A totally biased and unreasonable list of blogs that I think you might enjoy reading.
I took the occasion Saturday to catch “Gonzo” at Roanoke’s wonderful Grandin Theatre. “The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson” was very well done. I enjoyed it more than I suspected I would.The friends and colleagues who remembered their late comp…
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Mark Warner, Virginia’s next U.S. Senator, made a brief stop at the Roanoker Restaurant this week, less than a week after opening a headquarters here in the Star City.One can only say that things appear to be going swimmingly well for Warner, who - des…
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As Sen. Barack Obama visits the war fronts of Afghanistan and Iraq, it’s becoming clear that even the Iraqi government wants us out.The prime minister gave an interview to a French newspaper, in which he said U.S. troops should be out “as soon as possi…
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It is commonly said that a presidential candidate’s first real test of judgment is the choice of a vice presidential nominee. The candidate is in fact choosing someone that could very possibly succeed him in the Oval Office. It has to be shown that the…
Continue reading " Tim Kaine might be Obama’s best possible veep choice "
It’s never a surprise when pro-war conservatives toss out the over-used, over-rated “Nazi appeasement” analogy to any situation that involves a war they either want to start or defend. Sen. Barack Obama - who will be the Democratic nominee for presiden…
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