ONLY time--that I actually agree with Dowd.

The only difference is that because the Clintons are always thinking ahead, I'm sure that this phenomenon is much more than denial. Her decision to stay in--which makes Mike Huckabee's stay pale in comparison--must be intricately tied in to a longer-term strategy that will somehow benefit Senator Clinton. 

Nancy Pelosi is making it clear that she is going to put her foot down, if necessary, to make sure the Democrats have a presidential nominee before the convention.

Am I the only one who gets a kick out of the the thought that Nancy Pelosi thinks ANYONE is listening to her?! LOL! 

So Barack Obama is now saying that he won't guarantee a meeting with President of Iran Ahmadinejad. It took quite some time for him to come to the "realization" that perhaps we shouldn't sit down with the leader of a country that has killed our men and women in uniform in Iraq (while denying it all the while)!

How am I supposed to interpret this new Obama stance? A change of mind and heart? Or, a result of political polling and focus groups?! Hmmmmm..... 

Just 3 weeks until the BIG DAY :)

Senator Barack Obama has sent a message to the Tennessee Republican party because of a video they released. Check it out here. I actually really like the video!

Perhaps Senator Obama should send a message to his lovely wife instead. If he needs help as to the nature of the message to Mrs. Obama, perhaps we can help.

May I suggest: Honey, the masses like the cliches better than what we really believe. We can tell them how you/we really feel once we're in the White House. Let me do all the meaningless, empty and naive talking.