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Obama is Not Our Commander in Chief
If you’re not on active status in the military, President-Elect Obama is not your commander in chief. ©2008 Garling Gauge . All Rights Reserved. .
Why McCain Lost
Why McCain Lost
americanthinker.com — John McCain's incoherent, C- campaign did not deserve to win the Presidency this year. On the other... hand, America doesn't deserve the punishment an Obama presidency is about to inflict upon us. (more) Why McCain Lost
Energy and Oil | Africa
africa.reuters.com — CARACAS, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez predicted on Sunday the "black man" will... win the U.S. presidential race and offered to hold talks with him to improve ties between the superpower and one its biggest oil suppliers. ... (more) Energy and Oil | Africa
Whither conservatism?
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — Ross ponders the future of conservatism and comes away depressed: I think the deeper reason for my... political gloom has to do with something that Jonah Goldberg raised in our bloggingheads chat about conservatism - namely, the sense that the era now ... (more) Whither conservatism?
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Command Performance
N/A — ... Don’t forget: “Whether deliberate or not, the chronic assignment to the President of this title [Commander in Chief] is a method for training the citizenry to conceive of our political leaders, especially the President, as someone whose authority is naturally and desirably expansive and absolute.” ...

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