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  Below is a video link created by the Huffington Post in which a reporter goes around Capital Hill asking Republicans “Do you believe that President Barack obama was born in the U.S.?” A fair amount of them including Congressman Boustany from Lafayette questioned the validity of his citizenship. However, Boustany would later retract his original statement on KPEL and clarify that he does believe that President obama is a United States citizen.... Read More

 Going into town with my dad as a youngster there were three rows of ramshackle wooden buildings just on the edge of town. When I was first old enough to notice them, they were vacant, sagging and weathered.   When I asked my dad what they were he told me they had been barracks for WPA workers. He said they lived there while working on construction projects in the area, mainly roads, bridges and parks. He also told me it was a program that helped turn the country around during the... Read More

The following is an open letter to Presidential candidate Barack Obama, written by Cory Miller, a businessman in Texas. Here are his words, unedited, posted with his permission after a few short email conversations. You can leave him a message here, or his business web site address is listed at the bottom of the post, where you can find a contact page. That's how I contacted him. Thanks. Todd

  Given the furor about “Joe the plumber” I've written an open letter to Mr. Oba... Read More

McCain lacked substance in second debate with obama   By Cheri Cabot   The so-called town-hall forum, favored by John McCain, seemed more like a sporting event with all its rules and Tom Brokaw came off as a rather unpleasant referee.
 
That being said I don't think it was necessarily a bonus for McCain. He likes the town hall format because he feels he can engage the audience with “my friends” and jokes which are in essence just stalling tactics to avoid addressing the... Read More

Biden V Palin in Vice Presidential Debate, Constituents V Congress, Wall St. V the World
In the much-anticipated vice presidential debate this evening, both candidates apparently listened to their coaches. Senator Joe Biden didn't get verbose, and Gov. Sarah Palin didn't go into meltdown. In that respect, neither side can claim outright victory, and it's probably not going to change the current status of either ticket. 


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Very early in the debate Go... Read More