MYTH #1:  President Bush’s proposal would not help poor children.

FACT:  The President strongly supports SCHIP reauthorization and his 2008 budget proposed to increase SCHIP funding by $5 billion over five years.  This is a 20 percent increase over current levels of funding. 

FACT:  The President’s proposal maintains SCHIP’s original purpose of targeting dollars to poor children […]

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Here is the situation here in Kansas City.  Earlier this year, Frances Semler was appointed to the Kansas City Park Board.    Oversees the parks and recreation in Kansas City.  Well, National Council of La Raza, a national organization for Hispanics are scheduled to have their national conference in Kansas City for 2008.   Come to find […]

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One of the buzz topics of the left this political season is public healthcare.    Sure, who doesn’t want healthcare for all, that is the no brainer.  The question is what method do you use to get healthcare to everyone.   First, I don’t see how anyone would think that healthcare could be run more efficiently by […]

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I just found this funny and thought I would post the link.
http://www.thebreckgirl.com/

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Sometimes things are just too funny to pass up, but as some may know a few years ago Piers Morgan, a former editor of a British tabloid, the Daily Mirror took shots at President Bush for falling off a segway.
Here are a couple of Piers comments:
“You’d have to be an idiot to fall off, wouldn’t […]

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I find it interesting that Chuck Hagel and John W Warner are not seeking re-election in the upcoming elections in 2008.  Why do I find this interesting you ask?
Let’s look what they have in common.  They are both Republican Senators, with Hagal from Nebraska and Warner from Virginia.  Ok, that really isn’t enough to be […]

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The self proclaimed watchdog Senator from Missouri, Claire McCaskill sure likes to throw up smokescreens.  She will vote to tighten ethics and lobbying rules in Congress (S. 1).   But then at the same time keep stuffing money in her pockets from shady campaign contributions.
As you have seen in the news, fugitive Hsu through himself and a network of friends dontated […]

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