On this day in 1967
From The Writer's AlmanacOn this day in 1967, President Lyndon Johnson named the first African-American justice, Thurgood Marshall, to the Supreme Court. Marshall argued and won his first Supreme Court...
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From The Writer's AlmanacOn this day in 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. Formally known as "Liberty Enlightening the World," she was a gift from France, and was funded by the...
View ArticleClass Warfare?
I found this comment on an article from the Dallas Morning News , to be perfectly clear these are not my words and I do not know the person who wrote them from Adam. But the republican punditry is...
View ArticleQuestions about the Health Care Law
Hello kossacks,I am looking for information on President Obama's health care law, I at one time thought there was a downloadable version but cannot seem to find it now. It seems that the last time my...
View ArticleHow do I respond to this?
I am not on Facebook, but I use my wife's account to see what type of wingnuttery my extended family is up to, today my mother in-law posted this nugget:
View ArticleAnd in small town Texas, they cheered...
I found myself at a local watering hole, watching a Rangers game. Suddenly a cheer arose, had the Rangers clinched it? Was there a home run? Did someone make an awesome game saving play?Nope, on the...
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