tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79749632024-03-08T00:03:37.663-06:00American Politics and IdealsSBGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01163925336991434440noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974963.post-1136329740069142902006-01-03T17:07:00.000-06:002006-01-03T17:09:00.080-06:00

Have you served or are you serving in the military? If so, I'd appreciate an e-mail if you are interested in a project.

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I was watching Meet the Press this morning and William Safire, the longtime New York Times columnist who was a Nixon speechwriter was on. I've rarely agreed with anything Mr. Safire had to say, but he said something that I had to agree with. Even as I agreed with what he had to say, my cynical side had something else to say.When the topic of the Bush wiretapping came up, staunch Republican Safire

SBGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01163925336991434440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974963.post-1135783429205214072005-12-28T09:22:00.000-06:002005-12-28T09:23:49.216-06:00

Actually, damned ISP. I was going to do some research for a new article last night, but I was unable to get my cable modem to work. Sorry, no new post today.

SBGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01163925336991434440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974963.post-1135657473949856842005-12-26T22:24:00.000-06:002005-12-26T22:24:33.950-06:00

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.-- James Baldwin

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My mother-in-law bought me a keg of beer for Christmas.I'm not kidding.It was my favorite gift of the year.I don't particularly care for Christmas gifts. I presume that I'm in the minority, but I just don't enjoy opening gifts at all. I don't want Christmas gifts. Really, I don't. I'm pretty hard to buy for. I'm 40 and I have most everything I could possibly want. Even when I was relatively

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As I mentioned in my welcoming post below, I am going to attempt to write about policy issues.That's part of what I want to do.I'd absolute love it if this blog became a place where policy ideas were debated and better ideas resulted. I don't pretend to know everything and I seriously doubt that I'll present the right answer or even a good answer to every topic about which I write. What I do

SBGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01163925336991434440noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974963.post-1135525964237012842005-12-25T09:50:00.000-06:002005-12-25T09:52:44.250-06:00

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...U.S. Constitution, Amendment IThese sixteen words are some of the most important words ever written in this country. The people who settled this country left England to escape religious persecution at the hands of the State. They wanted to be free to worship as they chose. Mindful of

SBGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01163925336991434440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974963.post-1135429580052221232005-12-24T06:26:00.000-06:002005-12-24T07:28:39.223-06:00

Welcome to Founded on Dissent.My name is SBG. I write another blog called Stick and Ball Guy (hence the moniker SBG), which concentrates primarily on Minnesota pro sports teams and other topics of a personal nature. Most likely, you already know that, because I've directed you here from that site.I have started this site because I want to talk about political ideas. I want to express my ideas in

SBGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01163925336991434440noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974963.post-1132972384663294372005-11-25T20:22:00.000-06:002005-11-25T20:33:04.673-06:00

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. ~ Theodore Roosevelt (1918)

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