Posted on June 27, 2009 by boonman
There comes a point in a man’s life when he has to admit something he has resisted for many a year…
I’m turning into my father – although this has been a slow process, it is often quite hard to fight. I find myself getting grumpy at the slightest piece of poor driving for example, or [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2009 by boonman
As the alleged pig flu pandemic sweeps many nations around the globe, it’s time to ponder exactly how Republicans in the United States of America can say they have the best health system in the world. They do have the most expensive, but the best? I think not.
Contrary to the beliefs of Fox News and [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2009 by boonman
Hello to everyone,
Recently I talked about the rank hypocrisy displayed by many members of what has been dubbed ‘the right’ or ‘the religious right’. This time I plan to delve deeper into this most interesting and perhaps tragic of areas.
Whatever your views on any political subject, abortion seems to the the single topic that so [...]
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